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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 ...
That's right, it's Danny Almonte. In the summer of 2001, a major controversy led to the disqualification of the Bronx baseball team from the Little League World Series.
The 2001 Little League World Series took place between August 17 and August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Apopka National Little League of Apopka, Florida, in the championship game of the 55th Little League World Series (LLWS). This tournament saw the expansion of pool play to 16 ...
The Little League World Series is an annual baseball tournament for children (primarily boys) ... In 2001, Danny Almonte, a pitcher from the Bronx, New York, ...
In 2001, Danny Almonte threw a perfect game at the Little League World Series. It’s an accomplishment that should be celebrated by baseball fans everywhere, except for the fact that Almonte was ...
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 Rolando Paulino LL of The Bronx was forced to forfeit all its wins in the 2001 Little League World Series due to the Danny Almonte controversy. Jackie Robinson West LL fielded ineligible players resulting in all their wins being forfeited including the U.S. Championship in the 2014 Little League World Series.
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 Big League Baseball (World Series)† various: 1968 15–18 years old †