Seibu's Takumi Kuriyama is tossed in the air after a game during his retirement ceremony Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa on August 30, 2026. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP via Getty Images) / Japan OUT

Henderson, Nev. players and coaches pose for a photo after winning the United States Championship baseball game against Hamilton, Ohio, at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Henderson, Nev.'s Maddox Brian (14) celebrates with teammates after driving in the game-winning run off Hamilton, Ohio's Leo Feltner, foreground right, during the fifth inning of the United States Championship baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Henderson, Nev.'s Owen Guzman delivers during the first inning of the United States Championship baseball game against Hamilton, Ohio, at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 29: Owen Guzman #3 of the Mountain Region from Henderson, Nevada celebrates a triple in the first inning against the Great Lakes Region from Hamilton, Ohio during the U.S. Championship Game of the 2026 Little League Baseball World Series at Lamade Stadium on August 29, 2026 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 29: The Great Lakes Region from Hamilton, Ohio players wait to take the field in the second inning against the Mountain Region from Henderson, Nevada during the U.S. Championship Game of the 2026 Little League Baseball World Series at Lamade Stadium on August 29, 2026 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 29: The Curaçao Region team from Willemstad celebrates after a 4-0 win over the Japan Region team from Tokyo during the International Championship Game of the 2026 Little League Baseball World Series at Lamade Stadium on August 29, 2026 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 29: Dugout, the Little League World Series mascot, reacts before a game between the Curaçao Region team from Willemstad and the Japan region team from Tokyo during the International Championship Game of the 2026 Little League Baseball World Series at Lamade Stadium on August 29, 2026 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)