The MELL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of 19 wins and no losses in total, their record was 24–0. After 108 years of heartache, the Cubs enter a new season as reigning World Series champions for the first time since 1909.

The Maine-Endwell Little League became only the third team from New York state to win the Little League World Series (the others were Schenectady in 1954 and Staten Island in 1964). The Cubs went on to defeat the Dodgers in the NLCS, then win the 2016 World Series over the American League champion Cleveland Indians. This was the first and only playoff series loss of the Bruce Bochy-led Giants. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff, and the winning team is awarded the. The Cubs won the Division Series three games to one and advanced to the NLCS for the second consecutive year. It is also the second most by a National Leaguer since 1970 behind only Tony Gwynns eight. The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). His record of four batting titles as a third baseman would be eclipsed in 1988 by Wade Boggs. Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2016.Ģ016 Little League World Series Champions From 1973 to 1987, Bill Madlock was the only right-handed hitter to win a National League batting title. Further information: 2016 Little League World Series qualification

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