The Toronto Blue Jays will face the Chicago Cubs in next year's Little League Classic.
MLB made the announcement Sunday, confirming the matchup for Aug. 19, 2027.
The game takes place in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, right in the middle of the Little League World Series.
It's one of the more unique dates on the baseball calendar, a regular-season game played in front of an audience made up largely of kids living out their own World Series dreams.
The annual contest has been played every year since 2017, with the only exception being 2020.
Toronto hasn't had many chances at this kind of stage. Getting the call for 2027 puts the Blue Jays in a setting few teams get more than once in a career.
This year's edition saw the Atlanta Braves take on the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
Why this game means more than a regular box score
There's no format twist or special ruleset. It counts in the standings like any other August game.
But the atmosphere is unlike anything else on the schedule, with Little League players from around the world watching from a temporary grandstand built into the hillside.
For a Blue Jays team currently grinding through a playoff race, 2027 still feels distant. That's part of the charm of an announcement like this.
It gives fans something to look forward to regardless of how this current stretch plays out.
Facing the Cubs adds a nice contrast too, two historic franchises with passionate fan bases meeting in a setting built entirely around kids and community.
No further scheduling details, broadcast plans, or roster implications have been released yet.
For now, it's simply a date on the calendar, nearly a year away, that Blue Jays fans can start counting down toward.
Are you excited to see the Blue Jays play in the 2027 Little League Classic against the Cubs?
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