Juan Reyes has thrown two complete-game shutouts for Venezuela. Nevada's Garrett Gallegos has yet to let an opponent score. Liu Wei-Heng struck out the side in back-to-back innings for Taiwan. Tommy D’Amura generated a hitting frenzy that kept Connecticut’s run alive.

Since losing to Chinese Taipei, Mexico has won back-to-back elimination games, beating Panama in walk-off fashion on Sunday. Japan suffered its first loss of the World Series on Monday, losing to Venezuela, 4-0, a few days after scoring 12 runs against

Little League teams from around the globe entered Williamsport, aiming to become the 2025 World Series champions, and the action continues on Saturday.

It took a lot for Venezuela to the Little League World Series, but on Wednesday it made the playing baseball part look easy.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA— The Little League World Series has wrapped up its second round of play, and the field is starting to narrow as several teams suffered their second loss of the tournament.

Eight teams began their quest to win it all in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday in the annual summer tournament. A new winner will be crowned in 2025, too, after last year's champion, Lake Mary, Florida, was eliminated in the regional round. Which teams will prevail and remain in the winner's bracket? Catch up on all of the action below.

Willson Contreras, one of baseball’s most prominent Venezuelan players, lamented being "treated like we are criminals."

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA —Two international squads got the 2025 Little League World Series underway on Wednesday afternoon, as Venezuela blanked Puerto Rico, 5-0, in a marquee opening matchup between two perennial international baseball powers.

Senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly had to intervene to get teams an exception to Trump’s June travel ban

South Carolina celebrated its win at the ESPN Big Bracket that sits just outside Lamade Stadium. Sutton Gravelle climbed the ladder to move the Southeast team one spot closer to the championship. Everyone was cheering and singing Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA.”