Get ready, kids, because the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners are headed to the 2025 Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania! MLB announced Sunday night that the big game is set for Sunday, Aug. 17, and it’ll technically be a home game for the Mets—because nothing says “home-field advantage” like playing in a minor league stadium 150 miles away from your actual home.
As part of the tradition, Mets and Mariners players will be violating rule 4.06 and rubbing elbows with the stars of the Little League World Series earlier in the day, doing their best to inspire the next generation of baseball players while secretly hoping they don’t get shown up by a bunch of 12-year-olds. The event’s held at Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, which Major League Baseball poured millions into renovating back in 2017, because if there’s one thing MLB knows how to do, it’s throw money at stadiums.
This will be the eighth edition of the Little League Classic—because 2020 doesn’t count for obvious reasons. For the Mets, it’s a return to glory; they last played in this event in 2018 when they took down the Phillies, proving once and for all that they can beat teams from Philadelphia when the stakes are…let’s say unique. Meanwhile, the Mariners are making their Williamsport debut, so here’s hoping they can handle the pressure of playing in front of a crowd that’s slightly more sober than your average MLB audience.
Get your t-shirts ready!
