Category: General

Copp Family’s Experience with Little League Challenger Division® Shines on HGTV’s Fixer Upper

Tim Tebow, Chip and Joanna Gaines, and a whole lot of support from the community. That’s what the Copp family from Waco, Texas, has experienced after starring on the HGTV […]

Little League® Works with MLB Clubs to Host “Little League Days” Nationwide

A total of 25 Major League teams will welcome youth baseball and softball players to their ballparks for Little League Days in 2018. For thousands of Little Leaguers® around the […]

Little League Challenger Division® Jamborees Set for 2018

Since 1989, the Little League Challenger Division® has provided individuals with physical and intellectual challenges with an opportunity to participate in the Little League® Baseball and Softball program. Thanks to […]

What Sports Taught Me About the Many Roles on a Team

By Liz DiLullo Brown, Little League Vice President of Marketing and Communications Throughout the month of February, we once again recognized and celebrated the accomplishments of many of our female […]

Teams Announced For 2018 Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game

Hazleton (Pa.) Little League and Highland Baseball Club (Evansville, Ind.) Little League have officially been announced as the two participating teams for the 2018 Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game […]

Six Innings with ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza

Jessica Mendoza might be the most powerful woman in baseball. A member of the ESPN family since 2007 and Sunday Night Baseball analyst since 2016, she also has some game […]

Italy, Netherlands Earn Country of the Year Honors at European Baseball and Softball Congress

In recognition of their dedicated support and success in the growth of the Little League® Baseball and Softball program, Italy and the Netherlands were named the 2017 Little League Europe […]

Howard J. Lamade Stadium Named 2018 Field of Distinction

Howard J. Lamade Stadium, home of the Little League Baseball® World Series since 1959, has officially been named a 2018 Field of Distinction by the Keystone Athletic Field Managers Organization […]

I Relied On Baseball Knowledge, Not Umpiring Skills

By John Valverde California District 65 Little League® Umpire I’ll never forget my first year as a Little League® umpire. Unfortunately for me, I started officiating baseball late in my […]

What You Hear When You Aren’t Coaching from the Sidelines

By Liz DiLullo Brown, Little League Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer The concept of “Silent Saturdays” is an annual focus on my kids’ youth soccer calendar. It’s typically […]