Hey, Blue! – Protesting Unsportsmanlike Conduct
This month, we will explain and outline an umpire’s parameters to rule on the unsportsmanlike conduct of stealing signs that results in the disqualification of a player, coach, manager, or…
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You Make the Call – Use of Special Pinch-Runner
Situation With one out and no runners on base in the fifth inning of a Little League (Major) Division baseball game, a batter draws a base on balls. After reaching…
Local League: Creating a Budget
The local Board of Directors decides how the league chooses to budget its funds and those decisions directly impact how much money it needs to operate. Some examples of a…
Check and Double-Check: A Tournament Checklist For Coaches
The Little League® International Tournament always begins with a special thrill and excitement for Little Leaguers® around the globe looking to travel the road to a World Series. The players…
Mexico and Puerto Rico
The 2004 World Series had 10 teams - the event’s biggest field to date - as a decision was made to give Mexico or Puerto Rico an automatic berth in…
Mexico and Puerto Rico
The 2004 World Series had 10 teams - the event’s biggest field to date - as a decision was made to give Mexico or Puerto Rico an automatic berth in…
Pairing Nutrition, Hydration Help Youth Athletes Maintain Good Health
Baseball and softball are often summer sports, played in the heat and humidity. But, it doesn’t need to be hot for families to make sure proper steps are being taken…
Regular Season to Tournament: Rule Differences
During the Little League® International Tournament there are specific rules that are modified from those used during regular-season play. To be aware and understand how to apply and explain the…
World of Little League® Museum to Debut Original Saturday Evening Post Cover Art on Father’s Day
Ten years before the first Little League® game was played, the cover of the Saturday Evening Post featured a father and son playing ball. The artwork for the Post cover on June 1, 1929,…
Krissy Wendell-Pohl: From the Little League Baseball® World Series to the Hockey Hall of Fame
A 1994 graduate of the Little League Baseball® World Series, a 2004 enshrinee of the Little League® Hall of Excellence, a six-time IIHF World Champion medalist, and a two-time Olympic…