Category: General

Phoenixville Little League’s Mike Piazza elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Mike Piazza, the top offensive catcher in baseball history, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Ken Griffey, Jr. joins Mr. Piazza in the Class of […]

21 Little Leaguers® in the Baseball Hall of Fame

With the recent addition of Phoenixville (Pa.) Little League’s Mike Piazza to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, there are now 21 former Little Leaguers® to achieve the game’s highest honor. […]

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 […]

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 […]

  Little League® Baseball and Softball has launched the online destination of its new training and education platform, Little League University. LittleLeagueU.orgis designed to transform the way volunteers, league and district […]

SOME OF MLB’S TOP PLAYERS HAVE LITTLE LEAGUE® ROOTS

A host of Major League Baseball award winners all have something in common this year: they have Little League® roots. Several former Little Leaguers are among the postseason honorees, as […]

LITTLE LEAGUE® INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS

At the annual fall meeting of the Little League® International Board of Directors, elected to the Board are two new Field Directors, Dwayne Tuggle of Amherst, Va., and Corinne G.L. […]

LITTLE LEAGUE® INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNOUNCE 2016 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES DATES

At the annual fall meeting of the Little League® International Board of Directors, dates for the nine 2016 Little League World Series Tournaments were approved. The 2016 Little League World […]