The Perez Family Brings Hawaiian Spirit to Williamsport
By Will Desautelle Umpire Jamie Perez jogged out to first base to get in position for a consolation game between the Northwest and Europe-Africa team on Tuesday morning. Behind home…
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Former National League MVP Jeff Bagwell to Receive Bill Shea Distinguished Little League Graduate Award
During a 15-year Major League Baseball career - all with the Houston Astros - Jeff Bagwell was among an elite class of hitters, and in 1994, became the fourth National…
Parent Confession: I Focused on Performance, Not Fun
Submitted By: Kim Ablon Whitney, Little League Volunteer (Newton, Mass.) It’s winter time now and snow is on the ground, but as I drive by our local Little League® field,…
MLB Little League Classic to Welcome the Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Indians to Williamsport in 2021
In what has become one of the major highlights of the Little League Baseball® World Series since it began in 2017, the Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Indians are headed…
Little League® Q&A: Ken Eriksen: USA Softball Women’s National Team and University of South Florida Head Coach
Ken Eriksen is the head softball coach for USA Softball’s Women’s National Team and at the University of South Florida (USF). An All-Region baseball player at USF, he began playing…
Josiah Porter Proves Anything is Possible at the LLBWS
Josiah Porter’s family sat in the hospital room praying late into the night, huddled around the six-year-old with a bandage over his right eye. Josiah had just undergone emergency surgery…
Five Minutes with Gerry Davis
MLB umpire Gerry Davis calls another World Series, this time a Little League World Series. In 2017, MLB veteran umpire Gerry Davis had the unique opportunity to serve as an…
I Called Out an Umpire and Ended Up Being Thrown Out
My son’s team won their pool in District play, and moved on to face the winner of another pool. The team we were going up against was from a neighboring…
Little League® Memories Help Baseball Player Born with One Leg Overcome Adversity
Daren Manheimer continues to remain positive thanks to his Little League Baseball® experience. By: Luke Ramirez “Staying positive” is a commonly used cliché in sports, especially in baseball, where failing…
Milestones and Miles to Go – A Letter From Stephen D. Keener, Little League President and CEO
June 6, 1939, 80 years ago, Carl Stotz gathered some of his friends and neighbors, and about 30 boys in the west end of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on a baseball field…