little league baseball

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — An awful lot of major league baseball players are sorry that Mariano Rivera grew out of his childhood disdain of pitching. Rivera says he didn't like to pitch as a little leaguer — because that meant he couldn't play every day...

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Emmanuel Rodriguez hit two home runs to lead the Dominican Republic to a 7-3 win over Portland, Oregon, yesterday in a Little League World Series consolation game. Both teams both were eliminated from the Series on Saturday, but the Dominican Republic ended its all-star season by winning a game in which it never trailed...

A tragic death resulted in a wonderful show of support.

Two Yakima area Little Leagues will be collecting non-perishable foods at their openers this weekend to benefit Northwest Harvest and area food banks.

Selah Little League is upset over the city council's decision to impose fees on the league. The city says its struggling financially and can not afford to solely maintain the city's baseball parks. So, council voted to charge the Yakima Valley Legion Ball league with a $3,000 fee to use its parks...

A surprise $1,200 donation from a Los Angeles strip club has helped keep a struggling Little League afloat for another year. In a economically depressed area of Los Angeles. The Lennox Little League features about 40 teams, with more than 300 players...