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Randall's 1st year playing baseball culminates with her reaching ... (MLB.com)

Imagine playing baseball for only one year and making it to the Little League World Series? And how about making a little history in the process?

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Little League World Series Officials Say No Racist Intent Behind ... (TMZ)

A Little League World Series player's head was covered in cotton during an MLB game on Sunday night -- and while Little League officials acknowledged it ...

considering the Black player did not appear to be laughing about it at all. ... when several members of the Davenport, Iowa, Little League team -- who are white -- took stuffing out of giveaway toys and placed it on a Black teammate's head. Orioles Little League Classic game in Williamsport, Penn.

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LLWS Responds to Black Player Being Covered in Stuffed Animal ... (Bleacher Report)

Little League Baseball released a statement Monday addressing an incident in which white players put cotton from the inside of a stuffed animal on the head ...

We have spoken with the player's mother and the coaches, who have assured us that there was no ill-intent behind the action shown during the broadcast." Many people on social media responded negatively to the footage, prompting Little League to address the matter. "During the broadcast of the MLB Little League Classic, a Midwest player was shown with filling from a stuffed animal given away at the game on his head.

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Little League World Series hot mic catches player blaming ESPN for ... (Sporting News)

The issue arose in Saturday's elimination game between the Midwest team (Davenport, Iowa) and Northwest team (Bonney Lake, Wash.). The Midwest was nursing a 6-3 ...

You can do this. You can do this." Conspiracy or not, it didn't matter in the end. We gotta shake that. "It's for ESPN so they (Northwest) can come back," he is heard saying. The issue arose in Saturday's elimination game between the Midwest team (Davenport, Iowa) and Northwest team (Bonney Lake, Wash.).

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Clip of Black Little Leaguer covered in cotton-like material sparks ... (The Washington Post)

Little League officials said there was "there was no ill-intent behind the action," which was shown during an ESPN telecast of an MLB game.

A coach with the Midwest team did not immediately respond to a request for comment. “As a Black person, and a Black woman, just the whole idea of someone putting cotton in any Black person’s hair immediately upset me,” Hinds said. … When you are the one person that looks like you and has hair like you, it carries a different meaning.” When reached later by phone, Hinds said Little League officials did not “address the issue” presented in the clip. “It got to a point where people would try to hide loose change in my hair.” “To a White kid, sticking cotton in your hair — what imagery and history does that evoke?” Thompson asked. That’s horrifying to me.” The children seen in the viral clip were players from the Davenport, Iowa, area who are representing the Midwest region in the 12-and-under tournament and were in attendance for the Orioles-Red Sox game. By having white kids stuff cotton into their hair. As only one player appeared on the broadcast, Little League International understands that the actions shown could be perceived as racially insensitive. The 2,366-seat stadium is the site of the Little League World Series, which is also being televised by ESPN. “Yeah, sure, it’s fun.

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Little League World Series officials find 'no ill-intent' after viral video ... (USA TODAY)

A video on ESPN showing members of Davenport Little League World Series team sticking "cotton" on a Black player's head drew instant backlash on social ...

The team is now 2-1 in the series, The Black player can be seen sitting in a chair as teammates pull the stuffing out of toys and stick it on his head. The video played on ESPN during Sunday's Little League Classic game between the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox.

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Iowa player heard on hot mic hilariously explaining an ESPN fix at ... (Yahoo Sports)

During their game on Saturday against Washington, an Iowa player had a theory that the Northwest team's comeback was happening “because ESPN liked it.”

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Black Little League World Series player's hair is filled with cotton by ... (Daily Mail)

The child, who has not been named, looks furious in the video from the Red Sox vs. Orioles Little League Classic game in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on ...

That is traumatizing, and the young man looks humiliated. The child in question did not look impressed 'This kids parents need to have a serious talk with him. Orioles Little League Classic game in Williamsport, Orioles Little League Classic game in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on Sunday Many on social media were outraged over what they had witnessed, particularly because the child at the center of it all was being roundly humiliated.

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Twitter cries foul over 'racist' incident at Little League World Series (New York Post)

White players from the Davenport, Iowa team were shown on ESPN topping their black teammate's hair with the stuffing from a plush animal during the MLB ...

“As only one player appeared on the broadcast, Little League International understands the actions could be perceived as racially insensitive,” officials said. Little League officials said the actions by the boys had “no ill-intent.” [leveling accusations of racism](https://twitter.com/KyngTyler/status/1561956971087118339) against the youths.

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Little Leaguer Luis Garcia unleashed an absolutely epic bat flip after ... (For The Win)

The Nicaragua Little Leaguer had himself a signature moment after his three-run homer.

Fans certainly enjoyed the celebration. The trot was just as good. During his fourth-inning at-bat of a scoreless game between Nicaragua and Panama, Nicaragua’s Luis Garcia launched a no-doubt, three-run home run to left field.

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