Tag: 2016

Baseball Games Become Olive Branches for Little Leaguers, Cuban Children

On any given day in the United States, you could see the American flag displayed as the national anthem plays before the start of a Little League® game. For more […]

Former Little Leaguers in Major League Baseball Share Advice and Memories

With Baseball leagues from little to big starting up around the country, we caught up with several former Little Leaguers who are now in the Majors. Here’s what they had […]

10 Lycoming County High School Seniors Recognized as the 2016 Carl E. Stotz Little League Baseball® Scholarship Recipients

Since 1994, Little League® International has honored the memory of its founder through the Carl E. Stotz Little League Baseball® Scholarship. At its annual luncheon on Thursday, May 19, Little […]

NBA Referee, Little League® Baseball World Series Coach Darell Garretson Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame

Little League® International honors and congratulates National Basketball Association (NBA) luminary and Little League coach Darell Garretson, and his family, on his posthumous induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall […]

MLB Great Don Mattingly Reflects On His Little League® Experience

Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly had an illustrious 14-year Major League Baseball playing career, all with the New York Yankees. Mr. Mattingly was an All-Star six times, won nine Gold […]

Little League® International Mourns the Passing of Joe Garagiola

Little League® International remembers former Major Leaguer, television personality, and friend of the organization, Joe Garagiola. He was 90. A catcher for nine Major League seasons (1946 to 1954), Mr. […]

Umpires Selected for Nine Little League® World Series Tournaments in 2016

Little League® Baseball and Softball has announced the selection of 113 volunteer umpires for the nine Little League World Series tournaments in 2016. The events begin with the Big League […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Victor Fitzgerald, District 1 Administrator from New Brunswick, Canada. He was 70. A native of Saint John, Mr. Fitzgerald spent more than 40 […]

World of Little League® Museum Named Top Family Attraction in Pennsylvania

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 23, 2016) – The World of Little League® Museum has been named the “Top Family Attraction Worth Traveling For” in Pennsylvania, according to FlipKey, a TripAdvisor company.In […]