Category: Baseball

2007 Little League® Hall of Excellence Enshrinee Dusty Baker announces retirement as MLB Manager

After 26 seasons as a Major League Baseball Manager, Little League® Hall of Excellence enshrinee Dusty Baker has announced his retirement. A graduate of Riverside (Calif.) Little League, Mr. Baker was inducted into the Little League Hall of Excellence in 2007. After his time on the Little League field, Mr. Baker spent 19 years playing […]

Little League® International Receives a 2023 Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy for Best Short Form Content in Sports

  Little League® International has earned its first-ever Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Award, as presented by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, for its video titled “LLWS: Josiah Porter”. The video production won in the category Sports – Short Form Content (Single Story). Also nominated in this category were videos […]

A “Full-Count Conversation” with Umpires Robbie Guest and Don Brown

There are certain moments in life that people can reflect on where every detail is so clear, as if it happened just the day before. For Little League® umpires Robbie Guest and Don Brown, receiving a phone call from the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) was one of those moments.  In addition to their services […]

More Than 55 Former Little Leaguers® Set to Compete in the 2023 MLB Postseason

With this year’s MLB Postseason Picture officially set, more than 55 Little League® graduates are set to compete for the 2023 MLB Commissioner’s Trophy.     Below are the former Little Leaguers® who are currently involved with each of the postseason clubs, including those on the 40-man roster and members of the Front Office and […]

Six Innings with 2013 LLBWS Graduate Blake Money

In 2013, an 11-year-old Blake Money stepped onto the field at Lamade Stadium for the first time with his Southeast Region teammates. 10 years later, Mr. Money continues to play the game he loves at the professional level within the Baltimore Orioles organization.   Ahead of the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by […]

6 Innings with Ed Vosberg: A 1973 Little League Baseball® World Series Graduate

In 1973, Cactus Little League (Tucson, Ariz.) traveled to South Williamsport for the 26th Little League Baseball® World Series (LLBWS). On the team was retired Major League Baseball (MLB) player Ed Vosberg, who led his team to the 1973 LLBWS Championship game against Chinese Taipei. This was the first of three World Series the Tuscan-native would […]

Bayamo Little League Becomes First Cuban Program to Qualify for Little League Baseball® World Series

As the national champion, Bayamo Little League has qualified for direct entry into the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series Tournament With its 2-1 series win over Habana del Este Little League in the best-of-three country championship, Bayamo Little League has made history by becoming the first league from Cuba to qualify for the Little […]

Little League® World Series Returns to ESPN This Summer with 337 Games Slated to Air

Following continued growth and excitement around the Little League Softball® World Series (LLSWS), Little League® announced that the Championship Game from Greenville, North Carolina, will move to ABC on Sunday, August 13 at 3 p.m. ET, kicking off three-straight Sundays of Little League action on the network. The LLSWS Championship is one of 337 Little […]

Eggland’s Best Pledges Support as an Official Sponsor of Little League®

As local leagues gear up for the 2023 season, Little League® Baseball and Softball is pleased to announce an official sponsorship with Eggland’s Best, the country’s No. 1 branded egg, as the “Official Egg of Little League Baseball and Softball.” “We are thrilled to welcome Eggland’s Best as our latest official sponsor and look forward […]

Free Rulebook App, Tournament Mandatory Play Highlight Updates and Rule Changes for 2023 Little League® Season

As the 2022 calendar year comes to a close, Little League® International has announced the updates and changes to its Official Regulations, Playing Rules, and Operating Policies for the 2023 season. These changes were reviewed by the Little League International Board of Directors at its annual meeting on Friday, November 11, 2022, hosted by Major […]