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Born in Moca in the Dominican Republic, Almonte was a Little League pitcher who threw up to 79 miles per hour (127 km/h). Considered a phenomenon as he led his Bronx team to a third-place finish in the 2001 Little League World Series, Almonte was revealed to have actually been two years too old to play Little League baseball. Although there ...
The 2001 Little League World Series was the first edition that had a female umpire call the championship game: Flora Stansbury from Seneca, Missouri. U.S. President George W. Bush , himself a little leaguer as a child, was also in attendance at the championship game.
The Rolando Paulino LL of The Bronx was forced to forfeit all its wins in the 2001 Little League World Series due to the Danny Almonte controversy. Jackie Robinson West LL fielded ineligible players resulting in all their wins being forfeited including the U.S. Championship in the 2014 Little League World Series.
The Mid-Atlantic Region is one of ten United States regions that currently sends teams to the Little League World Series, the largest youth baseball tournament in the world. The Mid-Atlantic Region's participation in the LLWS dates back to 1957, when it was known as the East Region.
Danny Almonte, baseball player who participated in the 2001 Little League World Series despite being too old to do so [1] Saul Bass, graphic designer, movie title sequence designer, and filmmaker; Edward J. Bloustein (1925–1989), 17th president of Rutgers University [2] Paul Bogart (1919–2012), television director and producer [3]
Little League Baseball houses the players in "barracks" at the regional and World Series. Salem is the sixth New Hampshire team to qualify for the Little League World Series and the first since ...
The Little League World Series is an annual baseball tournament for children (primarily boys) aged 10 to 12 years old, held in the Eastern United States. [1] [2] Originally called the National Little League Tournament, it was later renamed for the World Series in Major League Baseball.
Little League Baseball and Softball (officially, Little League Baseball Inc [1]) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization [2] [3] based in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, that organizes local youth baseball and softball leagues throughout the United States and the rest of the world.