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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.
Carl E. Stotz (February 20, 1910 – June 4, 1992) was the American founder of Little League Baseball.Stotz was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.. He was the fourth of five children of Lulu Fisk Stotz the third child of a German immigrant (1862) named Kristjian and married first generation German-American Juliana Eddinger, in 1877 in Williamsport.
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 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.
The city is the original home of Little League Baseball, founded in 1939 as a three-team league. In the late 19th century, when Williamsport was known as "The Lumber Capital of the World" because of its thriving lumber industry, it also was the birthplace of the national newspaper Grit in 1882.
The Midwest 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's participation in the LLWS dates back to 1957, when it was known as the Central Region .
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The New England 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's participation in the Little League World Series dates back to 1957, when it was known as the East Regi