Daughter of ex-MLB player breaking Little League World Series records
USA Today • • sports
Key Points:
- Kinley Rasmus, daughter of former MLB pitcher Cory Rasmus, has become a standout player at the 2026 Little League World Series, excelling as both a pitcher and hitter for Phenix City Little League.
- She tied the all-time LLWS record for hits by a girl with five and matched the single-game strikeout record with eight strikeouts in her debut game against Washington.
- Kinley has accumulated 14 strikeouts in the tournament, tying Mo’ne Davis’s all-time LLWS record for a girl, and has helped Phenix City advance to the elimination round.
- Phenix City will face West Side Little League from Hamilton, Ohio, as they pursue further success in the tournament.
- Kinley continues her family's baseball legacy, following her father Cory Rasmus, a former MLB pitcher, and her uncle Colby Rasmus, a former MLB outfielder.
