Month: April 2016

Seven of the Little League’s nine regions were represented during this year’s umpire school at Little League® International, including volunteers from the Virgin Islands, Canada, and Australia. Proud to call themselves “ambassadors from down under,” Australians Geordie McRae and Matt Wagner traveled the furthest, but their desire to learn and return home with game-speed experience […]

Massachusetts Little League Partners with Boston Red Sox Foundation

As seasons begin in the northeast part of the United States, Little League® organizations throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are entering the 2016 season with added support from the highest level of baseball. The Boston Red Sox Foundation announced in December its continuing efforts to support Massachusetts Little League programs. It is the third year […]

As seasons begin in the northeast part of the United States, Little League® organizations throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are entering the 2016 season with added support from the highest level of baseball. The Boston Red Sox Foundation announced in December its continuing efforts to support Massachusetts Little League programs. It is the third year […]

Newark, Ohio Volunteer Shannon Walker Elected to Little League® International Board of Directors

At the 2016 Central Regional Roundtable in Milwaukee, Wis., Ohio District 8 Administrator, Shannon Walker of Newark, Ohio, was nominated for election to the Little League® International Board of Directors. Ms. Walker, a 20-year Little League volunteer, will assume her seat at the November 2016 Board of Directors Meeting, succeeding John Edgerle, Michigan District 9 […]

Cayey, Puerto Rico Volunteer Antonio Gonzalez Elected to Little League® International Board of Directors

At the Latin America Regional Meeting, Antonio J. Gonzalez of Cayey, Puerto Rico, was nominated for election to the Little League® International Board of Directors. There are nine positions for Regional Representatives to the Little League International Board of Directors to represent Little League’s five United States regions and four international regions. Mr. Gonzalez, a […]

Baseball Games Become Olive Branches for Little Leaguers, Cuban Children

On any given day in the United States, you could see the American flag displayed as the national anthem plays before the start of a Little League® game. For more than 50 years, such a display was unheard of on the island nation of Cuba. That was until a collection of Little Leaguers® from Vermont […]

At the 2016 Central Regional Roundtable in Milwaukee, Wis., Ohio District 8 Administrator, Shannon Walker of Newark, Ohio, was nominated for election to the Little League® International Board of Directors. Ms. Walker, a 20-year Little League volunteer, will assume her seat at the November 2016 Board of Directors Meeting, succeeding John Edgerle, Michigan District 9 […]

At the Latin America Regional Meeting, Antonio J. Gonzalez of Cayey, Puerto Rico, was nominated for election to the Little League® International Board of Directors. There are nine positions for Regional Representatives to the Little League International Board of Directors to represent Little League’s five United States regions and four international regions. Mr. Gonzalez, a […]

Former Little Leaguers in Major League Baseball Share Advice and Memories

With Baseball leagues from little to big starting up around the country, we caught up with several former Little Leaguers who are now in the Majors. Here’s what they had to say: Devon Travis, Toronto Blue Jays 2B “Treat it like a game. As you get older it will get more serious on its own […]

As I write this, millions of boys and girls around the world are beginning another baseball and softball season in more than 6,800 Little League® programs. In a time when competition for our children’s time is intense – school-related activities, a rich variety of sports options, and even a variety of choices for youth baseball […]