The New York Mets and Seattle Mariners will compete in the 2025 “MLB Little League Classic presented by New York Life,” in Williamsport, Pa. The game, which will be held on Sunday, August 17, 2025 and serve as a home contest for the Mets, will air nationally that evening exclusively on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” at 7:00 p.m. (ET). The special event, hosted in connection with the Little League Baseball World Series, also will be available on ESPN Radio, the ESPN App and ESPN Deportes.
As is tradition for this annual occasion, Major Leaguers from both the Mets and Mariners will attend Little League World Series games earlier in the day on August 17th, demonstrating their commitment to helping grow the game at the youth level and engage with young fans. Later that evening, Little League World Series players and their families will fill Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field for the Little League Classic game.
The Little League Classic was launched in August 2017 between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets are making their second Little League Classic appearance, following up their 2018 match-up against the Philadelphia Phillies. The ensuing events included the Pirates and the Chicago Cubs in 2019, the Cleveland Guardians and Los Angeles Angels in 2021, the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox in 2022, the Washington Nationals and Phillies in 2023, and the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers in 2024.
The Little League Baseball® World Series is an international championship tournament for children, ages 10-12, held annually in Williamsport, the headquarters for Little League International. Countries from around the world compete on a global stage each year, with games airing on ESPN, ABC and streamed via the ESPN App. Little League International expanded the pool of teams in 2022, increasing the championship tournament to 20 total teams.