Little League

American  

Trademark.

1. a baseball, softball, and T-ball league consisting of teams of boys and girls 4 to 18 years of age, founded in 1939 in Williamsport, Pa., and now international in scope, supported by business, fraternal, or other institutional sponsors.

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Other Word Forms

• Little Leaguer noun

Example Sentences

Freshman Louis Lappe, known for his walk-off home run for El Segundo in the 2023 Little League World Series championship game, will hit a home run in his high school debut for Harvard-Westlake.

From Los Angeles Times

The Bride’s first combatant, Vivica A. Fox’s Vernita Green, a hit woman-turned-Pasadena housewife, suggests dueling at 2:30 a.m. in all-black costumes on a Little League field.

From Los Angeles Times

Her son, Jack Gurevitch, was 4 when he started learning karate from Blanck, who always sponsored a local Little League team.

From Los Angeles Times

It will also retain its coverage of the MLB Little League Classic and carry a game on Memorial Day.

From Los Angeles Times

The deal includes a package of 30 national games per season, rights to air Memorial Day game coverage, the Little League Classic and the rights to sell and distribute the MLB Network, as well as in-market games for select teams.

From The Wall Street Journal