In the Little League Baseball World Series title game, the lone pitcher to throw a perfect game passed away.
Angel Macias, 84, passed away on Monday, according to South Williamsport Little League officials, but they are unsure of his cause of death or funeral plans.
When he led Monterrey, Mexico, to a 4-0 victory over La Mesa, California, for the world title in 1997, he retired all 18 batters he faced, setting a record that still stands today. Of the eighteen, he struck out eleven. Despite being ambidextrous, he only threw with his right hand.
The first foreign team to win the world championship was Monterrey. The series was then held at Williamsport’s Memorial Park’s Original Field.
Later, Macias joined the Los Angeles Angels, where he played as an outfielder for two seasons before returning to Mexico in 1963 to play for the Leon Broncos, Broncos de Reynosa, and Monterrey Sultanes to wrap up his career.
As a volunteer and director of the Mexican Baseball Academy until his retirement in 2017, he was regarded as a significant contributor to the development of Little League baseball in Mexico.
In 2017, Macias received the greatest award given to a Little League alumnus: induction into the Little League Hall of Excellence.
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