Major League Baseball will return to the Little League World Series

for a game in 2019.Per ESPN's Buster Olney Cameron Maybin Jersey , MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Sunday that the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates will play in the Little League Classic on August 18, 2019.Next year's game between the Cubs and Pirates will mark the third Little League Classic. The series was first adopted in 2017 as part of a joint agreement between MLB, the MLB Players Association and Little League International.BBT Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport Lewis Brinson Jersey , Pennsylvania, serves as the host for the game. The stadium is also the official home of the Class A Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters.The Pirates were the home team for the first Little League Classic in 2017. They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 thanks to Josh Bell's four-RBI game.Pittsburgh is the Cubs' oldest rival with 2,510 games played between the two teams. The Pirates lead the all-time series with a 1 http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-jt-riddle-jersey ,276-1,216 record that also includes eight ties. MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers demoted ex-closer and 2017 All-Star Corey Knebel to Triple-A Colorado Springs on Friday to work on his mechanics.It’s been a dramatic fall this season for Knebel, who until late July was Milwaukee’s closer.The right-hander has a 7.24 ERA since the All-Star break that has raised his season ERA to 5.08. In his last seven appearances http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-j.-t.-realmuto-jersey , Knebel is 0-2 with an 11.37 ERA.“This isn’t really a demotion. It’s a break,” general manager David Stearns said. “Allow him some time to really work on some things in bullpen sessions. It’s really tough for active relief pitchers at the major league level to do that during the normal course of a season because they need to pitch in games every single night.”The Brewers also reinstated right-hander Joakim Soria from the 10-day disabled list before Friday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Soria had been dealing with a right adductor strain. He was obtained in a trade with the White Sox on July 26.Last season, Knebel had a 1.78 ERA and 39 saves in 76 appearances.“He’s going to work for a couple days and then he’ll report to Colorado Springs to get a couple outings in Brian Anderson Jersey ,” manager Craig Counsell said. “We’ll do some more here with him in a situation where he can do a little bit of mechanical work. It’s not easy and we don’t have a lot of time left to make adjustments, so it’s difficult. But we thought the best chance for us to get Corey throwing the ball well again is to give him this break, give him some time to work and then see what we’ve got and go after it in September.”Right-hander Zach Davies also was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list. He was optioned to Single-A Wisconsin.