On his way to first base, he flipped his bat into the air to celebrate and continued his home run trot. The blast put his team up 8-0 and a step closer to the Little League World Series.

Game changer! The New Jersey Little League player suspended for triumphantly flipping a bat into the air to celebrate hitting a home run will get to play in his state tournament game after all, a ...

A New Jersey Little League player was back out on the diamond Thursday night for a state tournament game just hours after a judge overturned his controversial suspension for flipping his bat.

New Jersey little leaguer Marco Rocco was suspended for a bat flip after hitting a walk-off home run. His status for team's next game is in jeopardy.

New Jersey Little Leaguer Marco Rocco's suspension for a bat flip was rescinded by a judge, allowing him to play in the state tournament after his father challenged the ruling.

1:57 PM PT -- Little League just released a statement on the ruling, saying, in part, "While we understand and support the excitement and competition of our tournament, player safety and proper ...

Marco Rocco, a star player on Haddonfield (NJ) Little League Team — the reigning state champs — was suspended for his bat flip ahead of Thursday’s state championship game.