Little League

noun

: a commercially sponsored baseball league for boys and girls from 8 to 12 years old
Little Leaguer noun

Examples of Little League in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The precipitation could interfere with a lot of Little League games countywide on Saturday, when the daytime high in San Diego will only reach 63 degrees. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024 Scout Master 348, Little League Coach What are, in your view, the most important issues facing your district, and what would your approach be to handling them if elected? Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2024 Playing in recreational leagues, such at Little League, often give your kids the same benefits as travel teams at these ages. USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024 Rubenstein played Little League baseball and even swung an imaginary bat during a PBS Iconic America episode about baseball. Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024 Parker and Barma thought a story about Pete as an 8-year-old in Florida playing Little League baseball and encountering allies and detractors both on and off the field would make an ideal short. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024 The grandparents returned to their retirement three years later, when their son remarried, finally moving to Florida, and getting to talk about golf, not Little League. Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024 Their dad, Jack, coached many football teams — and our Little League baseball team. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024 In an affecting scene toward the end that drives home the connection of Black people as the American version of the untouchable caste, Origin presents the story of Al Bright, the only Black member of a Little League team in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1951. Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Little League was in 1939

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“Little League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Little%20League. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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