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Little League Baseball (World Series) South Williamsport, Pennsylvania: 1947 10–12 years old Intermediate League Baseball (World Series) Livermore, California: 2013 11–13 years old Junior League Baseball (World Series) Taylor, Michigan: 1981 13–14 years old Senior League Baseball (World Series) Easley, South Carolina: 1961 13–16 years old
The following year, a second league was formed in Williamsport, and Little League Baseball grew to become an international organization with nearly 200,000 teams in every U.S. state and more than 80 countries. [6] Kathryn "Tubby" Johnston Massar was the first woman to play in a Little League baseball game, in 1950.
The 2020 Little League World Series was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic The 2021 Little League World Series only featured United States teams for the first time since 1975 . Two teams from each of the 8 U.S. regions participated in the World Series (regional champion and runner-up)
The MLB Little League Classic is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) specialty game held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, during the Little League World Series, first contested during the 2017 edition of that event. [1] The series is part of MLB's effort to get more children interested in and involved with baseball at a younger age. [2]
2024 Little League World Series qualification: Formerly: Central Region (1957–2000) Sport: Baseball: Founded: 2000; 25 years ago () No. of teams: 5: Country United States: Most recent champion(s) Hinsdale Little League, Hinsdale, Illinois: Most titles
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Little League Baseball expanded the LLWS to sixteen teams for the 2001 Little League World Series. The Central Region was split into the Midwest Region (the Dakotas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska) and the Great Lakes Region (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin).
The Metro Region is one of ten United States regions that currently send teams to the Little League World Series, the largest youth baseball competition in the world. The region was created in 2022 when the LLWS was expanded from 16 teams (eight U.S. teams and eight "International" teams from the rest of the world) to 20 teams (ten U.S. and ten International).