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

Derived Forms

• Little Leaguer
  noun

Example Sentences

He called bowl games and Little League games.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

"I think everybody was in shock," said Garland, who realised Heuermann's child had participated in one of the Little League programmes he helped organise.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

And I will tell you, I coached six Little League teams, of 5- and 9-year-olds, in three different sports.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

He regrets “missing so many family dinners and Little League games” owing to his “workaholism in the past.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Jane takes me off into a corner backstage, secluded behind the set, and says, "You really did all that? You looked after him in Little League?"

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan