Month: December 2015

  In 2015, more than 250,000 children ages 9 to 18 played more than 40,000 games in the Little League International Tournament. In turn, Little League International gave back nearly $4 million to the leagues participating in these tournaments. In order to maintain the high-level of support, Little League International has increased the tournament entry […]

  Chris Drury, a Little League Baseball® World Series champion and current member of the Little League International Board of Directors, has been formally enshrined in U.S. Hockey’s Hall of Fame with the Class of 2015. Drury was joined by Ron DeGregorio, Angela Ruggiero, and Mathieu Schneider, who were enshrined at a sold-out ceremony in […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of George Spooner, Jr., a member of the Jumbo Pretzel team during the first Little League season in 1939. He was 87. A native of Williamsport, Pa., Mr. Spooner was among the group of original Little Leaguers® honored during Little League’s 75th anniversary celebration in the summer of 2014. […]

  Don Hooton, a former Little League® dad and President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, tells a cautionary tale that all children and adults need to hear. It’s been 10 years since the suicide of Mr. Hooton’s son, Taylor, was linked to anabolic steroid use. In that time, Mr. Hooton has been on a crusade […]

  Giving and volunteering is something that comes naturally to all local Little League® programs. Four years ago, Arlington (Texas) Southwest Little League (ASWLL) started a program called “Give Back Day”. On Give Back Day, parents and, perhaps more importantly, Little Leaguers® donate gently used equipment to give to those in need. “Teaching 8-, 9-, […]

The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) has developed the MLBPA Players Going Home Series, which allows Major League Baseball (MLB) to make a donation to local, hometown organizations in the name of deserving players. This year, Seattle Mariners All-Star pitcher, and Little League® graduate, Felix Hernandez, with the help and support of the Mariners’ […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Ed Wotjkowski, Maryland District 7 Administrator. He was 62. Mr. Wotjkowski, a native of Pittsburgh, was first elected as a District Administrator (D.A.) in 2007. He was re-elected to a four-year term earlier this year, and was recently appointed the President’s Advisory Board. Due to his illness, Mr. […]