Month: December 2015

LITTLE LEAGUE® INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT TEAM FEE INCREASES TO MAINTAIN SUPPORT FOR TOURNAMENT EXPENSES FOR LOCAL LEAGUES

  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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION PRESIDENT DON HOOTON DELIVERS POWERFUL MESSAGE

  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 […]

ARLINGTON SOUTHWEST LITTLE LEAGUE GIVES BACK TO HOUSTON, TEXAS INNER-CITY LEAGUES

  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 […]

GOING HOME SERIES ALLOWS MARINERS FELIX HERNANDEZ TO DONATE $40,000 TO SEATTLE AREA LITTLE LEAGUE CHALLENGER DIVISION® PROGRAMS AND LOCAL LEAGUE

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 […]

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.) […]