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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Teams

Managers

157

Games Played

Man Rosters

1989

Stat Year

Team & Player Cards · 16

Rick Astleys

RIC · Mgr: Jeff Burris

104-50

Record

.675

PCT

1st

Rank

Games Back — Last 10 4-6 Streak W2 Runs Scored 945 Runs Allowed 599 Run Diff +346

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Rick Astley

RIC · lf · Sim 2026

.272 / .320 / .512Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.832 AB250 Hits68 Home Runs16 RBI43 Runs40 Stolen Bases7

Rick Astleys

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Iron Knob Explosions

IKE · Mgr: Andrew Harris

103-51

Record

.669

PCT

2nd

Rank

Games Back 1.0 Last 10 7-3 Streak L1 Runs Scored 845 Runs Allowed 617 Run Diff +228

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Rickey Henderson

IKE · lf · Sim 2026

.283 / .390 / .424Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.814 AB611 Hits173 Home Runs17 RBI72 Runs128 Stolen Bases102

Iron Knob Explosions

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Knockemstiff Slap Daddies

KES · Mgr: Brett Houlberg

99-55

Record

.643

PCT

3rd

Rank

Games Back 5.0 Last 10 6-4 Streak W1 Runs Scored 933 Runs Allowed 686 Run Diff +247

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Kevin Mitchell

KES · lf · Sim 2026

.296 / .355 / .672Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS1.027 AB585 Hits173 Home Runs60 RBI153 Runs117 Stolen Bases1

Knockemstiff Slap Daddies

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Huanca Wankers

HUW · Mgr: Chris Broyles

87-67

Record

.565

PCT

4th

Rank

Games Back 17.0 Last 10 5-5 Streak L1 Runs Scored 808 Runs Allowed 662 Run Diff +146

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Howard Johnson

HUW · 3b · Sim 2026

.283 / .369 / .577Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.946 AB591 Hits167 Home Runs44 RBI90 Runs126 Stolen Bases24

Huanca Wankers

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Fugging Honey Badgers

FUG · Mgr: Garth Graham

84-70

Record

.545

PCT

5th

Rank

Games Back 20.0 Last 10 9-1 Streak W1 Runs Scored 815 Runs Allowed 754 Run Diff +61

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Lonnie Smith

FUG · lf · Sim 2026

.320 / .403 / .559Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.962 AB519 Hits166 Home Runs32 RBI103 Runs95 Stolen Bases14

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Nicaragua Crepe Wrappers

NCW · Mgr: Chris Carpenter

83-71

Record

.539

PCT

6th

Rank

Games Back 21.0 Last 10 4-6 Streak L2 Runs Scored 748 Runs Allowed 676 Run Diff +72

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Bret Saberhagen

NCW · sp · Sim 2026

10–14 3.90 1.18W-L · ERA · WHIP

Games 31 (31 GS) Innings — Strikeouts 165 Walks 39

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Oak Ridge Nukes

ORN · CPU · Mgr: Commissioner

33-121

Record

.214

PCT

7th

Rank

Games Back 71.0 Last 10 3-7 Streak W2 Runs Scored 581 Runs Allowed 1036 Run Diff -455

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Rob Deer

ORN · rf · Sim 2026

.250 / .322 / .606Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.929 AB188 Hits47 Home Runs21 RBI38 Runs33 Stolen Bases0

Oak Ridge Nukes

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Panama City Beach Hurricanes

PCB · CPU · Mgr: Commissioner

23-131

Record

.149

PCT

8th

Rank

Games Back 81.0 Last 10 2-8 Streak L2 Runs Scored 542 Runs Allowed 1187 Run Diff -645

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Jeff Leonard

PCB · dh · Sim 2026

.247 / .292 / .412Avg · OBP · SLG

OPS.704 AB519 Hits128 Home Runs23 RBI66 Runs65 Stolen Bases6

Panama City Beach Hurricanes

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Injuries

McGriff, F.

KES

Returns Oct 7

Washington, C.

ORN

Returns Oct 7

Tettleton, M.

RIC

Returns Oct 7

Bosio, C.

HUW

Returns Oct 17

Greenwell, M.

KES

Returns Oct 18

Petralli, G.

ORN

Returns Oct 29

Transactions

Oct 16 Demoted RIC

Smith, B.

Oct 16 Demoted RIC

DeLeon, J.

Oct 16 Promoted RIC

Smith, B.

Oct 16 Promoted RIC

DeLeon, J.

Oct 16 Demoted RIC

Eckersley, D.

StandingsFull Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	L10	Str	RS	RA
Rick Astleys RIC	104	50	.675	—	4-6	W2	945	599
Iron Knob Explosions IKE	103	51	.669	1.0	7-3	L1	845	617
Knockemstiff Slap Daddies KES	99	55	.643	5.0	6-4	W1	933	686
Huanca Wankers HUW	87	67	.565	17.0	5-5	L1	808	662
Fugging Honey Badgers FUG	84	70	.545	20.0	9-1	W1	815	754
Nicaragua Crepe Wrappers NCW	83	71	.539	21.0	4-6	L2	748	676
Oak Ridge Nukes ORN	33	121	.214	71.0	3-7	W2	581	1036
Panama City Beach Hurricanes PCB	23	131	.149	81.0	2-8	L2	542	1187

Weekly Awards

Batter of the Week

Mitchell

KES

Mitchell of the Knockemstiff Slap Daddies punished every mistake this week, going 5-for-13 with 3 home runs and 7 RBI for a .385 clip. The power surge helped ke...

Pitcher of the Week

Blyleven

IKE

Blyleven of the Iron Knob Explosions was untouchable, tossing 9.0 innings of shutout ball with 4 strikeouts to earn a 1-0 record and a 0.00 ERA. That kind of ef...

Team of the Week

Rick Astleys

RIC

The Rick Astleys claimed the top honor this week, holding firm at 104-50 and leading the league by a single game. RIC continues to set the pace at the summit of...

News

KES

Slap Daddies Bash, Split in HUW

Sitting third at 99-55, the Knockemstiff Slap Daddies went 2-1 this week in a slugfest series. The fireworks opened with a 14-4 rout, as Mitchell drov...

FUG

Honey Badgers Shut Out, Then Sting IKE

The Fugging Honey Badgers, fifth at 84-70, split two games with a late haymaker. Game one was a frustrating 0-4 blank, as FUG managed only five hits w...

RIC

Astleys Hold First With Sweep

The league-leading Rick Astleys, atop the standings at 104-50, went a perfect 2-0 this week in a trio of nail-biters against NCW. The opener was a 15-...

HUW

Wankers Grab One of Three

Fourth at 87-67, the Huanca Wankers went 1-2 in a wild home series against KES. Game one was a 4-14 blowout loss despite 13 hits, with Johnson going 3...

IKE

Explosions Split, Hang in Second

Just one game back at 103-51, the Iron Knob Explosions sit second after a 1-1 week against FUG. The opener was a crisp 4-0 shutout win built on an eig...

NCW

Crepe Wrappers Can't Close

Sixth at 83-71, the Nicaragua Crepe Wrappers endured a rough week, dropping their winnable games against RIC. The opener was a 15-inning epic finally ...

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Stat Leaders

Batting

Pitching

AVG

Gwynn, T. IKE

.346

Bonilla, B. KES

.339

Smith,L FUG

.320

OPS

Mitchell, K. KES

1.027

Bonilla, B. KES

1.018

Smith,L FUG

.962

Mitchell, K. KES

Davis, E. RIC

Johnson, H. HUW

RBI

Davis, E. RIC

154

Mitchell, K. KES

153

Bonilla, B. KES

114

Henderson, R. IKE

102-25

Raines, T. RIC

49-7

Gwynn, T. IKE

42-15

ERA

Clemens, R. NCW

2.58

Blyleven, B. IKE

2.98

Garrelts, S. RIC

3.14

Smith,B RIC

20-6

Garrelts, S. RIC

20-6

Clemens, R. NCW

19-6

Davis, C. IKE

Montgomery, J. FUG

Olson, G. NCW

Ryan, N. KES

233

Clemens, R. NCW

207

Langston, M. NCW

166

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