Author: Kevin Fountain

Parent Confession: I Focused on Performance, Not Fun

Submitted By: Kim Ablon Whitney, Little League Volunteer (Newton, Mass.) It’s winter time now and snow is on the ground, but as I drive by our local Little League® field, […]

Todd Frazier Leads Group of LLBWS Alums Anticipated to Return to Williamsport for MLB Little League Classic

As teams prepare for Spring Training, the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will have a number of Little League Baseball® World Series alums heading to Florida with the hopes […]

Urban Initiative Jamborees Announced for 2018

Eight Jamborees will be held in six different states across the United States between April and July. Little League® Baseball and Softball is excited to announce the official dates and […]

“Show Love for Your League Month” Set for February

Kicking off a month-long promotion centered on Valentine’s Day, the World of Little League® Museum and Official Store will be hosting its fourth-annual “Show Love for Your League Month” from […]

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 […]