The 2025 Little League World Series will be in Williamsport, Pennsylvania from August 13-24 with 20 teams vying for the title.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Reason Why the Little League World Series Is Played in Williamsport Is Fascinating. The 78th Little League World Series has begun in Williamsport, Pa., as 20 teams from around the globe will battle to determine the best Little League team in the world.

The team from Chester County, Pa., lost Saturday in an elimination game to Clarendon Hills Little League of Illinois, 3-2. After a scoreless first two innings, Clarendon Hills got three runners across the plate in the third. The deficit would prove too much for Glenmoore Eagle to overcome, although they did not allow more runs.

After an opening-game loss, the local stars from Braintree hoped to fend off elimination on Saturday vs. Texas. We have the play-by-play coverage.

It’s not an ice-cream cone. It’s not an Italian rainbow cookie. It’s the baseball bat being used at the Little League World Series.

The Seattle Mariners and New York Mets finished their three-game series with a field trip to Williamsport for Classic on Sunday night. Though things were a bit d

The Braintree Little League team suffered its first loss of the summer Thursday, falling 13-0 to Irmo, South Carolina in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

The road to Williamsport was filled with more drama than usual for a couple Little League World Series participants this year, including a Venezuelan team that needed visa exemptions to make the trip and an American club that narrowly knocked off a defending champ.