2026 Little League® Region and World Series Schedule Options More Than 340 Games on ESPN Platforms

Key Takeaways:  

• All 22 video games of the Little League Softball® World Series, Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, set to air on ESPN linear platforms for the primary time in occasion historical past, furthering the joint dedication and funding into the sport. 

• More than 340 video games set to air on ESPN Platforms with the complete slate of video games kicking off on Friday, July 17 with Little League Softball® Central and Southeast Region video games. 

• Panama and Curaçao to hitch Australia, Canada, Japan, and Mexico with direct entry to the 2026 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile 

• More than 4,000 highlights from the video games had been shared on Little League digital platforms in 2025. 

• First-Round matchups for the Little League® Baseball and Softball World Series out there in mid-June, with further details about promotional days, particular friends, and extra being shared all through the summer time. 
• Little League® International continues its funding into the general event expertise, masking the housing, journey for worldwide and home groups, and lodging for all groups who compete in any respect seven World Series tournaments, totaling roughly $12.5 million in working bills every year.

The official schedules and web sites for the 2026 Little League® Region and World Series tournaments are formally dwell at LittleLeague.org/WorldSeries and the cellular app is accessible to obtain for each iOS and Android by visiting LittleLeague.org/LLWSApp. Announced earlier this 12 months, one of many marquis spotlights of this 12 months’s event will characteristic all 22 video games of the Little League Softball World Series airing throughout linear platforms for the primary time within the occasion’s historical past, showcasing the joint dedication and funding into the sport.  

With the primary of greater than 340 broadcasted video games set to be performed on Friday, July 17, the Little League Softball U.S. Region Tournaments kicks off the event broadcast schedule with the Central and Southeast Region video games on ESPN+ beginning at Noon ET (notice all days, occasions, and networks topic to vary).  

Over the course of six weeks this summer time, all of the Little League Baseball and Softball U.S. Region Tournaments, in addition to each sport from every of the seven Little League World Series tournaments can be broadcast throughout ESPN Platforms, as soon as once more culminating with the Championship Games of each the Little League Softball World Series Championship, Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods (August 9), and Little League Baseball World Series, Presented by T-Mobile (August 30), on ABC.  

In 2025, greater than 4,000 highlights from the Region and World Series video games had been shared throughout Little League’s digital and social media channels, bringing the enjoyable and pleasure of the world’s largest youth sports activities event to the properties of hundreds of thousands of followers around the globe all summer time lengthy.    

The first Region Champion for the 2026 World Series occasions has already formally been named, with David Doleguita Little League (Chiriquí, Panamá) being topped Panama Region Champion to earn the primary of 20 spots on the LLBWS. Earlier this 12 months, Panama and Curaçao had been introduced to have direct entry to the 2026 LLBWS, becoming a member of Australia, Canada, Mexico, Japan – in addition to the Region Champions from Asia-Pacific, Caribbean, Europe and Africa, and Latin America, to make up the sphere of 10 worldwide groups competing within the occasion. With worldwide area champions persevering with to be topped over the approaching months, the complete record of first-round matchups for each the 2026 Little League Baseball and Softball World Series occasions can be made out there on LittleLeague.org/WorldSeries in mid-June. Additional dates of curiosity, together with fan expertise and promotional days, in addition to particular friends and appearances, may even be shared nearer to the beginning of the occasion.   

Each 12 months, Little League International pledges its dedication to masking the housing, journey for worldwide and home groups, and lodging for all groups who compete in any respect seven World Series tournaments, an funding totaling greater than $12.5 million yearly, with the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport costing roughly $7.5 million alone, as a part of Little League’s general annual working price range. To study extra about these efforts, or if you’re interested by donating to help Little League International in offering the absolute best expertise for followers, households, volunteers, and coaches, go to LittleLeague.org/Impact. 

Whether making your first journey to verify off a bucket-list expertise, or returning for a milestone celebration, visiting any of the seven Little League World Series tournaments and their respective area tournaments is an expertise in contrast to some other. To study extra about reserving your journey, and details about lodges, transportation, and extra, make sure to click on the “visitor” tab on every of the respective World Series web sites or by visiting the Region Tournament touchdown web page you have an interest in.  

To keep up-to-date with all of the information and data main as much as and all through the Little League World Series, make sure to bookmark LittleLeague.org/WorldSeries and observe alongside throughout all of Little League’s official social media channels (@LittleLeague) with #LLWS all summer time lengthy. Also, make sure to obtain the Mobile App (LittleLeague.org/LLWSApp) to obtain notifications and benefit from the unique alternatives each on website in Williamsport and Greenville and from the consolation of your individual dwelling.