Month: September 2015

In the March 1955 issue of the Little Leaguer, New York Yankees Legend Yogi Berra discusses the importance of taking time to learn the game of baseball from every aspect, as well as the importance of playing multiple sports. Berra spent much of his career behind the plate, but always took the time to learn […]

Little League® Baseball and Softball announced today the promotion of Brian McClintock from Director of Media Relations to Senior Director of Communications. With the promotion, Mr. McClintock will supervise the entire Communications Department for the world’s largest youth sports organization. “Brian has strong communications skills that will complement a growing department tasked with communicating the […]

There are 2.4 million boys and girls who participate in Little League® Baseball and Softball around the world, and millions more who support the organization as volunteers, parents, alumni, and fans. To better communicate to all these groups, Little League International has announced the expansion of its digital media efforts, and hired Dallas Miller in […]

Liz DiLullo Brown, Little League® Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships, has been selected as one of the 2015 SportsBusiness Journal Game Changer Honorees. Presented annually since 2011, SportsBusiness Journal highlights the professional achievement of women in sports with its Game Changer recognition. This year, 36 women, including Mrs. Brown, will be honored at […]

Little League International mourns the passing if Phyllis Yasui, a 40-year volunteer, who contributed her time as a nurse on the Little League Baseball World Series medical team. She was 84. Mrs. Yasui was a native of Yorkana, Pa., and was raised in Jersey Shore, Pa., where her father was a pastor with the Evangelical […]