The 19-year-old pitcher was being touted as one of the greatest Little League stars ever to come from New York, but his phenomenal run ended in controversy when it was revealed he lied about his age, subtracting two years, to play in the Little League World Series.

Almonte confirmed yesterday that he tied the knot with Rosy Perdomo months ago.

"She's special," Almonte told the Daily News near the Bronx apartment he shares with Perdomo. "My family is happy for me."

Almonte, who has yet to graduate high school, wouldn't say much about his bride, a former baseball league official who now works as a hairstylist in Manhattan. "I don't want to talk about my personal life," he said.

But Perdomo told the Daily News she and Danny tied the knot at City Hall last October. She went on to say she's known Almonte since his infamous Little League days.

"He always used to tell me things and I was like, 'You're a minor ... we'd get in trouble,' " Perdomo said.

"I really waited for the right person to come along," she explained, "so I wasn't going to just fool around, especially not with someone younger than me."

Snia Rojas, Almonte's mom, told The News from her home in the Dominican Republic that the May-December union has her seal of approval.

"Love has no age," Rojas said.

Almonte is expected to be drafted by a Major League Baseball team in next month's amateur draft.

Almonte was not wearing a wedding ring yesterday, but his Perdomo said that might change now that their marriage has been made public.

Almonte also has a full scholarship waiting for him at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs in the event he goes undrafted.

His coach, Mike Turo, said citizenship in the United States is a requirement for the scholarship and that Almonte was planning to get a Social Security card this week.