ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The Atlanta Braves will play the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2026 MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the league announced Wednesday.
The game will be held on Sunday, Aug. 23, at the Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, airing on ESPN at 7:10 p.m. ET.
Big leaguers from both the Braves and Brewers will attend the Little League World Series games earlier that day before the Little League Classic game.
Major League Baseball introduced the Little League Classic in August 2017, when the Pittsburgh Pirates faced the St. Louis Cardinals. Since then, the annual event has featured matchups between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs and most recently, the Mets and Seattle Mariners.
Seattle Mariners first base Josh Naylor is introduced before the Little League Classic baseball game against the New York Mets at Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)(Gene J. Puskar | AP)
Atlanta played the Cincinnati Reds in the MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway this past season.
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