Overview

• The first game between Puerto Rico’s Juan A. Bibiloni LL and Venezuela’s Cardenales begins at 1 p.m. ET today, kicking off the 38-game, double-elimination tournament.
• All 38 games will be televised across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC and will be available to stream live on ESPN+ and Fubo.
• Venezuela’s Cardenales Little League received a special U.S. travel exemption less than a week before opening play, resolving last-minute access hurdles.
• Players must follow strict age and pitch-count rules—10-year-olds are limited to 75 pitches and 11- to 12-year-olds to 85 per game—with mandated rest days based on pitch totals.
• Pre-tournament storylines include South Carolina’s Irmo Little League upsetting defending champion Lake Mary and Taiwan’s Tung-Yuan Little League entering after a dominant 60-1 regional run.