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CHICAGO’S JACKIE ROBINSON WEST has been stripped of the U.S. Little League World Series title for using players from outside their boundaries.
In a statement, the organization announced that the league took players who technically belonged to surrounding Little Leagues, and used a falsified map to make it look like they were eligible to play for their their district.
From the statement:
According to USA Today, the allegations first surfaced after a team from the Chicago suburbs lost to Jackie Robinson West 43-2 and complained.
The team from Mountain Ridge, Nevada has been awarded the title.
The former president of Mountain Ridge Little League told DNAInfo that this is a scandal on the level of Barry Bonds using steroids.
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