Play World Series Baseball '98 Online

Summary

World Series Baseball '98 (often called World Series Baseball 98) arrived as the fourth Genesis entry in Sega’s baseball line, following the modest success of World Series Baseball II. The game carries the full 1997 MLB rosters, complete with interleague play, and even preserves the 1996 stats from its predecessor, letting all 28 teams compete across familiar modes—Exhibition, League, Playoffs, Batting Practice, Homerun Derby (including a Classic variant), and All‑Star games. A toggle lets you enable or disable player trading, while a battery‑backed save tracks progress, league leaders, and a detailed 27‑category statistical breakdown. Visually and mechanically, it mirrors the earlier title, offering little beyond updated rosters and the interleague feature. Released late in the Genesis’s life cycle, the game slipped under the radar; a brief GamePro review summed it up as a purchase only for those still lacking any baseball title on the console. In Japan, it debuted as Pro Yakyū Greatest Nine ’97, leveraging the NPB license before the Western version hit shelves.