Japan wins Little League World Series
Japan overpowered Texas in the Little League World Series championship game, 12-2.
Japan overpowered Texas in the Little League World Series championship game, 12-2.
Players were quizzed on a variety of fun topics, ranging from superstitions to nicknames to their favorite MLB players.
Nobody knew who he was at the time, but that sweet, smooth Cody Bellinger swing -- the one that would come to captivate the baseball world -- first hit national television sets 10 years ago.
Lufkin, Texas' Mark Requena belted a dramatic two-run homer with his team down to its final three outs Saturday, sending the Southwest region champs to the Little League World Series championship game.
Play Ball made a stop in Rapid City, S.D., where the first baseball team was comprised of a group of miners who carved out Mount Rushmore.
It is a day that outfielder Jarred Kelenic will never forget.
The Mets and 48 members of the Flushing YMCA took the field as part of the national PLAY campaign at Citi Field
The Little League World Series is 70 years old this summer, and in that time, the tournament has showcased it all. More than 50 no-hitters. Even more grand slams. A handful of perfectos. Seven decades' worth of champions.
Facing elimination in the first Little League World Series game on Wednesday, New England exploded for 12 runs to knock Mid-Atlantic out of the tournament.
As the boys from Southeast (Greenville, N.C.) took the field Wednesday, they had the chance to equal the most impressive stretch of Little League World Series mound dominance: In 1973, Chinese Taipei threw three straight no-nos.
Roughly seven hours before the Mets and D-backs took the field Tuesday at Citi Field, 48 members of the Flushing YMCA took the field as part of the national PLAY campaign, which partners with the training staff from all 30 MLB teams to raise awareness about children's health issues and the obesity epidemic in the United States.
In an uplifting message to girls across the country on Monday night, U.S. Women's National Team forward and women's sports advocate Sydney Leroux became the fifth woman to be enshrined in the Little League Hall of Excellence.
Tuesday's slate of games in the Little League World Series started with a bang. Playing in Consolation Game B, Team Australia defeated Team Midwest, 11-7, in an exciting first game of the day. The Aussies are now scheduled to take on Great Lakes in the next round of the consolation bracket.
On Play Ball, Kevin Pillar breaks down his footwork in the outfield with Dan Plesac
Sean Casey highlights some fun features at the Little League World Series in Williamsport
Following a thrilling opening weekend of baseball in Williamsport, Pa., the 2017 Little League World Series continued to provide plenty of intrigue on Monday.
Big leaguers take a nostalgic stage of sorts tonight, as the Cardinals and Pirates meet in Williamsport, Penn., mere miles from the site of the Little League World Series. The matchup is historic in many ways, particularly due to the town's rich baseball history and unique nature of the event.
Big league ballplayers are a notoriously superstitious bunch, but if the first weekend of the 2017 Little League World Series has proven anything -- aside from the fact that these 12-year-olds can rake -- it's that they give Major Leaguers a run for their money when it comes to quirks.
A crowd of Little Leaguers experienced memories of a lifetime as they watched the Pirates defeat the Cardinals in the first MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport.