Tag: Latin America Region

Little League® Baseball and Softball and adidas today unveiled the uniforms for the 2019 Little League World Series (LLWS) tournaments, which will make their on-field debut at the start of the Senior League Baseball World Series in Easley, S.C., on July 27. To tell the story behind the LLWS experience, adidas teamed up with Little […]

Partnership will affiliate 170 Cuban youth programs for children 4 to 12 years old with Little League Baseball and include Little League International Tournament participation for 2019. Little League® International announced today that the Cuban Baseball Federation (CBF) has aligned its youth baseball program for children 4 to 12 years old with Little League Baseball®. […]

Through the generations, the endearing commitment of Betty Pulis, and her belief in the mission of the Little League® program has benefited countless numbers of children and families throughout Latin America. Mrs. Pulis passed away on Saturday, October 27. She was 102. For nearly 60 years, Mrs. Pulis served as the volunteer secretary of Little League […]

Both teams were strong on the pitcher’s mound on Thursday afternoon, but Japan was just a little bit stronger at the plate in a 1-0 victory over Caribbean Region Champions Radames Lopez Little League. The Little Leaguers from Kawaguchi, Japan, are one win away from the opportunity to defend its country’s World Series Championship. To […]

In the first inning, Caribbean got their offense started when Carlos De Jesus hit a solo homer. Caribbean took the lead for good with four runs in the third inning. In the third John Lopez singled on a 2-0 count, scoring one run, Eric Rodriguez doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs, and Roberto […]

Mexico fought back after falling down by five runs in the third inning. The comeback fell just short though, in a 6-4 defeat to Canada on Monday. Mexico scored three runs on a home run in the third inning. Mexico fell behind early in the loss. Canada scored on a single by Nate Colina and […]

Caribbean snagged a late lead and defeated Latin America 3-1 on Monday. The game was tied at one with Caribbean batting in the bottom of the fifth when Luis D. Rivera drew a walk, scoring one run. The pitching was strong on both sides. Caribbean pitchers struck out 15, while Latin America pitchers sat down […]

Japan took home a 4-2 victory over Latin America on Sunday. Japan got on the board in the first inning when Shisei Fujimoto homered on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs. LLBWS Tournament Shinji Furusawa earned the victory on the pitcher’s mound for Japan. He went three innings, allowing zero runs on two hits and […]

Mexico watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 5-1 loss to Asia-Pacific on Sunday. In the first inning, Asia-Pacific got their offense started. An error scored one run for Asia-Pacific. LLBWS Tournament Shoo Ho Choi was the winning pitcher for Asia-Pacific. He lasted six innings, allowing three hits and one run […]

Baseball is a sport of camaraderie. Learning to work together and support your teammates can take a team a long way. For two Little Leaguers®, their friendship has led them an extraordinarily long way. Eric Rodriguez and John López are the battery for Radames López Little League from Guayama, Puerto Rico. Together, the duo has […]