Little League Baseball

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nonprofit organization youth sports organization

Little League Baseball is a global youth baseball organization that oversees local leagues and the annual Little League World Series for children.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Little League Baseball canonical	11
Little League Baseball, Incorporated	5
Little League International	4
Little League Baseball divisions	2
Little League baseball	2
Little League	1
Little League (Major Division)	1
Little League Baseball (Major Division)	1
Little League Baseball Official Regulations and Playing Rules	1
Little League Baseball and Softball	1
Little League Baseball teams	1
Little League Baseball tournaments	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12986745 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Little League Baseball
Context triple: [Howard J. Lamade Stadium, ownedBy, Little League Baseball]

A. Little League World Series
The Little League World Series is an annual international youth baseball tournament featuring top teams of children, typically aged 10–12, competing for a world championship.
B. Minor League Baseball games
Minor League Baseball games are professional baseball contests played by teams affiliated with Major League Baseball clubs, serving as a developmental system for players and a source of local entertainment for fans.
C. High-A Minor League Baseball
High-A Minor League Baseball is a mid-level tier of Minor League Baseball that features developing professional players one step below the Double-A level.
D. Major League Baseball Draft League
The Major League Baseball Draft League is a collegiate summer baseball league created to showcase draft-eligible players to MLB organizations.
E. WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup
The WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup is an international youth baseball tournament featuring national teams of players aged 12 and under competing for a world championship title.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Little League Baseball
Target entity description: Little League Baseball is a global youth baseball organization that oversees local leagues and the annual Little League World Series for children.

A. Little League World Series
The Little League World Series is an annual international youth baseball tournament featuring top teams of children, typically aged 10–12, competing for a world championship.
B. Minor League Baseball games
Minor League Baseball games are professional baseball contests played by teams affiliated with Major League Baseball clubs, serving as a developmental system for players and a source of local entertainment for fans.
C. High-A Minor League Baseball
High-A Minor League Baseball is a mid-level tier of Minor League Baseball that features developing professional players one step below the Double-A level.
D. Major League Baseball Draft League
The Major League Baseball Draft League is a collegiate summer baseball league created to showcase draft-eligible players to MLB organizations.
E. WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup
The WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup is an international youth baseball tournament featuring national teams of players aged 12 and under competing for a world championship title.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization ⓘ youth sports organization ⓘ
ageRangeServed	4–16 ⓘ
broadcastPartner	ABC ⓘ ESPN ⓘ
ChallengerDivisionServes	children with physical and intellectual challenges ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
emphasizes	community involvement ⓘ fair play ⓘ sportsmanship ⓘ teamwork ⓘ
fieldDistanceBetweenBases	60 feet in traditional Major Division ⓘ
fieldDistanceToPitcherMound	46 feet in traditional Major Division ⓘ
foundedBy	Carl E. Stotz NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	Little League Baseball, Incorporated ⓘ linked to: Little League Baseball
governsCompetition	Intermediate League World Series ⓘ Junior League World Series ⓘ Little League Softball World Series ⓘ Little League World Series ⓘ Senior League World Series ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	uses smaller fields than professional baseball ⓘ
hasDivision	Intermediate (50/70) Baseball division ⓘ Junior League Baseball division ⓘ Little League Baseball (Major Division) ⓘ linked to: Little League Baseball Minor League Baseball division ⓘ Senior League Baseball division ⓘ Tee Ball ⓘ
hasProgram	Challenger Division ⓘ Little League Softball ⓘ
headquartersLocation	South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ linked to: South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
inception	1939 ⓘ
legalForm	nonprofit corporation ⓘ
locationFounded	Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ linked to: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
mission	to promote, develop, supervise, and voluntarily assist in all lawful ways the interest of those who will participate in Little League Baseball and Softball ⓘ
notableEventLocation	Howard J. Lamade Stadium, South Williamsport, Pennsylvania ⓘ linked to: Howard J. Lamade Stadium
operatesIn	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ
organizes	district tournaments ⓘ local Little League programs ⓘ regional tournaments ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
shortName	Little League ⓘ linked to: Little League Baseball
sport	baseball ⓘ
usesRuleSetBasedOn	Official Baseball Rules ⓘ
website	https://www.littleleague.org/ ⓘ

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