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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]
Two members of the Cardinals had played in Williamsport during past Little League World Series; outfielder Randal Grichuk for the Lamar Little League team in 2003 and 2004, and pitcher Lance Lynn for the Brownsburg Little League team in 1999. [34] Over the last few weeks before the game, the field was renovated to conform to MLB's standards.
The location later became the site of Dean Field (1935–1947)/Jaycee Park (1947–2019). Dean Field served as home to the Rogers Hornsby Baseball College. [3] The "Majestic Park" name corresponds to the Majestic Hotel, which was located in Hot Springs and housed the Boston Red Sox during their spring training seasons in Hot Springs. [4]
The Yankees and Tigers meet in the annual MLB game from the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on Sunday. Here's how to watch.
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Each year, along with Little League Volunteer Stadium, it hosts the Little League World Series. The playing field is two-thirds the size of a professional baseball field, with 60-foot (18.3 m) basepaths, a 46-foot (14 m) mound, and after modification in 2006, outfield fences at 225 ft (68.6 m), forming one-fourth of a true circle.
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Little League World Series Little League Volunteer Stadium is a baseball stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania . Along with Howard J. Lamade Stadium , it annually hosts the Little League World Series , one of the few sports events where children 12 years old and younger take the center stage.