Confetti explodes over the crowd at Chicago’s Millennium Park on Aug. 27, 2014, in celebration of the Little League World Series U.S. champion Jackie Robinson West All-Stars.
Jackie Robinson West coach Darold Butler, right, and players ride along Michigan Avenue to Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion on Aug. 27, 2014, in the parade celebrating their Little League World Series second-place finish.
Jackie Robinson West players await their introduction at a rally at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Aug. 27, 2014.
Jackie Robinson West player DJ Butler peers around the curtains as the team waits to be introduced at Millennium Park during a rally on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating their Little League U.S. World Series run.
DJ Butler takes a peek from behind the curtain and waves to the crowd at a Millennium Park rally on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating the U.S. Little League champion Jackie Robinson West All-Stars.
The Jackie Robinson West U.S. champion Little League team appears onstage at Millennium Park on Aug. 27, 2014, after a parade that started at Jackie Robinson Field on the Far South Side.
Confetti comes down at a rally for the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating their U.S. Little League championship.
Jackie Robinson West supporters cheer on the team during a rally in their honor at Chicago’s Millennium Park on Aug. 27, 2014.
Jackie Robinson West’s Pierce Jones addresses the crowd during a rally at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating the team’s run in the Little League World Series.
Jackie Robinson West players watch a video compilation of their Little League World Series games during a rally in their honor on Aug. 27, 2014, at Millennium Park.
Jackie Robinson West players watch a video compilation of their run to the Little League World Series U.S. championship during a rally at Millennium Park on Aug. 27, 2014.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, from left, Gov. Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel stand on the side of the stage at Millennium Park on Aug. 27, 2014, to cheer the Jackie Robinson West U.S. Little League champions.
Jackie Robinson West players are showered with confetti during a celebration on Aug. 27, 2014, of their World Series Little League U.S. championship.
The Jackie Robinson West Little League team celebrates onstage at Millennium Park on Aug. 27, 2014.
Jackie Robinson West’s Trey Hondras with Hawk Harrelson after Trey is introduced at a Millennium Park rally on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating the Little League World Series U.S. champions.
The Jackie Robinson West All-Stars take the stage at a Millennium Park rally on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating the U.S. Little League champions.
Jackie Robinson West’s Darion Radcliff bows to the crowd as he is introduced at a Millennium Park rally on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating the U.S. Little League champions.
Jackie Robinson West manager Darold Butler puts his head down before making remarks at a Millennium Park rally on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating the team’s run in the Little League World Series
Jackie Robinson West supporters cheer the team during a rally in their honor at Millennium Park on Aug. 27, 2014.
Bill Haley, left, whose father founded the Jackie Robinson West league, Theo Epstein of the Chicago Cubs and Ken Williams of the Chicago White Sox participate in a rally on Aug. 27, 2014, for the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars.
DJ Butler jumps to high-five teammate Pierce Jones as he is introduced to the crowd at a rally on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating the U.S. Little League champion Jackie Robinson West All-Stars.
Chicago’s Chance The Rapper hits the stage during a Millennium park rally on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating the U.S. Little League champion Jackie Robinson West All-Stars.
Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein, left, chats with White Sox Executive Vice President Kenny Williams at a rally on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars.
Terrence Lee, 6, holds a sign for his cousin DJ Butler as he and his family arrive at Pritzker Pavilion for a rally on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating the U.S. Little League champion Jackie Robinson West All-Stars.
Charliemae Ware, 89, holds a sign before the start of a rally for the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars on Aug. 27, 2014, at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion.
Jackie Robinson West coach Darold Butler, right, and Jackie Robinson West players ride atop a bus on the way to an Aug. 27, 2014, rally at Millennium Park celebrating the team’s Little League World Series run.
Jackie Robinson West manager Darold Butler, right, celebrates with his team as they make their way to Pritzker Pavilion on Aug. 27, 2014, during a parade to celebrate their Little League World Series second-place finish.
Jackie Robinson West players connect with fans as they head toward Millennium Park for their second rally of the day on Aug. 27, 2014.
A plane tows a banner from chicagotribune.com congratulating the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars on Aug. 27, 2014.
Players and coaches from the Jackie Robinson West Little League team raise the White Sox World Series trophy as they arrive to the cheers of hundreds during a stop at U.S. Cellular Field on Aug. 27, 2014.
Players and coaches from the Jackie Robinson West Little League team arrive to the cheers of hundreds as they stop briefly at U.S. Cellular Field en route to a Millennium Park rally on Aug. 27, 2014.
The Jackie Robinson West Little League team is handed the Chicago White Sox 2005 World Series trophy outside U.S. Cellular Field on Aug. 27, 2014.
Little Leaguers from the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars wave to the crowd outside U.S. Cellular Field en route to a Millennium Park rally on Aug. 27, 2014.
Jackie Robinson West fans greet the team as they arrive at U.S. Cellular Field en route to a Millennium Park rally on Aug. 27, 2014.
A fan who jumped the barrier greets the Jackie Robinson West Little League team as it heads to Millennium Park for a second victory rally on Aug. 27, 2014. The team was celebrated earlier at its home field on the Far South Side.
Buses carrying the Jackie Robinson West Little League team, family members and supporters parade down Halsted Street en route to a rally at Millennium Park on Aug. 27, 2014.
Buses carrying the Jackie Robinson West Little League team, family members and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, parade past supporters near 79th and Halsted streets during a parade in the team’s honor on Aug. 27, 2014.
Mary Jackson, wearing a T-shirt bearing photos of the Jackie Robinson West players, cheers at an Aug. 27, 2014, rally at Jackie Robinson Park for the Little League World Series U.S. champions.
The Jackie Robinson West All-Stars greet fans as they take their home field on the Far South Side on Aug. 27, 2014, for a rally and parade celebrating their run in the Little League World Series.
Jackie Robinson West players greet fans while taking their home field for a rally on Aug. 27, 2014, celebrating their run in the Little League World Series.
Jackie Robinson West players are greeted by the Carmel High School baseball team as they leave Jackie Robinson Park on Aug. 27, 2014, for a parade honoring the U.S. Little League champions.
A women and her dog arrive to cheer the Jackie Robinson West Little League team at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field on Aug. 27, 2014.
Trent Green, center, from St. Sabina Academy, chants “J-R-W! J-R-W!” along 79th Street as he waits for the Jackie Robinson West team parade on Aug. 27, 2014.
Youths from St. Sabina Church take turns shouting “J-R-W!” into a loudspeaker during an Aug. 27, 2014, parade celebrating the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars’ run in the Little League World Series.
Jackie Robinson West fans dance outside U.S. Cellular Field as they wait for the team parade on Aug. 27, 2014.
A Jackie Robinson West supporter cheers for the team at U.S. Cellular Field during a parade in the Little Leaguers’ honor on Aug. 27, 2014.
Jackie Robinson West fan Tyler Ward, 8, waits to catch a glimpse of the team during an Aug. 27, 2014, parade through Chicago celebrating its Little League World Series U.S. championship
Jackie Robinson West fans wait along 35th Street on Aug. 27, 2014, for a parade to start honoring the U.S. Little League champions.
Sharee Becton, of Bellwood, celebrates at Jackie Robinson Park before a rally and parade on Aug. 27, 2014, honoring the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars’ run in the Little League World Series.
Fans celebrate at Jackie Robinson Park on Aug. 27, 2014, before a rally and parade celebrating the U.S. Little League champion Jackie Robinson West All-Stars.
Jackie Robinson West’s Joshua Houston autographs a fan’s shirt before a rally in the team’s honor at Jackie Robinson Park on Aug. 27, 2014.
Jackie Robinson West supporters drive past during a parade and rally in the team’s honor on Aug. 27, 2014.
Jackie Robinson West’s Darion Radcliffe signs autographs at Jackie Robinson Park ahead of a rally on Aug. 27, 2014, honoring the Little League World Series U.S. champions.
Jackie Robinson West supporters, some of whom arrived at 5:30 a.m., line up outside Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion for a rally celebrating the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars’ run in the Little League World Series.
Salesmen Anson Goode, left, and Dave Williams set out Jackie Robinson West National Champion souvenir T-shirts at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Chicago on Aug. 26, 2014.
Customers pick up Jackie Robinson West National Champion T-shirts from a shipment of 7,000 at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Chicago on Aug. 26, 2014.
Hundreds of fans swarm Dick’s Sporting Goods in Chicago in August to buy Jackie Robinson West national championship T-shirts. Dick’s gave the league more than $164,000 in proceeds from the shirt sales.
Ed Howard of the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars signs autographs at the team’s Far South Side home field on Aug. 25, 2014. The team had returned from a second-place finish in the Little League World Series.
Jackie Robinson West players interact with the crowd gathered at their home field on Aug. 25, 2014, after their return from the Little League World Series. JRW took the U.S. crown but lost to South Korea in the final game.
Jackie Robinson West’s Lawrence Noble, 13, walks from the team’s home field with brother Donovan, 11, after a rally on Aug. 25, 2014.
Fans at Jackie Robinson Field welcome home the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars on Aug, 25, 2014. The team took the U.S. crown in the Little League World Series.
Jackie Robinson West players get off their bus with a police escort to a rally at Jackie Robinson Field on Aug. 25, 2014. The team had just returned home from a second-place finish in the Little League World Series.
Player Joshua Houston’s family, left, cheers the U.S. Little League champion Jackie Robinson All-Stars’ arrival at their home field on Aug. 25, 2014.
Jackie Robinson West players interact with the crowd at an Aug. 25, 2014, rally at Jackie Robinson Field on the Far South Side.
Fans await the arrival of the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars at an Aug. 25, 2014, victory rally at Jackie Robinson Field on the Far South Side.
Jackie Robinson West player Trey Hondras carries his 2-year-old sister Chloe as he walks to Jackie Robinson Field with his stepmother, Sheree, for a rally on Aug. 25, 2014.
Chloe Hondras, 2, holds a sign for her brother, Jackie Robinson West player Trey Hondras, during a rally celebrating the team at its Far South Side home field.
Jackie Robinson West players get off their bus and head to a rally at Jackie Robinson Field on Aug. 25, 2014. The team had just finished second in the Little League World Series.
U.S. champion Jackie Robinson West players arrive with a police escort for an Aug. 25, 2014, rally at their home field on the Far South Side.
Jackie Robinson West’s DJ Butler arrives at Chicago’s Midway Airport on Aug. 25, 2014, after the team’s U.S. championship run in the Little League World Series.
Travelers at Midway Airport show their support for Jackie Robinson West as the team returns home on Aug. 25, 2014, from their U.S. championship run in the Little League World Series.
Supporters and travelers greet the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars as arrive at Midway Airport on Aug. 25, 2014, after finishing second in the Little League World Series.
Supporters and travelers greet the U.S. Little League champion Jackie Robinson West All-Stars at Midway Airport as they arrive home from the tournament on Aug. 25, 2014
The Jackie Robinson West All-Stars arrive at Midway Airport on Aug. 25, 2014, after their U.S. championship run in the Little League World Series.
A water canon salute greets the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars as the team arrives at Midway Airport on Aug. 25, 2014, after a U.S. championship run in the Little League World Series.
