Little League Age Calculator
Find your child's Little League Age for the 2026 season. Little League Baseball uses an August 31 cutoff: a player's league age is their age on August 31 of the season year.
Reviewed & updated for 2026 by Rakesh Choudhary, PhDMethodology & sources · How we calculate
Little League divisions by age
| Division | Ages (League Age) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tee Ball | 4-7 | Hitting off a tee |
| Minor | 7-12 | Player, coach or machine pitch; league age 5-6 after a Tee Ball season (coach or machine pitch) |
| Major | 9-12 | Local leagues may limit it to 10-12 or 11-12 |
| Intermediate (50/70) | 11-13 | Local leagues may narrow the range |
| Junior | 12-14 | Local leagues may narrow the range |
| Senior | 13-16 | Local leagues may narrow the range |
Baseball divisions and league ages from Little League's League Age Determination page (littleleague.org). Local leagues choose which divisions they run and may narrow the ages within each range; check with your league for placement.
Why league age is different from real age
A child's League Age doesn't always match the candles on the birthday cake. Little League takes each player's age on August 31 of the season year and uses that number for the whole season, even though the spring and summer season is played before that date.
A late birthday (September through December) falls after the cutoff, so it doesn't count until the next season. A player who turns 13 on September 15, 2026 is League Age 12 for 2026, because they are still 12 on August 31, 2026, and can play that season in the Major (9-12) range.
An early birthday counts straight away. A player who turns 10 on March 1, 2026 is already 10 on August 31, 2026, so their League Age for 2026 is 10.
Baseball and softball use different dates
Little League sets two age-determination dates. For baseball, league age is the player's age on August 31 of the current year. For softball, it is the player's age on December 31 of the previous year. A child who plays both can have two different league ages in the same season. This calculator uses the baseball date.
Little League also publishes a printable age chart for each season on littleleague.org, which is the document your league will use if there is a question about placement.
How other youth baseball organizations differ
Little League isn't the only game in town. Cal Ripken, Babe Ruth, PONY, AAU, USSSA and Dixie Youth Baseball each set their own age-determination date and age groups, and they can change them from season to season. If your child plays travel baseball in the summer and Little League in the spring, they may carry two different ages.
This calculator applies only the Little League Baseball date. For any other organization, check its current rulebook or ask the league.
FAQs
How is Little League age calculated?
For baseball, Little League counts a player's age on August 31 of the current season year, and that number is the League Age for the whole season. So a player who turns 12 on September 15, 2026 is League Age 11 for 2026, because they were still 11 on August 31.
What are the Little League divisions?
Little League's baseball divisions by league age are: Tee Ball 4-7, Minor 7-12, Major 9-12, Intermediate (50/70) 11-13, Junior 12-14, Senior 13-16. Players who are league age 5-6 and have played a season of Tee Ball may also join a coach-pitch or machine-pitch Minor team. Your local league board can narrow a range.
Is the softball cutoff the same?
No. Little League Softball uses a player's age on December 31 of the previous year, so the same birthday can give a different league age in softball than in baseball. This calculator uses the baseball date.
What age can my child play Little League?
Baseball divisions cover league ages 4 to 16, starting with Tee Ball at 4. The Major Division is league age 9-12, and each local league decides which divisions it runs and may narrow the ages.
Can a 13-year-old play Little League?
Yes. League age 13 falls in the Intermediate (50/70), Junior and Senior ranges, and Senior runs through league age 16. Babe Ruth and PONY are separate organizations with their own age rules.
Can a local league use narrower ages?
Yes. Little League lets each local board of directors restrict a division within its range, for example limiting the Major Division to league ages 10-12 or 11-12 instead of 9-12. Ask your league which ages it uses.
Where can I find official Little League rules?
At littleleague.org. Its League Age Determination page gives the dates, the division ranges and a printable age chart for each season. Players outside the listed league ages are not eligible for any division that season.
What about other youth baseball organizations?
Cal Ripken, Babe Ruth, USSSA, AAU, PONY and other bodies each set their own age-determination dates, so a player can have a different age in each. Check the organization's current rulebook rather than assuming the Little League date carries over.