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

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Little League

The restaurant occupied a sprawling shopping center alongside an Olive Garden, a Cabela’s and a Costco, making it something of a regional mecca for homecoming dinners, birthday parties and Little League victories.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Little League said it had 1.5 million baseball players in the U.S. this year, compared with about 2.2 million the organization estimated in 2006.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

They expanded steadily through the 2010s, and exploded in popularity during the pandemic, when rec and Little League programs temporarily shut down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Until recently, the academy operated as a private organization with a board that included Little League members — including Odalys Valladares, the league’s president.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He brought up Little League and warned Mike that the pitchers were going to get better now and the home runs wouldn’t come as easily as they once had.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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