LLWS Responds to Black Player Being Covered in Stuffed Animal Filling by Teammates

There was no ill-intent in the incident in which white players put cotton from the inside of a stuffed animal on a black player's head.

During the Little League Classic game on Sunday, there was an incident that took place.

As cameras cut to some of the players from the Iowa team in attendance, they were stuffing their teammate's head. Little League addressed the matter after many people on social media reacted negatively to the footage.

The full statement was shared by Philip Lewis of the Huffington Post.

A Midwest player was shown filling a stuffed animal on his head during the broadcast of the Little League Classic. Multiple players on the Midwest Region team were enjoying the game after speaking with the team. Little League International understands that the actions shown could be seen as racist. The mother and the coaches of the player assured us that there was no intent behind the action shown during the broadcast.

The Little League Baseball World Series is where Major League Baseball celebrates Little League baseball every year.

The Midwest Region team defeated the Northwest Region and the Mountain Region representatives in its last two games after falling to the Great Lakes Region representative.

The Hawkeyes need to win three games in a row to get to the final.