l-league (AAA) :
Division winners :
- l-LL Azure : Wayt Tides Thunderbolts (9th)
- l-LL Cyan : Zappir Phoenix (6th)
- l-DL Sapphir: La Croisée Canons (11th)
- l-DL Marine: Wayt County Lynx (11th)
Playoffs :
Surprisingly, all division winners have lost in the first round. So the teams qualified in the SFS : Chefecia, N'Boubi, Rising & Maykrafth. The two teams that advanced to the LFS are the Chefecia and Maykrafth. They both have not appeared in the l-league final series since the early 80's. After only one loss, Maykrafth was crowned the 1998 l-league champion.
r-league (AA) :
Division winners :
- r-RL Square : Oshu'gun Lumberjacks (17th)
- r-RL Heart : Blaum Turtles (13th)
- r-BL Spade: Galia Suns (9th)
- r-BL Club: Narballo Gators (8th)
Playoffs :
Out of the four division winners, three went to the SFS. Only Blaum was opposed to another division winner, the Suns. The other team that qualified for the next round was Creugré. The latter actually went to defeat both Oshu'gun and Galia on a 4-1 score to capture its second title in a row. The Mocking Birds have yet to lose an Onion Series.
In the AL, the Orioles and the Royals won the two divisions. Baltimore swept Kansas City to play in the World Series.
For the NL, the Mets was able to defeat the reigning champion, Atlanta, in the NLCS. They will seek their 4th trophy.
In 5 games, Baltimore managed to win the 1998 World Series, it is their 2nd title after 1983.
- International Championship Series:
First time ever that Green District and Atlanta played against each other in this year edition of the ICS. In the Bobcats' stadium of Wayt City, the Expendables were merciless and swept theirs opponents.
Only one former player made it to the HoF this year :
Osmo Karppinen (70,8 %) on his first ballot, the Finnish player mostly played 2B for Lingalie North (82-89) but he also played for Dawala (77-81), Narballo (90-92), and the Mets (93-96). He won one championship in 89, one Golden Glove (84), 4 straight Ruby Awards (81-84) and was elected for the two first ASG in 88 and 89. He played a total of 1893 G for 2157 H, 197 HR, 1023 RBI, 52.9 WAR and a batting line of .288/.342/.424