TEAM HOSTS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN PLAYERS’ EXPERIENCE

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Team hosts, or "uncles" as they are commonly called, play a major role in every player's Little League World Series experience. 

These dedicated individuals volunteer their time to be ambassadors of good will for Little League Baseball. Each team is assigned two uncles who take on various responsibilities, from arranging uniform fittings to helping in the coordination of the many media activities involving the teams. These volunteers spend every day of World Series week with their assigned team from breakfast well into the night, providing guidance and assistance to the players, coaches and managers.

Many of the team hosts are so well remembered by their charges that they maintain contact for many years after the players have gone back home. This year, the World Series is set for Aug. 20-26.

Normally, each team has two uncles. In 1999, several "uncles in training" joined the team in preparation for expansion, in 2001, of the Little League World Series from eight teams to 16. The 2000 team hosts, announced today by Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball, are: