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j.tom · 04-20-2025, 11:54 PM

C'MON, JUST LET HIM GET THE SHUTOUT
Wide World of Baseball Newsletter -- 04.26 - 05.02.60

Happy Easter, to those who observe. This week brings us Opening Day for several more leagues, as the season begins to rev up across the world.

WWoB Player of the Week (04.19 - 04.25)

3B สุขโม มุลจานา 🇹🇭 -- Hat Yai Thāng Yæk

Worldwide News:

04.26

WWoB -- Another new league will begin play this season! The

Österreich-Magyar Liga features eight teams from Austria and Hungary, pitting two halves of a former empire against one another. Opening Day is May 20.

04.27

Pacific SuperLeague -- In his 8th PSL game, former

DCL MVP OF Israel Flores 🇨🇺 hits for the cycle in a 16-4 win over Hanoi.

04.28

Saudi League -- Riyadh defeats Mecca 18-3, their seventh win by 9+ runs in 18 games this season. The Red Wings are now 11-7 with a +76 run differential. Meanwhile, Kohbar beats Dubai 3-0 to run their winning streak to 15 games.

04.29

Pacific SuperLeague -- Incheon defeats Kowloon 2-0 behind 8 shutout innings by LHP Felipe Quintero 🇨🇺, to improve to 10-0 on the season.

04.30

T-II Union League -- Pittsburgh C Luis Abeyta 🇵🇷🇺🇸 hits an ultimate grand slam to walk off Virginia.

Pacific SuperLeague -- Seoul 3B Ji-hoon Kim's 🇰🇷 hit streak comes to an end vs. Beijing at 20 games.

Balkan League -- At 2:33 a.m. local time, Cluj C Andrei Mocanasu 🇷🇴 sends the Bastioane fans happy with a walk-off homer in the 18th inning. Mocanasu also hit the first walk off in league history last week.

India League -- The Delhi Sultans sign LHP Vasant Nandakumar 🇮🇳 to a 7-year, $2.2 million contract.

WWoB -- Several leagues around the world begin play tomorrow, so here's a look at the preseason predictions in the

T-III Continental League,

T-IV Country League,

EuroLeague,

Nippon League,

Mexico League,

Nederlandse Honkbal Liga, and

Filip-Indo League

T-III: OSA predicts Topeka, Nashville, Memphis and New York to be promoted, Salt Lake City, Montreal, Corpus Christi and Seattle to be relegated.

T-IV: Orlando, Durham, Brooklyn and Boston are the favorites for promotion in the Country League

EuroLeague: OSA predicts Berlin to top the EuroLeague, London, Rome and Stockholm to win divisions

Nippon League: After last year's upset to Saitama ended their 8-year title streak, Tokyo is expected to be atop the NPL once again.

Mexico League: OSA predicts a tight race for the #1 seed.

Nederlandse Honkbal Liga: Amsterdam projected to dominate as they play for their 12th straight NEL title.

Filip-Indo League: Quezon City expected to top LP, LI expected to come down to Medan and Surabaya.

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05.01 -- T-III, T-IV, EURO, NPL, MXL, NEL, FIL OPENING DAY

T-III Continental League -- Eight games on Opening Day in T-III.The Phillies beat Salt Lake City with OF Jens Frey's 🇨🇭 5-5, 2-homer performance.

T-IV Country League -- Indy and Orlando's offenses go big while OKC RHP Jeremy Blake 🇺🇸 shuts down the Burlington Maple Sox.

EuroLeague -- 12 games in the EuroLeague on Opening Day. In Cordoba, 2B Osmo Kudroc 🇫🇮 hits a walkoff 3-run homer to beat Zurich.

Nippon League -- Chiba RHP Yoshıtora Matsunaga 🇯🇵 throws his first career shutout on Opening Day in the NPL.

Mexico League -- Opening Day slate in the MXL, defending league MVP OF David Espinosa 🇲🇽 starts his campaign for a back-to-back early, hitting a game-winning 3-run shot in the 8th to beat Juarez.

Nederlandse Honkbal Liga -- Scores from the NEL, where RHP Leroy Mulkens 🇳🇱 continues his strong performance in the Olympiad by nearly getting a shutout, but his manager pulls him with one out to go at 114 pitches.

Filip-Indo League -- Surabaya RHP Danny Torres 🇨🇺 gets the exact same treatment as Mulkens, all the way down to being robbed of #1 performance of the day.

05.02

Pacific SuperLeague -- On the ropes in extra innings versus Taipei, Incheon's 13th inning rally and walkoff hit by C Sung-hyun Lee 🇰🇷 keeps them undefeated on the season.

Major League -- Providence and Boise each lose one of their best relievers for the year, LHP Abraham Garcia 🇭🇳 and RHP Hiroshi Casaleiro 🇧🇷🇯🇵. Bees manager Jeff Wright USA cracks a dad-joke while eulogizing his bullpen ace's season.

Major League -- Colorado will be without the services of 1B Alex Martinez 🇻🇪, who claims he broke his wrist falling off of his truck while washing it, for 7 weeks. Please direct all questions about why he was standing on top of the truck while washing it to Alex.

Top Game Performances by Day:

04.26

04.27

04.28

04.29

04.30

05.01

05.02

STANDINGS As of 05.02.60

(Standings updates for leagues that began on 05.01 will begin next week.)

04-20-2025, 11:54 PM	#123
j.tom Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2025 Posts: 166	WWoB News -- 04.26 - 05.02 C'MON, JUST LET HIM GET THE SHUTOUT Wide World of Baseball Newsletter -- 04.26 - 05.02.60 Happy Easter, to those who observe. This week brings us Opening Day for several more leagues, as the season begins to rev up across the world. WWoB Player of the Week (04.19 - 04.25) 3B สุขโม มุลจานา 🇹🇭 -- Hat Yai Thāng Yæk Worldwide News: 04.26 *WWoB* -- Another new league will begin play this season! The Österreich-Magyar Liga features eight teams from Austria and Hungary, pitting two halves of a former empire against one another. Opening Day is May 20. 04.27 *Pacific SuperLeague* -- In his 8th PSL game, former DCL MVP OF Israel Flores 🇨🇺 hits for the cycle in a 16-4 win over Hanoi. 04.28 *Saudi League* -- Riyadh defeats Mecca 18-3, their seventh win by 9+ runs in 18 games this season. The Red Wings are now 11-7 with a +76 run differential. Meanwhile, Kohbar beats Dubai 3-0 to run their winning streak to 15 games. 04.29 *Pacific SuperLeague* -- Incheon defeats Kowloon 2-0 behind 8 shutout innings by LHP Felipe Quintero 🇨🇺, to improve to 10-0 on the season. 04.30 *T-II Union League* -- Pittsburgh C Luis Abeyta 🇵🇷🇺🇸 hits an ultimate grand slam to walk off Virginia. *Pacific SuperLeague* -- Seoul 3B Ji-hoon Kim's 🇰🇷 hit streak comes to an end vs. Beijing at 20 games. *Balkan League* -- At 2:33 a.m. local time, Cluj C Andrei Mocanasu 🇷🇴 sends the Bastioane fans happy with a walk-off homer in the 18th inning. Mocanasu also hit the first walk off in league history last week. *India League* -- The Delhi Sultans sign LHP Vasant Nandakumar 🇮🇳 to a 7-year, $2.2 million contract. *WWoB* -- Several leagues around the world begin play tomorrow, so here's a look at the preseason predictions in the T-III Continental League, T-IV Country League, EuroLeague, Nippon League, Mexico League, Nederlandse Honkbal Liga, and Filip-Indo League T-III: OSA predicts Topeka, Nashville, Memphis and New York to be promoted, Salt Lake City, Montreal, Corpus Christi and Seattle to be relegated. T-IV: Orlando, Durham, Brooklyn and Boston are the favorites for promotion in the Country League EuroLeague: OSA predicts Berlin to top the EuroLeague, London, Rome and Stockholm to win divisions Nippon League: After last year's upset to Saitama ended their 8-year title streak, Tokyo is expected to be atop the NPL once again. Mexico League: OSA predicts a tight race for the #1 seed. Nederlandse Honkbal Liga: Amsterdam projected to dominate as they play for their 12th straight NEL title. Filip-Indo League: Quezon City expected to top LP, LI expected to come down to Medan and Surabaya. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05.01 -- T-III, T-IV, EURO, NPL, MXL, NEL, FIL OPENING DAY *T-III Continental League* -- Eight games on Opening Day in T-III.The Phillies beat Salt Lake City with OF Jens Frey's 🇨🇭 5-5, 2-homer performance. *T-IV Country League* -- Indy and Orlando's offenses go big while OKC RHP Jeremy Blake 🇺🇸 shuts down the Burlington Maple Sox. *EuroLeague* -- 12 games in the EuroLeague on Opening Day. In Cordoba, 2B Osmo Kudroc 🇫🇮 hits a walkoff 3-run homer to beat Zurich. *Nippon League* -- Chiba RHP Yoshıtora Matsunaga 🇯🇵 throws his first career shutout on Opening Day in the NPL. *Mexico League* -- Opening Day slate in the MXL, defending league MVP OF David Espinosa 🇲🇽 starts his campaign for a back-to-back early, hitting a game-winning 3-run shot in the 8th to beat Juarez. *Nederlandse Honkbal Liga* -- Scores from the NEL, where RHP Leroy Mulkens 🇳🇱 continues his strong performance in the Olympiad by nearly getting a shutout, but his manager pulls him with one out to go at 114 pitches. *Filip-Indo League* -- Surabaya RHP Danny Torres 🇨🇺 gets the exact same treatment as Mulkens, all the way down to being robbed of #1 performance of the day. 05.02 *Pacific SuperLeague* -- On the ropes in extra innings versus Taipei, Incheon's 13th inning rally and walkoff hit by C Sung-hyun Lee 🇰🇷 keeps them undefeated on the season. *Major League* -- Providence and Boise each lose one of their best relievers for the year, LHP Abraham Garcia 🇭🇳 and RHP Hiroshi Casaleiro 🇧🇷🇯🇵. Bees manager Jeff Wright USA cracks a dad-joke while eulogizing his bullpen ace's season. *Major League* -- Colorado will be without the services of 1B Alex Martinez 🇻🇪, who claims he broke his wrist falling off of his truck while washing it, for 7 weeks. Please direct all questions about why he was standing on top of the truck while washing it to Alex. Top Game Performances by Day: 04.26 04.27 04.28 04.29 04.30 05.01 05.02 STANDINGS As of 05.02.60 (Standings updates for leagues that began on 05.01 will begin next week.) __________________ The Wide, Wide, World of Baseball My Fictional Leagues and Logos Last edited by j.tom; 04-21-2025 at 12:04 AM.