Little League

American  

Trademark.

1. a baseball, softball, and T-ball league consisting of teams of boys and girls 4 to 18 years of age, founded in 1939 in Williamsport, Pa., and now international in scope, supported by business, fraternal, or other institutional sponsors.

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Other Word Forms

• Little Leaguer noun

Example Sentences

And I will tell you, I coached six Little League teams, of 5- and 9-year-olds, in three different sports.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Wasserman found a surrogate father in his grandfather Lew, who would leave his company’s office early to make Little League games and take him to Nate ’n Al’s diner on weekends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Which means stock prices themselves — the thing everyone obsesses over — contribute about as much to your wealth as the participation trophy you got in Little League.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

It was the chess equivalent of Aaron Judge showing up to play Little League.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

Jane takes me off into a corner backstage, secluded behind the set, and says, "You really did all that? You looked after him in Little League?"

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan