Jackie Robinson West Little League won the 2014 U.S. Championship and was later stripped of its title. (Associated Press)

CINCINNATI — Carl Crawford is letting other people sponsor the teams taking part in the Little League World Series this year. He’s out.

The Dodgers outfielder sponsored the Jackie Robinson West team from Chicago that won the United States championship in last year’s LLWS. Crawford also flew the team to Dodger Stadium in October.

However, Jackie Robinson West was stripped of its title when a local whistleblower discovered that children from beyond the league’s geographical boundaries played for the team. Crawford said he’s since ceased his sponsorship.

“Taking a break from it this year,” Crawford said Tuesday. “Just taking the year off, pretty much.”

Crawford said he learned Jackie Robinson West violated Little League rules “like everybody else found out — breaking news, stuff like that.”

“I thought it was unfortunate, but stuff happens,” he said. “You move on. It’s a learning experience. Got to learn from it and try to do better next time.”

Crawford might not have been the only sponsor who was motivated to cut ties. The Chicago Sun-Times reported this week that Jackie Robinson West took in more than $324,000 in donations from October 2013 to September 2014. JRW left Little League to compete in the Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth league this season.

“Unfortunately things happen, they got stripped of their championship but they had a good experience,” Crawford said.