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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 Great Lakes Region is one of ten United States regions that currently sends 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 .
In 1914, the Saginaw Ducks won the Southern Michigan League championship with a 90–55 record. In 1915 the league disbanded mid–season with the Ducks having a 31–38 record. [2] The Saginaw Aces won the 1919 Michigan-Ontario League Championship, finishing with a record of 77–32. The 1922 Saginaw Aces finished 74–58 and lost in the Finals.
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 Lansing Lugnuts at Oldsmobile Park in 2009. The Lansing Lugnuts are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Athletics.They are located in Lansing, Michigan, and play their home games at Jackson Field.
The Loons have hosted the Midwest League All-Star Game on two occasions (2008 and 2017). On August 23, 2019, the Loons hosted their largest crowd ever of 6,671 people. [5] In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Loons were organized into the High-A Central. [6]
Michigan is home to four major-league professional sports teams, all of which play in the Detroit metropolitan area.The Pistons played at Detroit's Cobo Arena until 1978 and at the Pontiac Silverdome until 1988, when they moved into the Palace of Auburn Hills where they played for 28 years between 1988 and 2017, before moving back inside city limits to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit in 2017.
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 .