Babe Ruth League, Inc., the Branson Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Ballparks of America are teaming up to put together a big-league experience for the best 12-year-old baseball players in the world.

The 2018 Babe Ruth League tournament trail will test the mettle of every team in the Cal Ripken Major/70 Division. Hundreds of young, talented baseball teams from around the world will start the 2018 season sharing one goal, but only a few of those teams will survive and advance to the Cal Ripken World Series. Teams from Austrailia, Canada, Dominican Republic, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States and New Zealand will face their biggest challenge in Branson, MO – a tournament of champions that will narrow the field down to one to determine a World Champion.