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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.
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)
Division Location First held Age of players Little League Baseball (World Series) : South Williamsport, Pennsylvania: 1947 10–12 years old Intermediate League Baseball (World Series)
2024 Little League World Series qualification: Formerly: Central Region (1957–2000) Sport: Baseball: Founded: 2000; 25 years ago () No. of teams: 5: Country United States: Most recent champion(s) Hinsdale Little League, Hinsdale, Illinois: Most titles
The earliest known Little League home run discovered as of 2018 was made by Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers versus the Cleveland Naps on September 10, 1911, [6] nearly 28 years before the Little League organization itself was founded and thus available to lend its name to such a play.
The Central Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000. It was inaugurated as the North Region in 1957 , when the LLWS first gave out Series berths to regional winners. [ 1 ]
The 1958 Little League World Series took place on August 19 through 22 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. [1] Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Nuevo León , Mexico , [ 2 ] won its second consecutive Little League World Series (LLWS) by defeating the Jaycee Little League of Kankakee, Illinois , in the 12th championship game.
The 1962 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 25 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Moreland Little League of San Jose, California , defeated Jaycee Little League of Kankakee, Illinois , in the championship game of the 16th Little League World Series .