Little League World Series games today: Updated TV schedule, times, channels for 2023 LLWS

By | August 19, 2023

Get ready to play ball. 

The Little League World Series is set to get underway as 20 teams from around the world gather in Williamsport for 11 days of exciting action. 

The 10 teams from the United States and 10 international squads are fighting through the double-elimination tournament in order to be crowned this year’s world champions. 

Today, there are eight squads in action with two U.S. contests and two international matchups on the docket. Who will get the early edge in the bracket and be a step closer to the world title?

MORE: Watch the Little League World Series live with Fubo (free trial)

The Sporting News has everything you need to watch today’s Little League World Series action. 

What channel is Little League World Series on today?

The first Little League World Series game today starts at 1 p.m. ET, with the four all staggered two hours apart and set to run back-to-back. 

Below is the schedule for Saturday’s games:

Saturday, Aug. 19

Game Matchup (Region) Time (ET) TV/Stream
13 Cuba vs. Australia 12 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
14 Mid-Atlantic vs. New England 2 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
15 Europe-Africa vs. Canada 4 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
16 Mountain vs. Great Lakes 6 p.m. ESPN, Fubo

How to live stream Little League World Series games

The Little League World Series is airing on the ESPN family of networks, so there are quite a few ways for those without cable to catch the action. 

Fubo, which offers a free trial in the U.S., is one of the options to stream the LLWS. Additionally, YouTube TV and certain tiers of Hulu are options. 

Fans can stream on ESPN+, however, that does require a cable log in. 

Platform LLWS Cable/satellite login needed?
Fubo Yes No
YouTube TV Yes No
Hulu + Live TV Yes No
Sling TV Yes No
DIRECTV Stream Yes No
AT&T TV Yes No
Xbox (ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
PS4 (ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
Amazon Fire TV (ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
Android TV (ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
Apple TV (ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
Roku (ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
Mobile devices/tablets ABC/ESPN Apps) Yes Yes
Computers (ESPN.com/WatchABC.go.com) Yes Yes

Little League World Series schedule

The tournament will be played over the course of 11 days and will feature around four games a day until the final weekend.

In total, there are 38 games to be enjoyed throughout the LLWS.

Wednesday, Aug. 16

Game Result
1 Panama 4, Europe-Africa 0
2 Metro 3, Mountain 1
3 Japan 1, Cuba 0
4 Southwest 2, Mid-Atlantic 1

Thursday, Aug. 17

Game Result
5 Caribbean 2, Australia 1
6 Northwest 10, New England 0
7 Asia-Pacific 6, Canada 0
8 West 4, Great Lakes 3

Friday, Aug. 18

Game Result
9 Latin America 4, Panama 3
10 Southeast 8, Metro 1
11 Japan 6, Mexico 1
12 Southwest 6, Midwest 2

Saturday, Aug. 19

Game Matchup (Region) Time (ET) TV/Stream
13 Cuba vs. Australia 12 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
14 Mid-Atlantic vs. New England 2 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
15 Europe-Africa vs. Canada 4 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
16 Mountain vs. Great Lakes 6 p.m. ESPN, Fubo

Sunday, Aug. 20

Game Matchup (Region) Time (ET) TV/Stream
17 Panama vs. Game 13 winner 9 a.m.  ESPN, Fubo
18 Metro vs. Game 14 winner 11 a.m. ESPN, Fubo
19 Mexico vs. Game 15 winner 1 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
20 Midwest vs. Game 16 winner 2 p.m. ABC, Fubo
MLB Little League Classic Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals 7 p.m. ESPN, Fubo

Monday, Aug. 21

Game Matchup (Region) Time (ET) TV/Stream
21 Caribbean vs. Latin America 1 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
22 New England vs. Southeast 3 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
23 Japan vs. Asia-Pacific 5 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
24 Southwest vs. West 7 p.m. ESPN2, Fubo

Tuesday, Aug. 22

Game Matchup (Region) Time (ET) TV/Stream
25 Game 21 loser vs. Game 19 winner 1 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
26 Game 22 loser vs. Game 20 winner 3 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
27 Game 23 loser vs. Game 17 winner 5 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
28 Game 24 loser vs. Game 18 winner 7 p.m. ESPN, Fubo

Wednesday, Aug. 23

Game Matchup (Region) Time (ET) TV/Stream
29 Game 21 winner vs. Game 23 winner 1 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
30 Game 22 winner vs. Game 24 winner 3 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
31 Game 27 winner vs. Game 25 winner 5 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
32 Game 28 winner vs. Game 26 winner 7 p.m. ESPN, Fubo

Thursday, Aug. 24

Game Matchup (Region) Time (ET) TV/Stream
33 Game 29 loser vs. Game 31 winner 3 p.m. ESPN, Fubo
34 Game 30 loser vs. Game 32 winner 7 p.m. ESPN, Fubo

Saturday, Aug. 26

Game Matchup (Region) Time (ET) TV/Stream
35 International championship: Game 29 winner vs. Game 33 winner 12:30 p.m. ABC, Fubo
36 U.S. championship: Game 30 winner vs. Game 34 winner 3:30 p.m. ABC, Fubo

Sunday, Aug. 27

Game Matchup (Region) Time (ET) TV/Stream
Third Place Game 35 loser vs. Game 36 loser 11 a.m. ESPN, Fubo
Championship Game 35 winner vs. Game 36 winner 3 p.m. ABC, Fubo

Little League World Series teams 2023

There are 20 teams that will enter the Little League World Series. Only one will walk away victorious. Countries outside the United States will send 10 teams, in addition to the 10 that will participate from the 50 states. 

International bracket

Region Team Location
Asia-Pacific Kuei-Shan Little League Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
Australia Hills Little League Sydney, Australia
Canada North Regina Little League Regina, Saskatchewan
Caribbean Pabao Little League Willemstad, Curaçao
Cuba Bayamo Little League Bayamo, Cuba
Europe-Africa South Czech Republic Little League Brno, Czech Republic
Japan Musashi Fuchu Little League Tokyo, Japan
Latin America San Francisco Little League Maracaibo, Venezuela
Mexico Municipal de Tijuana Little League Tijuana, Mexico
Panama Activo 20-30 Little League Santiago de Veraguas, Panama

United States bracket

Region Team Location
Great Lakes New Albany Little League New Albany, Ohio
Metro Smithfield Little League Smithfield, Rhode Island
Mid-Atlantic Media Little League Media, Pennsylvania
Midwest Fargo Little League Fargo, North Dakota
Mountain Henderson Little League Henderson, Nevada
New England Gray New Gloucester Little League Gray, Maine
Northwest Northeast Seattle Little League Seattle, Washington
Southeast Nolensville Little League Nolensville, Tennessee
Southwest Needville Little League Needville, Texas
West El Segundo Little League El Segundo, California

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