Little League Strips Jackie Robinson West of US Title

Little League Baseball has stripped the U.S. championship from the Chicago-based Jackie Robinson West team and has suspended the coach for violating a rule prohibiting the use of players who live outside the geographic area that the team represents, it was announced Wednesday.

The Jackie Robinson West team, the first all-African-American team to win the championship, must vacate wins from the 2014 Little League Baseball International Tournament -- including its Great Lakes Regional and United States championships.

The team's manager, Darold Butler, has been suspended from Little League activity, and Illinois District 4 Administrator Michael Kelly has been removed from his position.

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U.S. Little League Champs Under Investigation

Little League Baseball has met to review facts surrounding the eligibility of the Chicago-based team (Jackie Robinson West Little League) that won the 2014 U.S. championship, amid allegations that the much-celebrated squad violated a rule prohibiting the use of players who live outside the geographic area that the team represents. The team could be stripped of it's championship if found to be in violation of the rule.