SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — Little League International is receiving more than $17 million annually for the broadcast rights for its seven baseball and softball world series, along with regional tournament games in the United States.

That was revealed in the Internal Revenue Service Form 990 for the year 2023, the most recent available. The $17 million is an increase of approximately $6 million from the contract with the ESPN family of networks that ended after 2022.

Little League received $17,427,089 in 2023 under a new contract that extends until 2030 and includes more than 325 games annually. The payment escalates slightly each year, spokesperson Brian McClintock said.

Little League’s partnership with ESPN/ABC began in 1963 and is the second-longest in sports behind the relationship between

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