Lead Story - 6/6/2026

Season 29 Playoffs

First Round BYEs
1. St. Louis Cardinals 105-57
2. Minnesota Twins 102-60 —-ELIMINATED
3. Arizona Diamondbacks 101-61
4. Houston Astros 98-64

Divisional Winners
5. Philadelphia Phillies 96-66—ELIMINATED
6. Cincinnati Reds 91-71 —-ELIMINATED
7. Oakland Athletics 88-74 (2-1 vs MON)—ELIMINATED
8. Montreal Expos 88-74 (1-2 vs OAK)—ELIMINATED

Wild Cards
9. Toronto Blue Jays 99-63
10. Los Angeles Angels 96-66—ELIMINATED
11. Seattle Supersonics 88-74 (13-9 vs OSA)—ELIMINATED
12. Osaka Buffaloes 88-74 (9-13 vs SEA)—ELIMINATED

Round 3:
1 Cardinals vs 9 Blue Jays
3 Diamondbacks vs 4 Astros

Round 2:
1 Cardinals vs 10 Angels
2 Twins vs Blue Jays
3 Diamondbacks vs Reds
4 Astros vs Phillies

ROUND 1:
5 Phillies vs 12 Buffaloes
6 Reds vs 11 Supersonics
7 Athletics vs 10 Angels
8 Expos vs 9 Blue Jays

5/27/2026

League News

DAY 120 POWER RANKINGS: 1st MIN—2nd STL—3rd ARI—4th PHI—5th TOR—6th LAA—7th HOU—8th OAK—9th CIN—10th OSA…...Reds acquire K-King Russ Milone, boosting their playoff hopes….Silver Slugger C Karl Martins moves from KCR to PHI for last year’s 29th OVR pick, 2B Elroy Durant…..Cardinals tweak roster with addition of powerful 3B/1B Guy Cheeves, expected to add thump for cheap….Longtime Libs all-star Ryan McMahon moves to Twins; receives young Macklin Jr…..Marlins dump floundering youngster Wally Epperson; Angels hope a chance of scenery was all he needed….Orioles add 2 more teens in trades; have built the deepest arsenal of teenage prospects in league history….Yanks rebuild seemingly stalled as vet contracts prove to be unmovable; fans irate at their free fall in recent years…..DET makes shocking move; trade young stud LF Amir Sorenson to Cubs for a stack of assets (but will any be better than Amir?)…

5/27/2026

Season 29 Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners!

Batting Champion:
—LON 2B Bradley Bush (.342)

Strikeout King:
—BOS SP Harlan Drill (11.1 K/9, 308 total K’s, league leader in both)

Home Run Champion:
—BOS RF Henry Rhodes (57 HR)

Stolen Base Champion:
—CHC RF Khalil Ferguson (84 SB, 71%)

Relief Pitcher of the Year:
—BOS Johnny Nettles (1.88 ERA in 144 IP)

World Series MVP:
???

C:
TOR Edmund Sanders (2nd) and LAD Danny Puk (1st)

1B:
MIN Karl Ulrich (4th) and LAA Archer Drakos (3rd)

2B:
LAD Barack Irving (5th) and LON Bradley Bush (1st)

3B:
MIN Rudy Vaughn (3rd) and SDP Juan Bridges (1st)

SS:
PIT Marco Jimenez (2nd) and TEX Ellis Householder (1st)

OF:
DET Danny Guerrero (1st)
OSA Aaron Huber (2nd)
MIN Fernando Fernandez (1st)
SEA Tom Gilbert (2nd)
STL Ray Okoniewski (2nd)
CWS Keith Porter (1st)

DH:
CIN Archie Fisk (1st) and OAK Kit Pampa (1st)

Flex:
BOS Henry Rhodes (1st) and SDP 3B Zeppelin Bristo (1st)

League Chat Box

Blue Jays fall to Astros despite Hence's efforts

Tink Hence whiffed 9 batters, but the Astros managed to beat the Blue Jays, 1-0. | Box

Downey whiffs 8 in 3-1 win

Victor Downey struckout 8 Houston batters in a 3-1 win for the Blue Jays. | Box

5/1/2026

Season 29 Draft Info/Tags/Cuts/Stadiums

1st Round Picks:
—SDP 1st to Supersonics (SP Shawn Konoko trade)
—OAK 1st to Rockies (3B Gesualdo/CF Hamill trade)
—CIN 1st to Orioles (RP Caleb Heintzelman trade)
—CHC 1st to Tigers (OF Amir Sorenson trade)
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1st Round Comp Picks: ($100+)
#1 QUE (UTL Gunny Evans)
#2 TBR (Harry Belden)
#3 TBR (RF Won Bin Cho)
#4 SEA (SP Ahmad Rodriguez)

#5 LON (RP Louis Kilmore)

#6 PIT (RP Curley Hartmann)

#7 TOR (1B Harry Owens)

#8 TEX (RP Eli Wood)

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2nd Round Picks:
—SDP 2nd to Twins (SP Fransisco Medina trade)
—CHC 2nd to Tigers (OF Amir Sorenson trade)
—CIN 2nd to Rockies (Trade)
—SEA 2nd to Reds (Dennard/Milone trade)
—STL 2nd to Twins (3B Guy Cheeves trade)>>>to the Marlins (RP Horace Correia dump)
—MIA 2nd to Twins (Correia dump)
—PHI 2nd to Royals (C Karl Martins trade)
—MIN 2nd to Buffaloes (RF Skinny Bowen trade)
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2nd Round Comp Picks ($60+)

#1 QUE (SP Fred Kellogg)

#2 MIN (RP Bruce Regal)—to Cardinals (Cheeves trade)

#3 KCR (SP Seth Jackson)

#4 SEA (UTL Devon Morris)

#5 CLE (SP Bob Griffin)

#6 PAP (CF Jimmy Martin)

#7 CLE (3B Rufus Baylor)

#8 QUE (SP Zuri Boseman)
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COMP PICKS PLACED AT END OF ROUND
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IFA Posting Fees:
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Arbitration Cuts:
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Franchise Tags: (Season 28)
MIN SP Roman Winnister (2 years)
TOR SP Tink Hence (2 years)
HOU LF Montemayor (1 year)
STL SP Jett Murphy (2 years)
SEA SP Denny Hensiek (1 year)
QUE SS Jackson Holliday (1 year)
KCR SP Andre Pallante (2 years)
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Position Changes (Season 28)
PHI Dan Tolbert 2B/SS >>> 2B/1B
OAK Kennan Lowry RF/1B >>> RF/3B
ARI Joshua Ashby SS/UTL>>> UTL/UTL *Penalties incurred*
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Stadium Dimension Changes
Chicago Cubs Big Boost RHH>>>Mild Boost RHH. $10 of budget removed (returned after season).
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New Owner Cut Contracts
BAL OF Jacob Cantleberry ($24/1 cut)
KCR 2B Wayne Wells ($20/3 cut)
KCR 1B Grimm Becker ($20/3 cut)