Visitor Information

A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League® Leadership Training Center
335 Mix Street
Bristol, Connecticut, 06010

Directions

2024 EAST Region Visitor Information

Admission is free to all Little League® games, and no tickets are required for entry. All fans are required to access the complex through one single point of entry. This gate is located off of Mix Street, right next to the firehouse. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Fans may bring portable, folding chairs to view game action from beyond the outfield fence.

A full-service concession stand is located along the concourse, behind the first base grandstand. Fans are encouraged to purchase food and beverages on property as this will afford more Little Leaguers® the opportunity to participate in this special event in the future.

Fans are asked to comply with all instructions from Little League® staff and security personnel. For the safety of all participants, access to the dugouts, fields, dormitory area, recreation building, and pressbox is restricted to authorized persons who have completed background checks and display valid credentials.

Little League Softball^® Tournament:

Opening Ceremonies:

• Location: Breen Field
• Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024
• Time: 7:00 p.m. (ET)
• Admission: Free; No tickets required

Little League Baseball^® Tournaments

Opening Ceremonies:

• Location: Breen Field
• Date: Friday, August 2, 2024
• Time: 7:00 p.m. (ET)
• Challenger Game: Immediately following Opening Ceremonies
• Admission: Free; No tickets required

Please take a moment to review the safety rules below:

• All fans are subject to a security screening prior to entering the complex.
• The A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League® Leadership Training Center and Leon J. Breen Field are private property.
• The use of any tobacco products, along with the consumption and possession of alcohol is prohibited in all areas of the complex. E-cig, vapors or similar products are also not permitted.
• Every bag entering the complex will be subject to search.
• Coolers, along with outside food or drink are not permitted to enter the grounds.
• Canopy tents, shade devices, and umbrellas are permitted ONLY in the outfield and at the top of the grandstands.
  Such items shall not be set-up to obstruct other’s views. Little League® reserves the right to ask someone to move such items or to remove items completely.
• All seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis, outside of select sections which may be reserved for special guests or ESPN production purposes.
• Handicap seating is available along the front rail of each grandstand. Those not in need of such seating may be asked to move by stadium personnel. Ramps are available on each grandstand.
• Access to the dugouts, playing field, dormitory area, recreation building, dining hall, concession stand, press box, maintenance shop, and administrative building is limited to those with access privileges.
• Carts, tractors, golf carts and maintenance equipment are only to be operated by authorized personnel.
• Noise makers, firearms or fireworks are not permitted on the premises.
• Pets are not permitted. Service animals are permitted.
• Pictures are permitted from the stands, but nobody may enter the playing field at any time without proper credentials. Flash photography is prohibited at all times.
• Drones or similar devices are prohibited on the grounds.
• Fans are to refrain from interfering with the progress of the game, entering the field, or throwing any object onto the field.
• All fans must refrain from using foul, obscene, offensive, derogatory or abusive language.
• Fighting, indecent exposure, wearing obscene or indecent clothing, and interfering with any security measures, including gate searches, may result in immediate dismissal from the complex grounds.

EAST REGION TOURNAMENT HISTORY

The A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League^® Leadership Training Center was dedicated on June 19, 1993. Named for the former president of Yale University and Major League Baseball Commissioner, this full-time headquarters provides support for the world’s largest region, by population, of Little League^®. This facility hosts several clinics throughout the year, training adult volunteers in the leadership skills necessary to operate successful Little League^® programs and provide an enjoyable and educational playing experience for Little Leaguers^®. Breen Field is the crown jewel of the facility, hosting every game of the baseball and softball region tournaments.

The Little League Baseball^® East Region Tournament was played in a number of locations throughout the northeast through 1976. Following a 10-year stint in Newburgh, New York from 1977 through 1986, the tournament moved to its permanent home of Bristol, Connecticut in 1987. A single East Region baseball champion was crowned through 2000. From 2001 through 2021, the New England and Mid-Atlantic Region Tournaments were played at the East Region headquarters. In 2022, the Little League Baseball^® World Series expanded, with the Giamatti Center hosting the Metro, Mid-Atlantic, and New England Region tournaments.

In 2023, Massapequa International Little League from Massapequa, New York won the Little League Softball Mid Atlantic Region tournament, going undefeated at the regional tournament and outscoring their opponents 19-3. Massapequa International later went on to win the 2023 Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, North Carolina. Once again going undefeated at the World Series, the Mid Atlantic champions from New York defeated the Southeast Region in the championship game by a score of 5-2.