Category: Inclusion

A Field for Everyone: How West Brownsville (Texas) Little League Built a Space for Players With All Abilities

The impact that Little League® has on its volunteers often brings up a unique feeling, and when asked what the West Brownsville (Texas) Little League Challenger Division means to him, Dino Chavez didn’t hesitate.    “I hold a special place […]

“Dear Girls with Game” – Kelsie Whitmore, Women’s Professional Baseball League

Before Kelsie Whitmore made history as the first overall pick in the inaugural Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) draft, she was a youth athlete on the fields of Temecula Valley […]

Little League® Celebrates Girls with Game Month

In coordination with Women’s History Month, Little League® will once again celebrate Girls with Game month throughout March, recognizing and honoring female Little Leaguers®, coaches, volunteers, staff, and alumni. From […]

Six Innings with Naomi Ryan, USA Baseball Women’s National Team Athlete

  For Naomi Ryan, who made her debut on the USA Baseball Women’s National Team in 2023, baseball has not only served as a way for her to connect with her […]

Little League® Celebrates Black History Month, Prioritzies Inclusion

Each February, Little League® joins the rest of the world in celebrating Black History Month, committed to ensuring every player, coach, parent, and volunteer feels welcome and included from the […]

Bar Mitzvah Project Supports Little League Challenger Division®

  For Ayden Roitstein, his connection with the Little League Challenger Division® goes far beyond the baseball diamond. In 2020, Ayden was introduced to the program for the first time […]

2026 Little League® Urban Initiative Jamboree Dates Announced

Continuing the tradition of providing a fun and exciting tournament-style experience to youth athletes in underserved communities, the 2026 Little League® Urban Initiative Jamborees are once again set to take […]

Act of Kindness by Arizona Little Leaguers® Brings Community Together

  It all started like a normal night with a baseball practice under the lights at the Queen Creek (Ariz.) Little League fields. While the kids were out practicing, Mandy […]

Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Teams Set to Play in 2025 Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game, Presented by Eggland’s Best

Teams from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and Woburn, Massachusetts, are set to compete in the 2025 Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game, Presented by Eggland’s Best, as part of championship weekend at […]

Michigan Volunteer Helps Bring the Little League® Challenger Division to the Spotlight

  More than 15 years ago, Kallie Griffin-Pena’s mom mailed her a copy of a newspaper article promoting an upcoming Little League Challenger Division® Jamboree event in Paw Paw, Michigan. […]