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j.tom · 04-26-2025, 04:02 AM

TWO NEW LEAGUES OPEN UP SHOP
Wide World of Baseball Newsletter -- 05.17 - 05.23.60

This week brings us Opening Day in Liga Iberica

and the Osterreich-Magyar Liga

, plus the Saudi League

playoff race comes into focus...

WWoB PLAYER OF THE WEEK (05.10 - 05.16.60)

1B Joel Watson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 -- Birmingham Bulldogs

WORLDWIDE NEWS

05.17

EuroLeague -- Stockholm Hammers RHP Telma Feliciano 🇧🇷 allows a single to the second batter of the game, then throws 8.2 no-hit innings to shut out Amsterdam United.

Nippon League -- Saitama extends star RHP Shinya Tamura 🇯🇵, 7 years, $45 million.

Saudi League -- The Cubs, Red Wings, and Dodgers have clinched playoff spots.

05.18

T-III Continental League -- Calgary Stampede RHP Omar Medrano 🇩🇴 throws the first perfect game in Continental League history against Salt Lake City.

EuroLeague -- OF Jordan Padilla 🇨🇺 hits for the cycle, 2B Tomas Reyes 🇵🇷🇺🇸 cracks five hits, and OF Andy Le Roy 🇫🇷 hits a walkoff dinger in a wild game between Vienna and Rome.

05.19

EuroLeague -- Cordoba beats Madrid behind Per Friis-Knutzen's 🇩🇰 five-hit night, in a final score that looks more like a lacrosse game than baseball. Shoutout to RHP Riley Knox 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, the only pitcher to get out of this one cleanly.

Africa League -- Johannesburg signs former SAL Best Pitcher runner-up Sean Fifi 🇿🇦, 1 year, $710k

Native League -- Navajo, Blackfoot, and Sioux each clinch playoff spots. Choctaw is eliminated, while Apache and Cherokee fight for the final spot with three games left.

05.20 -- INAUGURAL LIGA IBERICA AND OSTERREICH-MAGYAR LIGA OPENING DAY

Liga Iberica -- The Iberian Peninsula comes alive with five games on the IBL's inaugural Opening Day. Zaragoza, Sevilla, Braga, Porto and Valencia pick up their first wins, with the Naranjas getting a walk-off homer in extras from OF Cesar Maldonado 🇪🇸.

Osterreich-Magyar Liga -- Villach, Salzburg, Debrecen, and Innsbruck pick up wins to remain undefeated all-time. 2B David Felbiger 🇦🇹 stands alone as the OML's home run king, at least for tonight, with two on Opening Day.

05.21

India League -- Delhi RHP Kamlyn Ito 🇯🇵, who we placed on record watch after his last start, crosses the 60-inning threshold with his 14th out of the night in a great performance against Pune, improves his ERA to a single-season record 1.04 with his 15th out of the game, then sustains a season-ending rotator cuff injury recording his 16th out of the game, essentially locking up the record. Yay? I guess?

Saudi League -- With his 22nd of the season, Riyadh 1B Alex Hernandez 🇩🇴 breaks the SIL single-season home run record.

Ligue de France -- Bordeaux gets a solo homer in the 3rd, and that's all they need to beat Lyon as RHP Jacques Thomas 🇫🇷 throws his first career shutout.

Middle East League -- For the 17th straight year, the Dubai Palms will not make the MEL playoffs.

Saudi League -- Mecca and Jeddah are officially eliminated from the SIL playoff race, Medina grabs the final spot.

05.22

Elliniko Protathlima -- Irakleio RHP Stefan Lambrianou 🇬🇷 goes two over the minimum in a 1-hit Maddux against Volou.

Nippon League -- Sendai hangs 11 on Kyoto in the 6th, featuring 3B Akitada Ishii's 🇯🇵 second AND third homers of the game, immediately followed by a bench clearing brawl.

Ceska Liga -- Pardubic RHP Radomir Chmelik 🇨🇿 is the victim of a home robbery. Rough for a guy making $23,000 this year.

05.23

Liga Domini-Cubana -- La Vega LHP Fernando Sierra 🇩🇴 needs just 99 pitches to throw the second no-hitter in DCL history, retiring the last 25 batters he faced.
Editors note: In the process of writing this item I realized I've had "La Vega" spelled wrong in the game this whole time. Dumb!

Nippon League -- Not to be outdone by his teammate's performance yesterday, Owls SS Atsushi Niwa 🇯🇵 has his own three-homer game. I'm guessing Kyoto cannot wait to get out of Sendai.

T-III Continental League -- Henderson signs former Major League, T-II MVP Justin Young 🇺🇸 for 2 years, $1.2 million.

TOP PERFORMANCES BY DAY

05.17

05.18

05.19

05.20

05.21

05.22

05.23

STANDINGS (As of 05.23.60)

04-26-2025, 04:02 AM	#127
j.tom Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2025 Posts: 166	WWoB News -- 05.17 - 05.23.60 TWO NEW LEAGUES OPEN UP SHOP Wide World of Baseball Newsletter -- 05.17 - 05.23.60 This week brings us Opening Day in Liga Iberica and the Osterreich-Magyar Liga , plus the Saudi League playoff race comes into focus... WWoB PLAYER OF THE WEEK (05.10 - 05.16.60) 1B Joel Watson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 -- Birmingham Bulldogs WORLDWIDE NEWS 05.17 *EuroLeague* -- Stockholm Hammers RHP Telma Feliciano 🇧🇷 allows a single to the second batter of the game, then throws 8.2 no-hit innings to shut out Amsterdam United. *Nippon League* -- Saitama extends star RHP Shinya Tamura 🇯🇵, 7 years, $45 million. *Saudi League* -- The Cubs, Red Wings, and Dodgers have clinched playoff spots. 05.18 *T-III Continental League* -- Calgary Stampede RHP Omar Medrano 🇩🇴 throws the first perfect game in Continental League history against Salt Lake City. *EuroLeague* -- OF Jordan Padilla 🇨🇺 hits for the cycle, 2B Tomas Reyes 🇵🇷🇺🇸 cracks five hits, and OF Andy Le Roy 🇫🇷 hits a walkoff dinger in a wild game between Vienna and Rome. 05.19 *EuroLeague* -- Cordoba beats Madrid behind Per Friis-Knutzen's 🇩🇰 five-hit night, in a final score that looks more like a lacrosse game than baseball. Shoutout to RHP Riley Knox 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, the only pitcher to get out of this one cleanly. *Africa League* -- Johannesburg signs former SAL Best Pitcher runner-up Sean Fifi 🇿🇦, 1 year, $710k *Native League* -- Navajo, Blackfoot, and Sioux each clinch playoff spots. Choctaw is eliminated, while Apache and Cherokee fight for the final spot with three games left. 05.20 -- INAUGURAL LIGA IBERICA AND OSTERREICH-MAGYAR LIGA OPENING DAY *Liga Iberica* -- The Iberian Peninsula comes alive with five games on the IBL's inaugural Opening Day. Zaragoza, Sevilla, Braga, Porto and Valencia pick up their first wins, with the Naranjas getting a walk-off homer in extras from OF Cesar Maldonado 🇪🇸. *Osterreich-Magyar Liga* -- Villach, Salzburg, Debrecen, and Innsbruck pick up wins to remain undefeated all-time. 2B David Felbiger 🇦🇹 stands alone as the OML's home run king, at least for tonight, with two on Opening Day. 05.21 *India League* -- Delhi RHP Kamlyn Ito 🇯🇵, who we placed on record watch after his last start, crosses the 60-inning threshold with his 14th out of the night in a great performance against Pune, improves his ERA to a single-season record 1.04 with his 15th out of the game, then sustains a season-ending rotator cuff injury recording his 16th out of the game, essentially locking up the record. Yay? I guess? *Saudi League* -- With his 22nd of the season, Riyadh 1B Alex Hernandez 🇩🇴 breaks the SIL single-season home run record. *Ligue de France* -- Bordeaux gets a solo homer in the 3rd, and that's all they need to beat Lyon as RHP Jacques Thomas 🇫🇷 throws his first career shutout. *Middle East League* -- For the 17th straight year, the Dubai Palms will not make the MEL playoffs. *Saudi League* -- Mecca and Jeddah are officially eliminated from the SIL playoff race, Medina grabs the final spot. 05.22 *Elliniko Protathlima* -- Irakleio RHP Stefan Lambrianou 🇬🇷 goes two over the minimum in a 1-hit Maddux against Volou. *Nippon League* -- Sendai hangs 11 on Kyoto in the 6th, featuring 3B Akitada Ishii's 🇯🇵 second AND third homers of the game, immediately followed by a bench clearing brawl. *Ceska Liga* -- Pardubic RHP Radomir Chmelik 🇨🇿 is the victim of a home robbery. Rough for a guy making $23,000 this year. 05.23 *Liga Domini-Cubana* -- La Vega LHP Fernando Sierra 🇩🇴 needs just 99 pitches to throw the second no-hitter in DCL history, retiring the last 25 batters he faced. Editors note: In the process of writing this item I realized I've had "La Vega" spelled wrong in the game this whole time. Dumb! *Nippon League* -- Not to be outdone by his teammate's performance yesterday, Owls SS Atsushi Niwa 🇯🇵 has his own three-homer game. I'm guessing Kyoto cannot wait to get out of Sendai. *T-III Continental League* -- Henderson signs former Major League, T-II MVP Justin Young 🇺🇸 for 2 years, $1.2 million. TOP PERFORMANCES BY DAY 05.17 05.18 05.19 05.20 05.21 05.22 05.23 STANDINGS (As of 05.23.60) __________________ The Wide, Wide, World of Baseball My Fictional Leagues and Logos