World League of Baseball 2026

World League of Baseball

2026

Six managers · Eight teams · One championship · The 1989 season never ended

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FUG

HUW

IKE

KES

NCW

ORN

PCB

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Teams

Managers

157

Games Played

Man Rosters

1989

Stat Year

Team & Player Cards · 16

Rick Astleys

RIC · Mgr: Jeff Burris

91-39

Record

.700

PCT

1st

Rank

Games Back — Last 10 5-5 Streak W1 Runs Scored 814 Runs Allowed 483 Run Diff +331

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Rick Astley

RIC · lf · Sim 2026

.281 / .328 / .511Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.839 AB221 Hits62 Home Runs13 RBI35 Runs36 Stolen Bases7

Rick Astleys

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Iron Knob Explosions

IKE · Mgr: Andrew Harris

87-44

Record

.664

PCT

2nd

Rank

Games Back 4.5 Last 10 7-3 Streak W5 Runs Scored 714 Runs Allowed 529 Run Diff +185

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Rickey Henderson

IKE · lf · Sim 2026

.288 / .399 / .443Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.842 AB517 Hits149 Home Runs17 RBI62 Runs106 Stolen Bases85

Iron Knob Explosions

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Knockemstiff Slap Daddies

KES · Mgr: Brett Houlberg

82-49

Record

.626

PCT

3rd

Rank

Games Back 9.5 Last 10 8-2 Streak W2 Runs Scored 811 Runs Allowed 616 Run Diff +195

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Kevin Mitchell

KES · lf · Sim 2026

.289 / .350 / .641Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.992 AB499 Hits144 Home Runs48 RBI125 Runs98 Stolen Bases1

Knockemstiff Slap Daddies

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Huanca Wankers

HUW · Mgr: Chris Broyles

76-56

Record

.576

PCT

4th

Rank

Games Back 16.0 Last 10 6-4 Streak L1 Runs Scored 690 Runs Allowed 562 Run Diff +128

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Howard Johnson

HUW · 3b · Sim 2026

.292 / .372 / .604Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.976 AB510 Hits149 Home Runs40 RBI82 Runs112 Stolen Bases19

Huanca Wankers

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Nicaragua Crepe Wrappers

NCW · Mgr: Chris Carpenter

73-58

Record

.557

PCT

5th

Rank

Games Back 18.5 Last 10 4-6 Streak L4 Runs Scored 670 Runs Allowed 580 Run Diff +90

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Bret Saberhagen

NCW · sp · Sim 2026

9–12 3.98 1.21W-L · ERA · WHIP

Games 27 (27 GS) Innings — Strikeouts 150 Walks 35

Nicaragua Crepe Wrappers

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Fugging Honey Badgers

FUG · Mgr: Garth Graham

70-62

Record

.530

PCT

6th

Rank

Games Back 22.0 Last 10 4-6 Streak W2 Runs Scored 694 Runs Allowed 669 Run Diff +25

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Lonnie Smith

FUG · lf · Sim 2026

.315 / .402 / .545Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.947 AB435 Hits137 Home Runs25 RBI86 Runs76 Stolen Bases11

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Oak Ridge Nukes

ORN · CPU · Mgr: Commissioner

27-104

Record

.206

PCT

7th

Rank

Games Back 64.5 Last 10 3-7 Streak W1 Runs Scored 487 Runs Allowed 890 Run Diff -403

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Rob Deer

ORN · rf · Sim 2026

.234 / .304 / .585Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.888 AB171 Hits40 Home Runs19 RBI33 Runs28 Stolen Bases0

Oak Ridge Nukes

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Panama City Beach Hurricanes

PCB · CPU · Mgr: Commissioner

18-112

Record

.138

PCT

8th

Rank

Games Back 73.0 Last 10 3-7 Streak L4 Runs Scored 450 Runs Allowed 1001 Run Diff -551

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Jeff Leonard

PCB · dh · Sim 2026

.251 / .294 / .419Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.713 AB451 Hits113 Home Runs20 RBI60 Runs58 Stolen Bases6

Panama City Beach Hurricanes

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Injuries

Blauser, J.

ORN

Returns Sep 8

Lansford, C.

FUG

Returns Sep 11

Anderson, A.

ORN

Returns Sep 13

McDowell, O.

PCB

Returns Sep 14

Tettleton, M.

RIC

Returns Sep 19

Transactions

Jul 19 Promoted RIC

Howell, K.

Jul 19 Promoted RIC

Magadan, D.

Jul 19 Promoted RIC

Nelson, G.

Jul 11 Demoted RIC

Howell, K.

Jul 11 Promoted RIC

Wetteland, J.

StandingsFull Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	L10	Str	RS	RA
Rick Astleys RIC	91	39	.700	—	5-5	W1	814	483
Iron Knob Explosions IKE	87	44	.664	4.5	7-3	W5	714	529
Knockemstiff Slap Daddies KES	82	49	.626	9.5	8-2	W2	811	616
Huanca Wankers HUW	76	56	.576	16.0	6-4	L1	690	562
Nicaragua Crepe Wrappers NCW	73	58	.557	18.5	4-6	L4	670	580
Fugging Honey Badgers FUG	70	62	.530	22.0	4-6	W2	694	669
Oak Ridge Nukes ORN	27	104	.206	64.5	3-7	W1	487	890
Panama City Beach Hurricanes PCB	18	112	.138	73.0	3-7	L4	450	1001

Weekly Awards

Batter of the Week

Pendleton

IKE

Pendleton put on a show for the Iron Knob Explosions this week, hammering opposing arms to the tune of an 8-for-19 mark and a scorching 0.421 average. Three of ...

Pitcher of the Week

Clemens

NCW

Clemens was untouchable for the Nicaragua Crepe Wrappers, tossing a full 9.0 innings without surrendering a single run for a spotless 0.00 ERA. He racked up sev...

Team of the Week

Iron Knob Explosions

IKE

The Iron Knob Explosions keep rolling, sitting at 87-44 and just 4.5 games back of the top spot. Powered by Pendleton's three home runs and eight RBI, IKE staye...

News

KES

Slap Daddies Hold Third With Winning Week

Knockemstiff sits third in the standings at 82-49, and they backed it up going 3-1 across four games. The week opened with a 10-7 thumping of HUW, whe...

FUG

Honey Badgers Grind Out a Winning Week

Sixth-place Fugging (70-62) went 3-2 over five games, opening with a crisp 3-0 shutout of IKE behind Drabek, with Kelly driving in the only run they'd...

RIC

Astleys Stay Atop Despite Even Week

Rick Astleys still lead the league at 91-39, but it was a grind, going 3-3 over six games. A tight series at NCW saw them win 2-1, drop a 1-0 shutout,...

HUW

Wankers Stay Fourth Amid Busy Week

Fourth-place Huanca (76-56) packed in seven games and came out 4-3. They dropped a wild 10-7 and a 12-inning 7-6 to KES early, but rebounded to nip KE...

IKE

Explosions Roll to 4-1, Chase RIC

Second-place Iron Knob (87-44) had a monster week, going 4-1 and blasting away. After dropping a 3-0 game to FUG, they detonated for 11-3 and 4-3 wins...

NCW

Crepe Wrappers Stumble to 1-4 Week

Fifth-place Nicaragua (73-58) endured a rough stretch, going just 1-4 over five games. The lone highlight came early against RIC, a 1-0 shutout in whi...

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A column about a fake baseball league run by real people who should know better. Published against my better judgment.

Numbers Don't Lie (But They Do Mislead) — Written by Peter Gammons

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Stat Leaders

Batting

Pitching

AVG

Gwynn, T. IKE

.348

Bonilla, B. KES

.343

Sandberg, R. HUW

.320

OPS

Bonilla, B. KES

1.059

Mitchell, K. KES

.992

Davis, E. RIC

.988

Mitchell, K. KES

Davis, E. RIC

Johnson, H. HUW

RBI

Davis, E. RIC

141

Mitchell, K. KES

125

Bonilla, B. KES

101

Henderson, R. IKE

85-22

Raines, T. RIC

39-5

Gwynn, T. IKE

35-13

ERA

Clemens, R. NCW

2.60

Blyleven, B. IKE

2.83

Garrelts, S. RIC

2.95

Smith,B RIC

18-5

Garrelts, S. RIC

17-4

DeLeon, J. RIC

16-5

Davis, C. IKE

Montgomery, J. FUG

Eckersley, D. RIC

Ryan, N. KES

198

Clemens, R. NCW

170

Saberhagen, B. NCW

150

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