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Members of the Jackie Robinson West Little League meeting President Barack Obama at the White House in fall of 2014, prior to their accomplishments being vacated.. The Jackie Robinson West Little League, or JRW, based in Washington Heights, Chicago, Illinois, United States, competed in the 2014 Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Born in Moca in the Dominican Republic, Almonte was a Little League pitcher who threw up to 79 miles per hour (127 km/h). Considered a phenomenon as he led his Bronx team to a third-place finish in the 2001 Little League World Series, Almonte was revealed to have actually been two years too old to play Little League baseball. Although there ...
Laterza, who has been coaching Little League for over 30 years, has also used his week in the spotlight to dig up a LLWS controversy from 2001 – the age scandal involving pitcher Danny Almonte.
The 1992 Little League World Series took place between August 24 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.The team representing the Zamboanga City Little League, the Filipino representative in the Far East Region, won the International Championship while Long Beach, California, the United States West Region representative, won the U.S. Championship.
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Following the Zamboanga City scandal, Little League announced that they would be enforcing boundary and age limits more strictly. At the 1993 Far East Tournament Taiwan defeated Japan to claim yet another berth in Williamsport. South Korea and China rounded out the top 4.
This year's wave of MLB gambling scandal has reached the umpire ranks. MLB umpire Pat Hoberg has been disciplined for a violation of the league's gambling rules, according to The Athletic.Hoberg ...
Ian Tolentino in particular was noted to have played at the 1990 Bronco League, an under-13 tournament which would made him overage for the 1992 Little League World Series. Inquirer alleged that six players including team captain Allan Bituin is not who they claim they are. Six overaged boys were claimed to be playing under a name different ...