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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In 1962, the Simpson Road Trojans made history as the first all-Black team from Georgia to earn an invitation to the Little League World Series.
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Sam Crenshaw, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The national hero as a 12-year-old who led El Segundo to the Little League world championship in 2023 is now 15 and set to begin his first year of high school baseball.
—Eric Sondheimer
columnist
follow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Sure, Dad knows this dad from Little League practices, and Mom joined a book club with other moms.
—Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The jersey, draped along the dresser’s edge, changed too — traded in from Little League to UCLA, likely college baseball’s standard-bearer in 2026.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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Sam Crenshaw, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The national hero as a 12-year-old who led El Segundo to the Little League world championship in 2023 is now 15 and set to begin his first year of high school baseball.
—Eric Sondheimer
columnist
follow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Sure, Dad knows this dad from Little League practices, and Mom joined a book club with other moms.
—Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The jersey, draped along the dresser’s edge, changed too — traded in from Little League to UCLA, likely college baseball’s standard-bearer in 2026.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Little League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Little%20League. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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