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2020 Little League World Series Cancelation Reverberates Around Globe

The 2020 Little League World Series has been canceled for the first time in its 73-year history. Without amateur baseball's biggest event, what does the future hold for Williamsport, Pennsylvania and little league baseball around the world?

A summer without Little League baseball would be unfathomable most years. But for the first time in its 73-year history, the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania has been canceled, leaving the status of leagues everywhere in question. Sports Illustrated baseball writer Matthew Martell breaks down the complications that ultimately led to the demise of the 2020 Little League World Series, and the ripple effects of the decision on amateur baseball across the country and around the world.

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