Little League
noun
: a commercially sponsored baseball league for boys and girls from 8 to 12 years old
Little Leaguer
noun
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He’s covered every sport imaginable, from Little League to the World Series to the Olympics.
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David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2025
In 1974, the National Organization for Women filed a lawsuit against Little League Baseball because the league’s charter excluded girls from playing.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2025
He’s been able to take his kids to and from school, attend soccer and Little League games and be more present than baseball players typically can be.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
His office was filled with the artifacts that people left behind in their cars: a high school diploma, a Little League uniform, an American flag that had been draped over a casket at a military funeral.
—Eli Saslow, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2025
In 1974, the National Organization for Women filed a lawsuit against Little League Baseball because the league’s charter excluded girls from playing.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2025
He’s been able to take his kids to and from school, attend soccer and Little League games and be more present than baseball players typically can be.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
His office was filled with the artifacts that people left behind in their cars: a high school diploma, a Little League uniform, an American flag that had been draped over a casket at a military funeral.
—Eli Saslow, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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“Little League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Little%20League. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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