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A close play at first base. Tie goes to the runner is a popular interpretation of baseball rules, according to which a forced base runner is considered safe when they reach the next base at the same time as a fielder carrying the ball does.
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
Minor League and Little League. The distance between the bases is 60 feet (18.29 m) and the distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate (more precisely, the midpoint of the front edge of the pitcher's rubber to the rear point of home plate) is 46 feet (14.02 m). Outfield fences must be at least 165 feet (50 m) from home plate, but are ...
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]
Sakata hadn't played as a catcher since Little League, and the Blue Jays thought it would be easy to steal off him. [5] In the bottom half of the same inning, Sakata hit a walk-off home run. [6] On September 30, 1992, George Brett of the Kansas City Royals was picked off after getting his 3,000th hit.
^a Peachtree City National Little League of Peachtree City, Georgia won the Georgia state tournament by defeating Columbus Northern. However, Peachtree City was stripped of their title by virtue of having twelve players on the team whose league age was 12 years old. Little League regulations state that the maximum number for a team is eight. [1]
The 2009 Little League World Series was the 63rd edition of the Little League World Series, held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, from August 21 through August 30, 2009. Eight teams from the United States and eight from the rest of the world competed in the tournament.
Toms River, New Jersey, defeated Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan in the championship game of the 52nd Little League World Series. The title game was punctuated by a standout performance by future Major League Baseball (MLB) player and Home Run Derby champion Todd Frazier , who went 4-for-4 with a lead-off home run , and was also the winning pitcher.