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The longest major league All-Star Game by time was played on July 15, 2008, at Yankee Stadium, with the American League winning 4–3 in 15 innings after four hours, 50 minutes. Michael Young hit the walk-off sacrifice fly to win it. [26] This was the first time in All-Star game history that the AL won an All-Star Game in extra innings.
Little League Baseball and Softball (officially, Little League Baseball Inc [1]) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization [2] [3] based in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, that organizes local youth baseball and softball leagues throughout the United States and the rest of the world.
Junior League also allows the use of metal spikes in cleats in addition to the molded or plastic spikes used in Little League. The Big League level was a former division for even older teens until it was discontinued for both baseball and softball after the 2016 Big League World Series due to low participation levels over the previous 15 years.
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]
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The Little League World Series is an annual baseball tournament for children (primarily boys) aged 10 to 12 years old, held in the Eastern United States. [1] [2] Originally called the National Little League Tournament, it was later renamed for the World Series in Major League Baseball.
Fossil Creek 12U Black All-Star team was removed from the District 7 playoffs by Little League International and said they were given no reason for their removal
That rule stood for nearly 25 years until 1972 when New Jerseyan 12-year-old Maria Pepe stepped up to the plate for a Hoboken Little League baseball team and changed the course of history.