Orioles to Face Red Sox in 2020 Little League Classic
By Michael Luciano
After two resounding successes with the Little League Classic game from Bowman Field in Williamsport, PA, two of the games' oldest franchises will take part in the 2020 exhibition.
The Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox have agreed to play in the 2020 Little League Classic on August 23 of next year.
Williamsport, PA ? #Birdland
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) August 7, 2019
We will face the @RedSox in next season’s #LittleLeagueClassic on August 23, 2020! The game will serve as a home game for us. pic.twitter.com/tXJsNO9g2O
The first version of this game came in 2017, when the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3. The New York Mets took the 2018 game in an 8-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
The 2019 game, which will coincide with the finals of the Little League World Series, will feature the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates.
?️Just announced:
— Ben Cafardo (@Ben_ESPN) August 7, 2019
?The 2020 @MLB @LittleLeague Classic: @RedSox vs. @Orioles on Sunday Night Baseball, August 23, 2020, at 7 p.m. ET from Williamsport, Pa.
⚾️This year's MLB Little League Classic on Sunday Night Baseball is August 18 at 7 p.m. - #Cubs vs. #Pirates
Williamsport is more than just home to the Single-A Williamsport Crosscutters. It's a baseball institution that has helped foster the growth of the game through Little League and the Little League World Series. It's nice to see Rob Manfred pay homage to what the city has meant to the game by continuing this exhibition series.