Champ Kind Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 A Chicago-based team that last year became the first all-black contingent to win the U.S. Little League Baseball championship was stripped of the title on Wednesday for using players who lived outside the geographic area set for the squad. The Jackie Robinson West team met with adjoining Little League districts in Illinois to secure players and build what, in effect, became an all-star team, Little League Baseball said, blaming the situation on "the action of adults." The 2014 U.S. championship has been awarded to the Mountain Ridge Little League team from Las Vegas, which lost to the Chicago squad in the title game, officials said. "For more than 75 years, Little League has been an organization where fair play is valued over the importance of wins and losses," Little League International Chief Executive Stephen Keener said in a statement. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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