SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA —Two international squads got the 2025 Little League World Series underway on Wednesday afternoon, as Venezuela blanked Puerto Rico, 5-0, in a marquee opening matchup between two perennial international baseball powers.

When the Little League World Series rolls around, it means my colleagues and I will be working every day of the Series to provide exclusive content and coverage of the biggest event in Pennsylvania every summer.

It took a lot for Venezuela to the Little League World Series, but on Wednesday it made the playing baseball part look easy.

The 2025 Little League World Series will be in Williamsport, Pennsylvania from August 13-24 with 20 teams vying for the title.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — A Puerto Rican father is back at the Little League World Series to watch his son play 26 years after he was on the team from the same league that made it to the international championship game. The complex in South Williamsport has changed since 1999, Jose Casanova said through an interpreter.

Little League teams from around the globe entered Williamsport, aiming to become the 2025 World Series champions, and the action continues on Saturday.