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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Following in His Parents’ Footsteps While there might not be a Little League-style equivalent for extreme endurance events, Leininger still managed to catch the bug early on.
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Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The team’s lead assistant Daryl Rinker has volunteered in the league for 10 years and has guided two of his own children through the Poway Little League.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Other Countries Major-league games have also been played in Hawaii, once the home of a Triple-A team; Dubuque, Iowa, home of the Field of Dreams movie set; and Williamsport, PA, headquarters of Little League Baseball.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This is the team that walked off the Texas Rangers in late April when a bases-empty nubber and two wild throws resulted in a Little League home run for Heliot Ramos.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The team’s lead assistant Daryl Rinker has volunteered in the league for 10 years and has guided two of his own children through the Poway Little League.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Other Countries Major-league games have also been played in Hawaii, once the home of a Triple-A team; Dubuque, Iowa, home of the Field of Dreams movie set; and Williamsport, PA, headquarters of Little League Baseball.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This is the team that walked off the Texas Rangers in late April when a bases-empty nubber and two wild throws resulted in a Little League home run for Heliot Ramos.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Little League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Little%20League. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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