Commissioner Manfred (left) receives Hall of Excellence Award from Little League International Board of Directors Chairman Hugh E. Tanner. Little League® Baseball and Softball is proud to announce that Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr., has officially been enshrined into the Little League Hall of Excellence in honor of his dedication to the growth of youth baseball and […]
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Angel Macias, the only pitcher to ever pitch a perfect game in the Little League Baseball® World Series championship game, joins the Little League® Hall of Excellence Class of 2017. Angel Macias, the only pitcher to ever pitch a perfect game in the Little League Baseball® World Series final has served as a major influencer in […]
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team forward, Sydney Leroux, and inspirational speaker, Champ Pederson, named enshrinees for the 2017 Little League® Hall of Excellence. Little League® International is proud to announce Sydney Leroux, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team forward and 2015 World Cup Champion, and Champ Pederson, an inspirational speaker and brother to Los Angeles Dodgers’ outfielder […]
Enshrinement in the Little League® Hall of Excellence is the highest honor Little League International can bestow on any of its alumni. To date, six women, who have all excelled in various and unique professional fields as adults, have been honored in this way. Some of them played Little League Baseball®, some played Little League Softball®, […]
On the 10-year anniversary of McGinnis’ death, Little League® takes a look back at the first Little League graduate to earn the Medal of Honor. On the afternoon of December 4, 2006, Private First Class Ross McGinnis, a graduate of Knox (Pa.) Little League and 2011 Little League® Hall of Excellenceenshrinee, sacrificed his own life […]
For the last 100 years, newspaper, magazine, and online journalists, literary artists, and musical composers in the United States have dreamed of earning a Pulitzer Prize, and for two enshrinees of the Little League® Hall of Excellence, those dreams were once achieved. With the Pulitzer Prize heading into its Centennial Year Celebration in 2017, Little League® decided to take […]
Little League® Hall of Excellence Enshrinees Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bruce Springsteen set to earn Nation’s highest civilian honor in ceremony on November 22. On Wednesday, November 16, 2016, United States President Barack Obama named the 21 recipients of the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, which is presented to individuals who have […]
Sporting Greats Tom Coughlin, Torii Hunter, and Cat Osterman to be Honored Three outstanding individuals, all making their mark in the world of sports, will be enshrined into the Little League® Hall of Excellence. Two-time Super Bowl Champion, Tom Coughlin; five-time Major League Baseball All-Star, Torii Hunter; and two-time Olympic medalist in softball, Cat Osterman […]
When Mariano Rivera started playing Little League Baseball® at Barrio Colon Little League in La Chorrea, Panama, in the 1980s, no one knew that he would go on to become the most dominant, prolific closing pitcher in Major League Baseball History. Originally a shortstop, his success throughout his career with the New York Yankees and […]
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