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{{Short description|Annual children's baseball tournament}}
{{distinguish|Little League Softball World Series}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title           = Little League World Series
<!--use only one of current_season and last_season -->| current_season  = 2025 Little League World Series
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| sport           = Baseball<!--do not wikilink!-->
| founded         = 1947, {{Time ago|1947}}
| teams           = 20
| countries       = International
| champion        = {{flagicon|Taiwan}} Tung-Yuan Little League, [[Taipei, Taiwan]] (2025)
| most_champs     = {{flagicon|Japan}} Tokyo-Kitasuna Little League, [[Tokyo]], Japan (4)
| website         = [http://www.littleleague.org LittleLeague.org]
| logo            = 
| caption         = 2022 Little League World Series logo
}}
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The '''Little League World Series''' is an annual [[baseball]] tournament by [[Little League Baseball]] for children (primarily boys) aged 10 to 12 years old, held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web |title=Player Age Requirements |url=https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/ |website=Little League World Series |access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/|title=World Series Player Age Requirements|date=2013-08-12|work=Little League International|access-date=2013-08-18}}</ref> Originally called the '''National Little League Tournament''', it was later renamed for the [[World Series]] in [[Major League Baseball]]. The Series was first held in [[1947 in baseball|1947]] and is held every August in [[South Williamsport, Pennsylvania]];<ref>[http://www.littleleague.org/learn/about/worldserieshistory.htm World Series History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817102629/http://www.littleleague.org/learn/about/worldserieshistory.htm |date=2010-08-17 }}</ref> while the postal address of the organization is in [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]], the Series itself is played at [[Howard J. Lamade Stadium]] and [[Little League Volunteer Stadium|Volunteer Stadium]] at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport.

Initially, only teams from the United States competed in the Series, but it has since become a worldwide tournament. The tournament has gained popular renown, especially in the United States, where games from the Series and even from regional tournaments are broadcast on [[ESPN]]. Teams from the United States have won a plurality of the series, although from 1969 to 1991 teams from [[Taiwan]] dominated the series, winning in 15 out of those 23 years. From 2010 through 2017, teams from [[Japan]] similarly dominated the series, winning five of those matchups.

While the Little League Baseball World Series is frequently referred to as just the Little League World Series, it is actually one of seven World Series tournaments sponsored by Little League International, in different locations. Each of them brings community teams from different [[:Category:Little League baseball regions|Little League International regions]] around the world together in baseball (four age divisions) and girls' softball (three age divisions).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.littleleague.org/associated-terms-of-little-league/ | title=Associated Terms of Little League }}</ref>  The tournament structure described here is that used for the Little League Baseball World Series. The structure used for the other World Series is similar, but with different regions.

==Qualifying tournaments==
[[Image:Little League World Series and Lamade Stadium.JPG|thumb|300px|right|A Little League World Series game<br>at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in 2007]]
In the summer months leading up to the Little League World Series, held each year in August, [[Little League]]s around the world select All-Star teams made up of [[baseball positions|players]] from each [[sports league|league]]. It is these All-Star teams that compete in district,<ref name=UnpageWebsite>For an overview of Little League's tournament process, '''go to''' [http://www.unpage.org/japan Japanese Regional Little League Tournament Historical Results] '''and click on''' "LL Tournament Process Overview" (at the bottom of the left-hand margin), for "The Little League Baseball International Tournament." Unpage Publications. March 27, 2008. Retrieved on 2016-12-30.</ref> sectional and/or divisional, and [[regional]] tournaments,{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} hoping to advance to Williamsport for the Little League World Series. How many games a team has to play varies from region to region. In the United States, the tournaments at the lowest (district) level lack nationwide standardization. Some use [[pool play]] or [[Double-elimination tournament|double elimination]], while others use [[Single-elimination tournament|single elimination]].

In the United States, the fate of district winners varies widely from state to state. In some larger states such as Pennsylvania, New York, and California, the district winners advance to one of many sectional tournaments.<ref name=UnpageWebsite/> The winners of each sectional tournament then advance to a state or divisional tournament, the latter only being held in Texas and California and are similar to the state tournaments held in less populous states.<ref name=UnpageWebsite/> Most smaller states lack competition at the sectional level and go straight from district to state tournaments. A handful of states are composed of only one district, and the district champion is the automatic state champion.<ref name=UnpageWebsite/>

With two exceptions, every state as well as the [[District of Columbia]] crowns a state champion,<ref name="State_Champs">{{cite web |url=http://www.littleleague.org/series/history/statechamp/index.htm | title=Little League Baseball State Champions (1950–2011) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515112047/http://www.littleleague.org/series/history/statechamp/index.htm |archive-date=15 May 2013 | work=Little League International|access-date=24 November 2009}}</ref> and sends that team to represent it to one of ten regional tournaments. The exceptions involve [[California]] and [[Texas]]. Because of their large geographic and population sizes, California and Texas send two representatives to their regional tournament; [[Northern California]] and [[Southern California]] in the West region tournament and Texas East and Texas West (whose areas encompass more than the geographical areas of [[East Texas]] and [[West Texas]], splitting roughly along the [[Interstate 35 (Texas)|I-35]]/[[Interstate 37 (Texas)|I-37]] corridor) compete in the Southwest region tournament.<ref name=UnpageWebsite/> Up through 2018, [[the Dakotas]] had one district spanning the two states, and its winner became the joint champion when advancing to the Midwest region tournament.<ref name=UnpageWebsite/> However, beginning in 2019, North Dakota and South Dakota are represented by individual teams in the regional tournament — creating an odd number of teams first in the Midwest Regional and then (beginning in 2022) in the Great Lakes Regional.

The state champions (as well as the Northern California, Southern California, Texas East, Texas West, and District of Columbia teams) compete in one of ten different regional tournaments (increasing from 8 in 2022). Each regional tournament winner then advances to the Little League World Series. A comprehensive breakdown of current and historical US regional tournament locations, participants and results is available online.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unpage.org |title=Unpage |quote=The Unpage website is dedicated to providing you with current and historical coverage of Little League Baseball state and region tournaments in the major baseball (11–12 years old) division.}}</ref> Since the geographical boundaries of the District of Columbia are exactly the same as the capital city of Washington, this District is usually identified specifically as "Washington, DC."

Other countries and regions pick their own way of crowning a champion.<ref name=UnpageWebsite/> Little League Canada holds tournaments at the provincial and divisional level to field six champions (four provincial and two divisional) at the national tournament: [[Alberta]], [[Ontario]], [[Quebec]], [[British Columbia]], the Prairie Provinces ([[Saskatchewan]] and [[Manitoba]]), and the [[Atlantic Canada|Atlantic Provinces]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unpage.org/canada/ |title=Canadian Region Little League Tournament Historical Results |website=Unpage Publications |date=5 June 2016 |access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref> The host site of the national tournament varies from year to year, and the host team gets an automatic berth as the seventh team. The tournament is played as a round robin and uses the [[Page playoff system|Page playoff]] format. The winner of the national tournament earns the right to represent Canada at the Little League World Series.

===Regions===
{{See also|List of Little League World Series appearances by region}}

Beginning with the 2022 tournament, 10 regional tournament winners compete in the United States bracket of the Little League World Series. The states those regional champions could possibly hail from are as listed below using [[List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations|U.S. state abbreviations]]. There are 53 total U.S. entrants that compete in the 10 regional tournaments: two from Texas, two from California, one each from the remaining 48 [[U.S. states]], and one from the [[District of Columbia]].

{{div col}}
* [[Little League World Series (Great Lakes Region)|Great Lakes]] (IL, IN, KY, MI, OH)
* [[Little League World Series (Metro Region)|Metro]] (CT, NJ, NY, RI)
* [[Little League World Series (Mid-Atlantic Region)|Mid-Atlantic]] (DE, DC, MD, PA)
* [[Little League World Series (Midwest Region)|Midwest]] (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
* [[Little League World Series (Mountain Region)|Mountain]] (CO, MT, NV, UT, WY)
* [[Little League World Series (New England Region)|New England]] (ME, MA, NH, VT)
* [[Little League World Series (Northwest Region)|Northwest]] (AK, ID, OR, WA)
* [[Little League World Series (Southeast Region)|Southeast]] (AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
* [[Little League World Series (Southwest Region)|Southwest]] (AR, LA, MS, NM, OK, TX East, TX West)
* [[Little League World Series (West Region)|West]] (AZ, Northern CA, Southern CA, HI)
{{div col end}}

There are eight international divisions, which provide 10 teams to the international bracket of the tournament. This is due to [[Cuba]], [[Panama]], and [[Puerto Rico]] receiving automatic bids to the LLWS on a rotating basis—annually, two teams receive a bid while the other plays through its regional tournament (Cuba or Puerto Rico through the Caribbean region; Panama through Latin America region).<ref name=Expansion2021/>
{{div col}}
* [[Little League World Series (Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region)|Asia-Pacific and Middle East]]
* [[Little League World Series in Australia|Australia]]
* [[Little League World Series in Canada|Canada]]
* [[Little League World Series (Caribbean Region)|Caribbean]]
* [[Little League World Series in Europe|Europe and Africa]]
* [[Little League World Series in Japan|Japan]]
* [[Little League World Series in Latin America|Latin America]]
* [[Little League World Series in Mexico|Mexico]]
{{div col end}}

The above regions reflect various historical realignments, including those implemented in 2013 and 2022.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2012/May-Aug/RegionsRealignedfor2013WS.htm |title=Regions Realigned for 2013: Australia to Play in Little League Baseball World Series |publisher=Little League Baseball |date=August 29, 2012 |access-date=September 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923225531/http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2012/May-Aug/RegionsRealignedfor2013WS.htm |archive-date=September 23, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=Expansion2021>{{cite web |url=https://www.littleleague.org/news/little-league-baseball-and-little-league-softball-world-series-to-expand-in-2021/ |title=Little League Baseball and Little League Softball World Series to Expand in 2021 |date=August 24, 2019 |website=Little League Baseball |publisher=Little League International |access-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref> Historical detail is provided in articles about the individual regions.

Divisions which compete in the United States bracket represent 96% of worldwide players in Little League with over 2.2 million participants, while the divisions in the International bracket represent the remaining 4% (less than 130,000 participants).{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

==World Series tournament format==
[[Image:Little League World Series Game 2 crop.JPG|thumb|A Little League World Series Game at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport]]
Currently, the Little League World Series consists of 20 teams: 10 from the United States, and 10 from other countries. The U.S. and international teams play in separate brackets, in a double-elimination format. After two teams reach the U.S. championship (semifinal) and the international championship (semifinal), the tournament becomes single elimination; that is, a team losing one of the semifinal games, even if that team has lost only one game, cannot win the championship, but plays in a consolation game for third place.<ref>https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2025/llbws/bracket/</ref> The winners of each bracket play each other for the LLWS championship game.

From the inaugural 1947 tournament through 1956, there were predominantly U.S.-based teams, usually eight, competing in a [[Single-elimination tournament|single-elimination]] format. One [[Canada|Canadian]] team played in 1952, and one in 1953. Regions were introduced in 1957, and that tournament included the first non-U.S. champion, [[Monterrey|Monterrey, Mexico]], although they represented the U.S. South region. International regions were added in 1958. From 1962 through 2000, the eight teams in the tournament came from four U.S. and four international regions:
* United States: [[Central Region (Little League World Series)|Central]], [[East Region (Little League World Series)|East]], [[South Region (Little League World Series)|South]], [[West Region (Little League World Series 1957–2000)|West]]
* International: [[Canada in the Little League World Series|Canada]], [[Europe in the Little League World Series|Europe]], [[Little League World Series (Far East Region)|Far East]], [[Latin America Region (Little League World Series)|Latin America]]

Through 1975, all teams competed in one [[Bracket (tournament)|bracket]]. That year, the tournament was held with only the teams from the U.S. regions.<ref name=1975ban>See: {{section link|Little League World Series (Far East Region)|1975 Ban}}.</ref> The international teams returned in 1976,<ref name=1975ban/> when two brackets were established, one with U.S. teams, and the other with international teams. The U.S. bracket winner and the international bracket winner would then meet in the championship game,<ref name=1975ban/> an arrangement that has continued to the present, independent of subsequent changes made to early rounds of the tournament.

In 2001, the number of regions was doubled to 16. The tournament started with eight U.S. teams, randomly assigned into two four-team pools; and eight international teams, also randomly assigned into two four-team pools. Teams competed [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] within their own pool, with the top two teams of each pool advancing to single-elimination play for a spot in the U.S. final or international final, followed by the U.S. champion and international champion meeting in the World Championship game.

In 2010, round-robin play was replaced by a [[Double-elimination tournament|double-elimination]] bracket in each four-team pool. The winners of each pool advanced to a single-elimination U.S. championship or international championship game, with those winners advancing to the World Championship game. Additionally, each team in the tournament played a minimum of three games, as any team that lost its first two games would play in a consolation U.S. vs. international game.<ref>[http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2010/Jan-Apr/FormatChangeToLLBBWSFor2010.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419053041/http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2010/Jan-Apr/FormatChangeToLLBBWSFor2010.htm|date=April 19, 2010}}</ref>

In 2011, pools were eliminated, with the eight U.S. teams continuing to compete in one bracket and the eight international teams in another bracket. The tournament is double-elimination until the U.S. championship and international championship games, which remain single-elimination, with those winners advancing to the World Championship game. Each team in the tournament still played a minimum of three games, via consolation games as noted above.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2011/May-Aug/2011LLBBWSScheduleAnnounced.htm |title=2011 Little League Baseball World Series Schedule Announced |author=Communications Division |date=June 16, 2011 |work=Little League |access-date=June 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620145508/http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2011/May-Aug/2011LLBBWSScheduleAnnounced.htm |archive-date=June 20, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Little League Baseball World Series Schedule|url=http://www.littleleague.org/AssetFactory.aspx?vid=168487|publisher=Little League|access-date=25 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822114409/http://www.littleleague.org/AssetFactory.aspx?vid=168487|archive-date=2012-08-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In August 2019, organizers announced that the tournament would expand to 20 teams in 2021, by adding two U.S. participants and two international participants.<ref name=Expansion2021/> However, the expansion was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  As a consequence of this expansion, crossover consolations games that had previously been played between 0–2 teams have been eliminated.

{{Table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable defaultcenter"
|-
! Tournament Year !! Number of teams !! Notes
|-
| 1947–1948 || By invitation ||
|-
| 1949–2000 || 8 || {{efn|name=exc1}}
|-
| 2001–2021 || 16 || {{efn|name=exc2}}
|-
| 2022–present || 20 ||
|}

{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=exc1|Only four teams participated in the {{llwsy|1957}} and {{llwsy|1975}} tournament, while only seven teams participated in the {{llwsy|1958}}, {{llwsy|1959}} and {{llwsy|1963}} tournament.}}
{{efn|name=exc2|No tournament was held in {{llwsy|2020}}. The sixteen teams participated in the {{llwsy|2021}} tournament were all from the US.}}
}}

===Venues===
[[Image:Little League World Series Welcome Sign crop.JPG|thumb|Welcome sign in the Little League World Series Complex]]
Two venues host World Series games: [[Howard J. Lamade Stadium]] and [[Little League Volunteer Stadium]]. Lamade Stadium has hosted games since 1959 and added lights in 1992.<ref name=setligh>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G7wjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rNAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5394%2C784828 |newspaper=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=Idaho-Washington|agency=Associated Press|title=Little Leaguers are set to play under the lights |date=August 24, 1992 |page=1C}}</ref> Volunteer Stadium opened in [[2001 Little League World Series|2001]] when the field expanded to 16 teams. Prior to 1959, the Little League World Series was held at Original Little League on West Fourth Street in [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/moresports/story/_/id/17337253/little-league-world-series-mexico-little-league-world-series-team-embraces-legacy-legendary-little-giants |title=As Williamsport opened its arms to Mexico's team, its players embraced the legacy of their predecessors from Monterrey |first=Steve |last=Wulf |work=[[ESPN.com]] |date=August 18, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref>

Both fields have symmetrical fences, with a distance of 68.6 m (225&nbsp;feet) from home plate to each of the outfield positions. That distance had been 62.5 m (205&nbsp;feet) before 2006.

Admission to all LLWS games is free for all spectators. However, stadium seats for the championship game are distributed in a random drawing of all interested parties due to high demand. Some early round games, mostly games with Pennsylvania teams, will use first-come, first-served admission if a big crowd is to be expected.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.littleleague.org/media/2009llbbseriesinfo.htm | title=General Information for the 2009 Little League Baseball World Series|website=LittleLeague.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501222249/http://www.littleleague.org/media/2009llbbseriesinfo.htm |archive-date=May 1, 2009}}</ref> Lamade Stadium has a [[berm]] beyond the fences that has allowed the facility to hold up to 45,000 spectators.

==Age requirements==
From 1947 to 2005, the age limit for players was set at children who turned 13 on August 1 of that year or later. In 2006, the age limit was loosened to include players who turn 13 after April 30. As the Series takes place in August, this led to many of the players having already turned 13 before the Series started. In 2014 Little League voted to change the age cutoff from April 30 to December 31. However, this caused outrage by parents because the players born between May 1 and August 31, 2005, would have lost their 12-year-old season because they would be considered to be 13 years old even though they have not reached their 13th birthday. Effective November 2015, a new implementation plan was established, which [[Grandfather clause|"grandfathered"]] players born between May 1 and August 31, 2005, as 12-year-olds for the 2018 season, using April 30 age determination date for the 2018 season. Since 2019, a new determination date of August 31 is used, banning 13-year-old players from participating in the Series.

==Girls in the tournament==
Through the 2025 tournament, a total of 24 girls have participated in the Little League Baseball World Series:<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.littleleague.org/girls-with-game/girls-who-have-played-in-little-league-baseball-world-series/ |title=The 22 Girls Who Have Made Little League Baseball® World Series History |website=[[Little League Baseball|Little League]] |accessdate=August 2, 2024}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Name
!scope="col"|State/Country
|-
!scope="row"|[[1984 Little League World Series|1984]]
|Victoria Roche
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1989 Little League World Series|1989]]
|Victoria Brucker
|{{flagicon|California}} [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro, California]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1990 Little League World Series|1990]]
|Kelly Craig
|{{flagicon|British Columbia}} [[Trail, British Columbia]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1991 Little League World Series|1991]]
|Giselle Hardy
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Dhahran]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1994 Little League World Series|1994]]
|[[Krissy Wendell-Pohl|Krissy Wendell]]
|{{flagicon|Minnesota|1983}} [[Brooklyn Center, Minnesota]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1998 Little League World Series|1998]]
|Sayaka Tsushima
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kashima, Ibaraki|Kashima]], [[Japan]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1999 Little League World Series|1999]]
|Alicia Hunolt
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ramstein Air Base]], [[Germany]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2001 Little League World Series|2001]]
|Tatiana Maltseva
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2002 Little League World Series|2002]]
|Sanoe Aina
|{{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Waipio, Hawaii]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2003 Little League World Series|2003]]
|Merced Flores
|{{flagicon|Guam}} [[Hagåtña, Guam]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[2004 Little League World Series|2004]]
|Meghan Sims
|{{flagicon|Kentucky}} [[Owensboro, Kentucky]]
|-
|Alexandra Bellini
|{{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2008 Little League World Series|2008]]
|Brielle Meno
|{{flagicon|Guam}} [[Yona, Guam]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[2009 Little League World Series|2009]]
|Katie Reyes
|{{flagicon|British Columbia}} [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
|-
|Bryn Stonehouse
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Dhahran]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2013 Little League World Series|2013]]
|Eliska Stejsklova
|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Brno]], [[Czech Republic]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[2014 Little League World Series|2014]]
|Emma March
|{{flagicon|British Columbia}} [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
|-
|[[Mo'ne Davis]]
|{{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2019 Little League World Series|2019]]
|Maddy Freking
|{{flagicon|Minnesota|1983}} [[Coon Rapids, Minnesota]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2021 Little League World Series|2021]]
|Ella Bruning
|{{flagicon|Texas}} [[Abilene, Texas]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2022 Little League World Series|2022]]
|Falynn Randall
|{{flagicon|Utah|2011}} [[Santa Clara, Utah]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2023 Little League World Series|2023]]
|Stella Weaver
|{{flagicon|Tennessee}} [[Nolensville, Tennessee]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2024 Little League World Series|2024]]
|Emma Gainsford
|{{flagicon|New South Wales}} [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2025 Little League World Series|2025]]
|Monica Arcuri
|{{flagicon|Queensland}} [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]]
|}

==Noteworthy events==
* {{llwsy|1952}} – A team from [[Montreal]], Canada, became the first team outside of the United States to play in the tournament.
* {{llwsy|1955}} – The first [[walk-off home run]] in the championship game was hit by Rich Cominski, from [[Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Morrisville, Pennsylvania]], in the 7th inning.
* {{llwsy|1957}} – [[Monterrey, Mexico]], only the third team from outside the United States to compete, became the first such team to win the tournament. Pitcher Ángel Macías threw a [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]], which has not occurred in a championship game since.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 September 2015 |date=5 April 2010 |first=Jim |last=Morrison |title=The Little League World Series' Only Perfect Game |url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-little-league-world-series-only-perfect-game-12835685/?no-ist |website=Smithsonian.com}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
* {{llwsy|1970}} – This was the final tournament to have an all-US championship final, aside from later exceptions of {{llwsy|1975}} and {{llwsy|2021}} when only US-based teams competed.
* {{llwsy|1971}} – [[Lloyd McClendon]], from [[Gary, Indiana]], hit five home runs in five official [[at bat]]s over the span of three games. He was [[Intentional base on balls|intentionally walked]] in his other five [[plate appearance]]s.
* {{llwsy|1974}} – The elimination game between [[Jackson, Tennessee]] and [[Maracaibo, Venezuela]] was the first scoreless game after six innings of regulation play. Venezuela won 1–0, with a walk off home run in the seventh inning. 
* {{llwsy|1975}} – International teams were banned from the tournament. After considerable criticism, the board of directors voted 12–1 to rescind the ban the following year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ci8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2452%2C9746929 |title=Little league takes it back: Foreigners can play |newspaper=[Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 31, 1975. p. 2B.] |date=December 31, 1975}}</ref>
* {{llwsy|1976}} – International teams returned to the tournament, with US teams and non-US teams now placed on different sides of the [[Bracket (tournament)|tournament bracket]].
* {{llwsy|1982}} – [[Kirkland, Washington]], won the championship over [[Chiayi County|Chiayi County, Taiwan]]. This snapped a streak of 31 consecutive wins by Taiwanese teams at the LLWS, prompting the game's live announcer, [[Jim McKay]], to [[Excited utterance|declare it]] the biggest upset in the history of Little League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/other-sports/1982-kirkland-story-retold/|title=1982 Kirkland story retold|last=Smith|first=Craig|date=August 21, 2010|work=seattletimes.com|publisher=The Seattle Times|access-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref>
* {{llwsy|1985}} – [[Mexicali]] becomes the first team outside the United States to win the United States Little League Championship.
* {{llwsy|1993}} – [[Long Beach, California]], became the first team from the United States to win consecutive championships.
* {{llwsy|2005}} – Michael Memea, from [[Ewa Beach, Hawaii]], won the championship with a walk-off home run in the 7th inning.
* {{llwsy|2007}} – Dalton Carriker, from [[Warner Robins, Georgia]], hit a walk off home run in the 8th inning in the championship game.
* [[2011 Little League World Series|2011]] – Future [[Major League Baseball|Major Leaguer]] [[Nick Pratto]] of [[Huntington Beach, California]] hit a walk-off single to defeat [[Hamamatsu|Hamamatsu, Japan]]
* {{llwsy|2012}} – A team from [[Lugazi|Lugazi, Uganda]], became the first team from Africa to play in the tournament.
* {{llwsy|2016}} – The team from [[Maine, New York|Maine]]–[[Endwell, New York]], completed an undefeated season (24–0) by defeating [[Seoul]] for the championship, giving [[South Korea]] its first loss in a LLWS championship game.
* {{llwsy|2020}} – For the first time in its history, the tournament was canceled, due to impact of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="cancel">{{cite web |url=https://www.littleleague.org/news/little-league-cancels-2020-world-series-and-region-tournaments |title=Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments |website=littleleague.org |date=April 30, 2020|access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref>
* {{llwsy|2021}}  – For the first time since {{llwsy|1975}}, the tournament was restricted to US-based teams, due to continued impact of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/little-league-world-series-2021-teams-international/1quhw89lz60ag170qntq5za9sz |title=Why there are no international teams in the 2021 Little League World Series |first=Edward |last=Sutelan |website=[[Sporting News]] |date=August 19, 2021 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
* {{llwsy|2023}} – Louis Lappe, from [[El Segundo, California]], hit a walk off home run in the 6th inning in the championship game.

==Little League World Series champions==
''See also:'' ''[[List of Little League World Series championship games]]''

===Championship tally===

====Championships won by country/state====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank !! Team !! Titles !! Years
|-
| – || {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]]}} || 40 || 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
|-
| 1 || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Taiwan]] || 18 || {{llwsy|1969}}, {{llwsy|1971}}, {{llwsy|1972}}, {{llwsy|1973}}, {{llwsy|1974}}, {{llwsy|1977}}, {{llwsy|1978}}, {{llwsy|1979}}, {{llwsy|1980}}, {{llwsy|1981}}, {{llwsy|1986}}, {{llwsy|1987}}, {{llwsy|1988}}, {{llwsy|1990}}, {{llwsy|1991}}, {{llwsy|1995}}, {{llwsy|1996}}, {{llwsy|2025}}
|-
| 2 || {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]] || 11 || {{llwsy|1967}}, {{llwsy|1968}}, {{llwsy|1976}}, {{llwsy|1999}}, {{llwsy|2001}}, {{llwsy|2003}}, {{llwsy|2010}}, {{llwsy|2012}}, {{llwsy|2013}}, {{llwsy|2015}}, {{llwsy|2017}}
|-
| 3 || {{flag|California}} || 8|| {{llwsy|1961}}, {{llwsy|1962}}, {{llwsy|1963}}, {{llwsy|1992}}‡, {{llwsy|1993}}, {{llwsy|2009}}, {{llwsy|2011}}, [[2023 Little League World Series|2023]]
|-
|rowspan=4|4
| {{flag|Pennsylvania}} ||rowspan=4| 4 || {{llwsy|1947}}, {{llwsy|1948}}, {{llwsy|1955}}, {{llwsy|1960}}
|-
| {{flag|Connecticut}} || {{llwsy|1951}}, {{llwsy|1952}}, {{llwsy|1965}}, {{llwsy|1989}}
|-
| {{flag|New Jersey}} || {{llwsy|1949}}, {{llwsy|1970}}, {{llwsy|1975}}, {{llwsy|1998}}
|-
| {{flag|Hawaii}} || {{llwsy|2005}}, {{llwsy|2008}}, {{llwsy|2018}}, {{llwsy|2022}}
|-
|rowspan=4|8
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexico]] ||rowspan=4| 3 || {{llwsy|1957}}, {{llwsy|1958}}, {{llwsy|1997}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || {{llwsy|1983}}, {{llwsy|2006}}, {{llwsy|2007}}
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[South Korea]] || {{llwsy|1984}}, {{llwsy|1985}}, {{llwsy|2014}}
|-
| {{flag|New York}} || {{llwsy|1954}}, {{llwsy|1964}}, {{llwsy|2016}}
|-
|rowspan=3|12
| {{flag|Texas}} ||rowspan=3| 2 || {{llwsy|1950}}, {{llwsy|1966}}
|-
| {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Venezuela]] || {{llwsy|1994}}, {{llwsy|2000}}
|-
| {{flag|Michigan}} || {{llwsy|1959}}, {{llwsy|2021}}
|-
| rowspan="7" |15
| {{flag|Alabama}} || rowspan="7" | 1 || {{llwsy|1953}}
|-
| {{flag|New Mexico}} || {{llwsy|1956}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Washington}} [[Washington (state)|Washington]] || {{llwsy|1982}}
|-
| {{flag|Kentucky}} || {{llwsy|2002}}
|-
| {{flag|Curaçao}} || {{llwsy|2004}}
|-
| {{flag|Louisiana}} || {{llwsy|2019}}
|-
|{{flag|Florida}}
|{{llwsy|2024}}
|}

====Championship notes====
* In November {{llwsy|1974}}, "whispers about overage Asian participants grew to shouts" when over a three-year stretch Taiwan outscored U.S. teams, 120–2, in a span of nine Little League World Series games. Then LLWS chairman Peter McGovern reluctantly agreed to a blanket ban of all international teams. After an uproar of criticism and an investigation that could produce no evidence of rules violations,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2011-aug-16-la-sp-0816-little-league-baseball-20110817-story.html |title=With adults involved, youth baseball can be more than child's play |first=Baxter |last=Holmes |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 16, 2011}}</ref> the ban was rescinded for the {{llwsy|1976}} event.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ci8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2452%2C9746929 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|location=Idaho|agency=Associated Press|title=Little League takes it back: foreigners can play |date=December 31, 1975 |page=2B}}</ref>
* In {{llwsy|1976}}, the tournament was split into two brackets; one for International teams, and one for teams representing the United States. As a result, a team representing the United States is assured of being in the finals each year.
* In {{llwsy|1985}}, [[Mexicali]], Mexico, represented the West Region of the United States in the Little League World Series. Because of its proximity to the El Centro/[[Calexico, California|Calexico]] area in Southern California, Mexicali competed in and represented California's District 22 in the Southern California division from 1957 to 1985, representing the bordering city of Calexico, California.<ref name=Mexico>''See:'' [[Mexico in the Little League World Series]].</ref>
* In {{llwsy|1992}}, Long Beach was declared a 6–0 winner after the international tournament committee determined that [[Zamboanga City Little League team|Zamboanga City had used ineligible players]] that were either not from within its [[city limits]], over age, or both. The championship game was originally won by Zamboanga City, 15–4.
* From 1997 to 2002, no teams from Taiwan participated in the tournament. In 1997, the Taiwan Baseball Association decided its leagues would no longer charter with Little League. From the introduction of Far East teams in 1967 until after 1996, Taiwan had won 17 of a possible 30 championships and had been runner-up twice.<ref>”Taiwan, once dominant, to return to Little League”. Associated Press Newswires, 25 April 2003</ref>
::Due to [[Cross-Strait relations|complicated relations]] with the [[People's Republic of China]], the [[Republic of China]]—commonly known as Taiwan—is recognized by the name [[Chinese Taipei]] by a majority of international organizations, including Little League Baseball. LLWS records and news accounts may use Republic of China, Taiwan, or Chinese Taipei to refer to the same entity.
* In {{llwsy|2001}}, [[Danny Almonte]], a pitcher from the [[Bronx, New York]], team representing the [[Mid-Atlantic Region (Little League World Series)|Mid-Atlantic Region]], was discovered to not be eligible because he was two years over the maximum age limit. Because of this, the Mid-Atlantic team was retroactively assessed a [[forfeit (baseball)|forfeit]] for each game they won in the tournament.<ref name=forfeits/> The team's statistics, including a [[perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]] thrown by Almonte, were scrubbed from the record.<ref name=forfeits>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-its-true-almonte-is-age-14/125628585/ |title=It's true: Almonte is age 14—Bronx must forfeit Little League wins |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |newspaper=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |location=[[Newport News, Virginia]] |page=B1 |date=September 1, 2001 |accessdate=May 31, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
* In {{llwsy|2009}}, a team from Taiwan reached the championship match for the first time since 1996, but lost to a team from [[Chula Vista, California]].
* In {{llwsy|2014}}, Chicago defeated Las Vegas for the U.S. championship before losing to Seoul, South Korea, in the LLWS championship. On February 11, 2015, Chicago was stripped of its U.S. title for fielding ineligible players; it was retroactively awarded to Las Vegas.
* In {{llwsy|2019}}, River Ridge became the first team since the expansion to 16 teams in 2001, and the second team in tournament history, to win the LLWS after losing their first game of tournament play (the first such team was [[Maracaibo]], Venezuela, winners of the {{llwsy|2000}} tournament).

==Notable participants in the Little League World Series==
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===Major League Baseball players===
According to the official Little League website, as of 2024, there have been 72 MLB players who played in the LLWS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.littleleague.org/who-we-are/alumni/major-leaguers-played-llbws/|title=Major Leaguers Played in LLBWS|work=Little League Baseball|accessdate=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Wilson Álvarez]] – Venezuelan left-handed pitcher (1989–2005); [[1982 Little League World Series|1982 LLWS]] ([[Maracaibo|Maracaibo, Venezuela]])
* [[Jim Barbieri]] – American outfielder (1966); [[1954 Little League World Series|1954 LLWS]] champion, runner up [[1953 Little League World Series|1953 LLWS]] ([[Schenectady, New York]]). First player to play in an MLB World Series (1966) and a Little League World Series  
* [[Jason Bay]] – Canadian-American left fielder (2003–2013);  [[1990 Little League World Series|1990 LLWS]] ([[Trail, British Columbia]]). Won 2004 [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award#National League winners (1949–present)|Rookie of the Year]]
* [[Matthew Batten]] – American infielder (2022–present); [[2008 Little League World Series|2008 LLWS]] ([[Shelton, Connecticut]])
* [[Derek Bell (baseball)|Derek Bell]] – American infielder (1991–2001); [[1980 Little League World Series|1980]] runner-up & [[1981 Little League World Series|1981 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Tampa, Florida]]). [[1992 World Series|1992 MLB World Series]] champion
* [[Cody Bellinger]] – American outfielder and first baseman (2017–present); [[2007 Little League World Series|2007 LLWS]] ([[Chandler, Arizona]])
* [[Christian Bethancourt]] – Panamanian catcher and first baseman (2013–present); [[2004 Little League World Series|2004 LLWS]] ([[Panama City, Panama]])
* [[Larvell Blanks]] – American infielder (1972–1980); [[1962 Little League World Series|1962 LLWS]]) ([[Del Rio, Texas]])
* [[Jim Brower]] – American pitcher (1999–2007); [[1985 Little League World Series|1985 LLWS]] ([[Minnetonka, Minnesota]])
* [[Sean Burroughs]] – American third baseman (2002–2012); [[1992 Little League World Series|1992]] & [[1993 Little League World Series|1993 LLWS]] champions ([[Long Beach, California]])
* [[Kevin Cash]] – American catcher (2002–2010), manager for the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] (2015–present); [[1989 Little League World Series|1989 LLWS]] ([[Tampa, Florida]]). 
* [[Gavin Cecchini]] – American second baseman (2016–2017), [[2006 Little League World Series|2006 LLWS]] ([[Lake Charles, Louisiana]])
* [[Chin-Feng Chen]] – Taiwanese outfielder (2002–2005), [[1990 Little League World Series|1990 LLWS]] champion ([[Tainan County|Tainan County, Taiwan]]); first Taiwanese-born player in MLB history
* [[Jeff Clement]] – American catcher and first baseman (2007–2012), [[1996 Little League World Series|1996 LLWS]] ([[Marshalltown, Iowa]])
* [[Michael Conforto]] – American outfielder (2015–present), [[2004 Little League World Series|2004 LLWS]], ([[Redmond, Washington]])<ref>{{cite web|title=From Little League to the major leagues|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/13475684/from-little-league-major-leagues?sf12419403=1|website=From Little League to the major leagues| date=20 August 2015 |access-date=24 August 2015}}</ref>
* [[Billy Connors]] – American pitcher (1966–1968), [[1954 Little League World Series|1954 LLWS]] champion ([[Schenectady, New York]])
* [[David Cortés (baseball)|David Cortés]] – Mexican pitcher (1999–2006), [[1985 Little League World Series|1985 LLWS]] ([[Mexicali, Mexico]]) - represented the West region of the US
* [[Hagen Danner]] – American pitcher (2023–present), [[2011 Little League World Series|2011 LLWS]] champion ([[Huntington Beach, California]])
* [[Drew Ellis (baseball)|Drew Ellis]] – American third baseman (2021–2023), [[2008 Little League World Series|2008 LLWS]] ([[Jeffersonville, Indiana]])
* [[Brian Esposito]] – American catcher (2007–2010), [[1991 Little League World Series|1991 LLWS]] ([[Staten Island, New York]])
* [[Stephen Fife]] – American pitcher (2012–2014), [[1999 Little League World Series|1999 LLWS]]) ([[Boise, Idaho]])
* [[Jeff Frazier]] – American outfielder (2010), [[1995 Little League World Series|1995 LLWS]] ([[Toms River, New Jersey]])
* [[Todd Frazier]] – American third baseman (2011–2021), [[1998 Little League World Series|1998 LLWS]] champion ([[Toms River, New Jersey]]). [[2015 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby|2015 MLB Home Run Derby]] champion
* [[Jace Fry]] – American pitcher (2017–2021), [[2006 Little League World Series|2006 LLWS]] ([[Beaverton, Oregon]])
* [[Randal Grichuk]] – American outfielder (2014–present), [[2003 Little League World Series|2003]] and [[2004 Little League World Series|2004 LLWS]] ([[Richmond, Texas]])
* [[Robert Hassell III]] – American outfielder (2025–present), [[2013 Little League World Series|2013]] and [[2014 Little League World Series|2014 LLWS]] ([[Nashville, Tennessee]])
* [[Ben Hayes]] – American pitcher (1982–1983), [[1970 Little League World Series|1970 LLWS]] ([[Wiesbaden, Germany]])
* [[Charlie Hayes]] – American third baseman (1988–2001), [[1977 Little League World Series|1977 LLWS]] ([[Hattiesburg, Mississippi]]). [[1996 World Series|1996 MLB World Series]] champion
* [[Yonny Hernández (baseball)|Yonny Hernández]], Venezuelan infielder (2021–2023), [[2011 Little League World Series|2011 LLWS]] ([[Maracay|Maracay, Venezuela]])
*  [[Grant Holman]] - Americian Pitcher (2024–present)  [[2013 Little League World Series|2013 LLWS]] ([[Chula Vista, California]]) 
* [[Ken Hubbs]] – American second baseman (1961–1963), [[1954 Little League World Series|1954 LLWS]] ([[Colton, California]]). 1962 [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award#National League winners (1949–present)|Rookie of the Year]]
* [[Cooper Hummel]] – American catcher and outfielder (2022–present), [[2007 Little League World Series|2007 LLWS]] ([[Lake Oswego, Oregon]])
* [[Erik Johnson (infielder)|Erik Johnson]] – American infielder (1993–1994), [[1978 Little League World Series|1978 LLWS]] US champion, WS runner-up ([[San Ramon, California]])
* [[Scott Kingery]] – American utility player (2018–present), [[2006 Little League World Series|2006 LLWS]] ([[Phoenix, Arizona]])
* [[Keith Lampard]] – American outfielder (1969–1970), [[1958 Little League World Series|1958 LLWS]] ([[Portland, Oregon]])
* [[Carney Lansford]] – American third baseman (1978–1992), [[1969 Little League World Series|1969 LLWS]] ([[Santa Clara, California]]). [[1989 World Series|1989 MLB World Series]] champion  
* [[Josh Lester]] – American utility player (2022–2023), [[2006 Little League World Series|2006 LLWS]] champions ([[Columbus, Georgia]])
* [[Adam Loewen]] – Canadian pitcher and outfielder (2006–2016), [[1996 Little League World Series|1996 LLWS]] ([[Surrey, British Columbia]])
* [[Vance Lovelace]] – American pitcher (1988–1990), [[1975 Little League World Series|1975 LLWS]] ([[Tampa, Florida]])
* [[Lance Lynn]] – American pitcher (2011–2024), [[1999 Little League World Series|1999 LLWS]] ([[Brownsburg, Indiana]])
* [[Jason Marquis]] – American pitcher (2000–2015), [[1991 Little League World Series|1991 LLWS]] ([[Staten Island|Staten Island, New York]]) / 2005 NL [[Silver Slugger Award]] and [[2006 World Series|2006 MLB World Series]] champion 
* [[Lloyd McClendon]] – American outfielder (1987–1994), manager (2001–2005, 2014–2015, 2020); [[1971 Little League World Series|1971 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Gary, Indiana]])
* [[Lastings Milledge]] – American outfielder (2006–2011), [[1997 Little League World Series|1997 LLWS]] ([[Bradenton, Florida]])
* [[Bobby Mitchell (1980s outfielder)|Bobby Mitchell]] – American outfielder (1980–1983), [[1967 Little League World Series|1967 LLWS]] ([[Northridge, California]])
* [[Max Moroff]] – American infielder (2016–2021), [[2005 Little League World Series|2005 LLWS]] ([[Maitland, Florida]])
* [[Jim Pankovits]] – American infielder (1984–1990), [[1968 Little League World Series|1968 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Richmond, Virginia]])
* [[Francisco Peña (baseball)|Francisco Peña]] – Dominican catcher (2014–2018), [[2001 Little League World Series|2001 LLWS]] ([[Bronx, New York]])
* [[Yusmeiro Petit]] – Venezuelan pitcher (2006–2021), [[1994 Little League World Series|1994 LLWS]] champion ([[Maracaibo, Venezuela]]). [[2014 World Series|2014 MLB World Series]] champion with the [[San Francisco Giants]]. Only player to win a LLWS title and an MLB World Series title.
* [[Marc Pisciotta]] – American pitcher (1997–1999), [[1983 Little League World Series|1983 LLWS]] ([[Marietta, Georgia]])
* [[Boog Powell]] – American first baseman (1961–1977), [[1954 Little League World Series|1954 LLWS]] ([[Lakeland, Florida]]). [[1966 World Series|1966]] and [[1970 World Series|1970 MLB World Series]] champion, [[1969 World Series|1969]] and [[1971 World Series|1971 MLB World Series]] runner-up
* [[Nick Pratto]] – American first baseman (2022–present), [[2011 Little League World Series|2011 LLWS]] champion ([[Huntington Beach, California]])
* [[Yohel Pozo]] – Venezuelan catcher (2021-present), [[2009 Little League World Series|2009 LLWS]] ([[Maracaibo|Maracaibo, Venezuela]])
* [[Jurickson Profar]] – Curaçaoan outfielder (2012–present), [[2004 Little League World Series|2004 LLWS]] champion, [[2005 Little League World Series|2005 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Willemstad, Curaçao]])
* [[Guillermo Quiróz]] – Venezuelan catcher (2004–2014), [[1994 Little League World Series|1994 LLWS]] champion ([[Maracaibo|Maracaibo, Venezuela]])
* [[Ceddanne Rafaela]] – Curaçaoan infielder and outfielder (2023–present), [[2012 Little League World Series|2012 LLWS]] ([[Willemstad, Curaçao]])
* [[Colby Rasmus]] – American outfielder (2009–2018), [[1999 Little League World Series|1999 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Phenix City, Alabama]])
* [[Cory Rasmus]] – American pitcher (2013–2016), [[1999 Little League World Series|1999 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Phenix City, Alabama]])
* [[Brady Rodgers]] – American pitcher (2016–2019), [[2003 Little League World Series|2003 LLWS]] ([[Richmond, Texas]])
* [[Michael Saunders]] – Canadian outfielder (2009–2017), [[1999 Little League World Series|1999 LLWS]] ([[Victoria, British Columbia]])
* [[Jonathan Schoop]] – Curaçaoan second baseman (2013–2023), [[2003 Little League World Series|2003]] third place and [[2004 Little League World Series|2004 LLWS]] champion ([[Willemstad, Curaçao]])
* [[Gary Sheffield]] – American outfielder (1988–2009), [[1980 Little League World Series|1980 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Tampa, Florida]]). [[1997 World Series|1997 MLB World Series]] champion, 5-Time [[Silver Slugger Award]]
* [[Andrew Stevenson (baseball)|Andrew Stevenson]] – American outfielder (2017–2023), [[2005 Little League World Series|2005 LLWS]] ([[Lafayette, Louisiana]])
* [[Carl Taylor (baseball)|Carl Taylor]] – American catcher and outfielder (1968–1973), [[1954 Little League World Series|1954 LLWS]] ([[Lakeland, Florida]])
* [[Rubén Tejada]] – Panamanian shortshop (2010–2019), [[2001 Little League World Series|2001 LLWS]] ([[Santiago de Veraguas|Santiago de Veraguas, Panama]])
* [[Clete Thomas]] – American outfielder (2008–2013), [[1996 Little League World Series|1996 LLWS]] ([[Panama City, Florida]])
* [[Héctor Torres]] – Mexican shortshop (1968–1977), [[1958 Little League World Series|1958 LLWS]] champion ([[Monterrey|Monterrey, Mexico]])
* [[Devon Travis]] – American second baseman (2015–2018), [[2003 Little League World Series|2003 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Boynton Beach, Florida]])
* [[Bobby Treviño]] – Mexican outfielder (1968), [[1958 Little League World Series|1958 LLWS]] champions ([[Monterrey, Mexico]])
* [[George Tsamis]] – American pitcher (1993), [[1979 Little League World Series|1979 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Campbell, California]])
* [[Jason Varitek]] – American catcher (1997–2011), [[1984 Little League World Series|1984 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Altamonte Springs, Florida]]). [[2004 World Series|2004]] and [[2007 World Series|2007 MLB World Series]] champion with the [[Boston Red Sox]]
* [[Dave Veres]] – American pitcher (1994–2003), [[1978 Little League World Series|1978 LLWS]] ([[Torrejón Air Base|Torrejón AFB]], [[Spain]])
* [[Ed Vosberg]] – American pitcher (1986–2002), [[1973 Little League World Series|1973 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Tucson, Arizona]]). [[1997 World Series|1997 MLB World Series]] champion with the [[Florida Marlins]]. Won NCAA World Series title with [[University of Arizona]]
* [[Wei-Chung Wang]] – Taiwanese pitcher (2014, 2017, 2019), [[2004 Little League World Series|2004 LLWS]] ([[Taitung City, Taiwan]])
* [[Dan Wilson (catcher)|Dan Wilson]] – American catcher (1992–2005), manager (2024–present), [[1981 Little League World Series|1981 LLWS]] ([[Barrington, Illinois]])
* [[Rick Wise]] – American pitcher (1964–1982), [[1958 Little League World Series|1958 LLWS]] ([[Portland, Oregon]]). Played in [[1975 World Series|1975 MLB World Series]] with the [[Boston Red Sox]]

===National Football League players===
* [[Cortez Broughton]] – American defensive tackle (2019–2023), [[2009 Little League World Series|2009 LLWS]] ([[Warner Robins, Georgia]])
* [[Matt Cassel]] – American quarterback (2005–2018), [[1994 Little League World Series|1994 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge, California]])
* [[Jake Fromm]] – American quarterback (2020–present), [[2011 Little League World Series|2011 LLWS]] ([[Warner Robins, Georgia]])
* [[Gale Gilbert]] – American quarterback (1985–1995), [[1974 Little League World Series|1974 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Red Bluff, California]]). Played in 5 Super Bowls: XXV–XXVII with the [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[Super Bowl XXIX|XXIX]] with the [[San Diego Chargers]]
*[[Dick Hart (American football)|Dick Hart]] – American guard (1967–1970) – [[1955 Little League World Series|1955 LLWS]] ([[Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Morrisville, Pennsylvania]])
* [[Billy Hunter (basketball)|Billy Hunter]] – American wide receiver (1965–1966), U.S. Prosecutor for [[Northern District of California]], executive director of the [[National Basketball Players Association]]; [[1955 Little League World Series|1955 LLWS]] runner-up ([[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Delaware Township, New Jersey]])
* [[Jack Losch]] – American halfback (1956), [[1947 Little League World Series|1947 LLWS]] champion ([[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]])
* [[Trey Quinn]] – American [[wide receiver]] (2018–2024), [[2008 Little League World Series|2008 LLWS]] ([[Lake Charles, Louisiana]])
* [[Turk Schonert]] – American quarterback (1980–1991), [[1968 Little League World Series|1968 LLWS]] ([[Garden Grove, California]]). Played in Super Bowl XVI & XXIII with the [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
* [[Brian Sipe]] – American quarterback (1974–1985), [[1961 Little League World Series|1961 LLWS]] ([[El Cajon, California]]). 1980 [[NFL MVP]]
* [[Julian Vandervelde]] – American center (2011–2015), [[2000 Little League World Series|2000 LLWS]] ([[Davenport, Iowa]])

===National Hockey League players===
* [[Chris Drury]] – American center (1998–2011), president and general manager for the [[New York Rangers]] (2021–present); [[1989 Little League World Series|1989 LLWS]] champion ([[Trumbull, Connecticut]]). 2001 [[Stanley Cup]] champion, 1998 [[Hobey Baker Award]] winner, 1999 [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] winner
* [[Ray Ferraro]] – Canadian center (1984–2002), [[1976 Little League World Series|1976 LLWS]] ([[Trail, British Columbia]])
* [[Stéphane Matteau]] – Canadian winger (1988–2003), [[1982 Little League World Series|1982 LLWS]] ([[Rouyn-Noranda|Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec]]). 1994 [[Stanley Cup]] champion
* [[Yanic Perreault]] – Canadian center (1991–2008), [[1983 Little League World Series|1983 LLWS]] ([[Sherbrooke, Quebec]])
* [[Jayden Struble]] – American defenseman (2023–present), [[2014 Little League World Series|2014 LLWS]] ([[Cumberland, Rhode Island]])
* [[Pierre Turgeon]] – Canadian center (1987–2007), [[1982 Little League World Series|1982 LLWS]]) ([[Rouyn-Noranda|Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec]]). 4-time NHL All-Star
* [[Harry Zolnierczyk]] – Canadian winger (2010–2019), [[2000 Little League World Series|2000 LLWS]] ([[Toronto, Ontario]])

===Other===
* [[Danny Almonte]] – Center of significant controversy following the 2001 series due to age falsification - [[2001 Little League World Series|2001 LLWS]] ([[Bronx, New York]])
* [[Mo'ne Davis]] – First girl to record a win as a pitcher and to pitch a shutout; first little league player to appear on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' at the time of tournament play, 2014 [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|AP Female Athlete of the Year]] - [[2014 Little League World Series|2014 LLWS]] ([[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]])
* [[Ron DeSantis]] – 46th [[Governor of Florida]] and former U.S. Representative from Florida's 6th district - [[1991 Little League World Series|1991 LLWS]] ([[Dunedin, Florida]])
* [[Austin Dillon]] – [[2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series]] champion, [[2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series]] champion - [[2002 Little League World Series|2002 LLWS]] ([[Clemmons, North Carolina]])
* [[Krissy Wendell-Pohl|Krissy Wendell]] –  Former [[United States women's national ice hockey team|U.S. women's national hockey team]] player, Current amateur scout for the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] - [[1994 Little League World Series|1994 LLWS]] ([[Brooklyn Park, Minnesota]])

==Media coverage==
{{See also|Little League World Series on television|List of Little League World Series Championship Game broadcasters}}
The first broadcast of the Little League World Series on television was on ABC Sports (now [[ESPN on ABC]]) in [[1963 Little League World Series|1963]]. For years, only the championship game was televised. Since the late 1980s, when the tournament was reorganized, both the U.S. and international championships, the "semifinals", have been shown. As the years passed, more telecasts were added on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[ESPN]], and [[ESPN2]]. In [[2006 Little League World Series|2006]], 28 of the 36 games were televised on the three networks. In addition, several regional tournament games, which are qualifiers for the LLWS, are televised on ESPN during the days leading up to the LLWS.

The 2006 world championship game was to be the last telecast on ABC Sports before ESPN's complete takeover of the sports division and name change. However, the final was postponed one day because of rain and was shown by ESPN2.

In January 2007, it was announced that ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC had extended their contract with the Little League organization through 2014.<ref name="Broadcast">{{cite web |url=http://www.littleleague.org/media/tv_lineup_07.asp|title=What's on TV? Little League Dominates August Lineup |website=LittleLeague.org |date=1 August 2007  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030224248/http://www.littleleague.org/media/tv_lineup_07.asp |archive-date=October 30, 2007}}</ref> That year, every game of the LLWS was scheduled to be televised for the first time, with all but one game live on ESPN, ESPN2, or ABC. (The other game was to be available online at [[ESPN360]], then shown on ESPN2 the next day.)  In addition, a number of games were to be shown in [[high-definition TV|high-definition]] on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC. The championship games in all other divisions, as well as the semifinals and finals of the Little League Softball World Series, was scheduled for either ESPN, ESPN2 or [[ESPNU]].<ref name="Broadcast"/>

In June 2011, it was announced that ESPN would add 17 games to its schedule on [[ESPN 3D]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2011/May-Aug/ESPN3DAddsLittleLeagueWorldSeriesGamestoitsBroadcastSchedule.htm|title=ESPN 3D Adds Little League World Series Games to its Broadcast Schedule|author=Communications Division|date=June 15, 2011|work=Little League|access-date=June 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012071206/http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2011/May-Aug/ESPN3DAddsLittleLeagueWorldSeriesGamestoitsBroadcastSchedule.htm|archive-date=October 12, 2012}}</ref>

Coverage of the qualifying games has increased substantially in the US within the past decade: as of 2018, all regional group games (with the exception of the Southwest region) are available via subscription online through the [[ESPN+]] platform, with the last three games of each regional tournament on an ESPN network. The aforementioned Southwest regional games are aired in full on the [[Longhorn Network]] (itself owned by ESPN). The increased level of participation, competition, and publicity of the Little League World Series in recent years has established a trend in the opposite direction of many other preteen sports.

Most LLWS games are broadcast live on local radio station [[WRAK (AM)|WRAK]] 1400AM, which is owned by [[iHeartMedia]].

==Other divisions in Little League Baseball==
After discontinuing their big league divisions in 2017 due to low participation levels over the previous 15 years,<ref>{{cite web|title=Little League eliminates Big League division in both baseball and softball|url=https://www.pennlive.com/little-league-world-series/2016/08/little_league_eliminates_big_l.html|date=27 August 2016|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref> seven of the remaining eleven divisions of Little League Baseball has its own World Series format (including three in girls' softball).
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col" | Division
!scope="col" | Location
!scope="col" | Years active
!scope="col" | Age of players
!scope="col" | Series
|-
!scope="row" | [[Little League Baseball]]
| [[South Williamsport, Pennsylvania]]
| 1947–present
| 11–12 years old
| Little League World Series
|-
!scope="row" | [[Little League Baseball#Little League Intermediate (50/70) Division|Little League Intermediate Division]]
| [[Livermore, California]]
| 2013–present
| 11–13 years old
| [[Intermediate League World Series|Intermediate Little League World Series<!--This is the official name of this level's LLWS.-->]]
|-
!scope="row" | [[Junior, Senior & Big League Baseball#Junior League|Junior League Baseball]]
| [[Taylor, Michigan]]
| 1981–present
| 13–14 years old
| [[Junior League World Series]]
|-
!scope="row" | [[Junior, Senior & Big League Baseball|Senior League Baseball]]
| [[Easley, South Carolina]]
| 1961–present
| 14–16 years old
| [[Senior League World Series]]
|-
!scope="row" | [[Junior, Senior & Big League Baseball|Big League Baseball]]
| [[Easley, South Carolina]]
| 1968–2016
| 16–18 years old
| [[Big League World Series]]
|-
!scope="row" | Little League Softball
| [[Greenville, North Carolina]]
| 1974–present
| 11–12 years old<ref name="littleleague.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.littleleague.org/media/softball/softballdivisions.htm?FullPageView=True|title=Softball – Divisions of Play|access-date=31 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913204706/http://www.littleleague.org/media/softball/softballdivisions.htm?FullPageView=True|archive-date=2016-09-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[Little League Softball World Series|Little League World Series (softball)]]
|-
!scope="row" | Junior League Softball
| [[Kirkland, Washington]]
| 1999–present
| 12–14 years old<ref name="littleleague.org"/>
| [[Junior League World Series (softball)]]
|-
!scope="row" | Senior League Softball
| [[Sussex County, Delaware]]
| 1976–present
| 13–16 years old<ref name="littleleague.org"/>
| Senior League World Series (softball)
|-
!scope="row" | Big League Softball
| [[Sussex County, Delaware]]
| 1982–2016
|14–18 years old<ref name="littleleague.org"/>
| Big League World Series (softball)
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Little League World Series champions by division]]
* [[Little League World Series on television]]
* The ''[[Little League World Series Baseball]]'' video game series published by [[Activision]]
* [[Mexico in the Little League World Series]]
* [[Amateur baseball in the United States]]
* [[U-12 Baseball World Cup]], the most elite and highest level of U-12 baseball competition, sanctioned by the [[World Baseball Softball Confederation]] (WBSC) and held every 2 years.
* [[List of organized baseball leagues]]
* {{section link|Baseball awards|World}} (world, international-bracket, and regional champions)
* {{slink|Baseball awards|U.S. youth baseball}} (national, regional, and state champions)

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official website|http://www.littleleague.org }}
* [http://www.littleleague.org/museum/ Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum]
* [http://www.unpage.org/shared/un-genin.htm The Little League Baseball International Tournament] (comprehensive information on district, sectional, state/provincial/country, and regional tournaments). Unpage Publications

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