The New York Yankees will participate in the 2024 Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pa., facing the Detroit Tigers.
The Yankees and Tigers will compete in the 2024 Little League Classic on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. It’ll count as a home contest for Detroit — the end of a three-game weekend series — and will air nationally on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball at 7:00 p.m. ET.
The Little League Classic was launched in August 2017 between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals. The inaugural event was followed by the Philadelphia Phillies hosting the New York Mets in 2018, the Pirates returning to face the Chicago Cubs in 2019, the Cleveland Guardians facing the Los Angeles Angels in 2021, the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox in 2022, and the Washington Nationals hosting the returning Philadelphia Phillies in this year’s event.
The Little League Baseball® World Series is an international championship tournament for children, ages 10-12, held annually in Williamsport, the headquarters for Little League International. Countries from around the world compete on a global stage each year, with games airing on ESPN, ABC and streamed via the ESPN App. Little League International expanded the pool of teams in 2022, increasing it to 20 total teams.
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