World Series Baseball 98
World Series Baseball 98 — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is World Series Baseball 98 on?
- World Series Baseball 98 was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Saturn.
- When did World Series Baseball 98 release?
- World Series Baseball 98 was first released on March 28, 1997.
About World Series Baseball 98
This years addition of World Series Baseball has new rosters and schedules updates statistics stat tracking in 27 categories and modes of play.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Saturn
- Developer
- BlueSky Software
- Publisher
- Sega of America
- Game modes
- Single player
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1997 | $10 | $21 | $55 | Low |
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Sega Saturn. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
What it needs to play
- Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about 3 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $4.37 in Oct 2007, $10.99 five years ago, and $10.44 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $10.37 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $4.65 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $1.10 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $2.19 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $3.99 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $4.11 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $5.00 | $8.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $8.88 | $12.92 |
| Jan 2016 | $7.00 | $17.95 |
| Jan 2017 | $8.00 | $9.95 |
| Jan 2018 | $5.52 | $15.07 |
| Jan 2019 | $8.00 | $20 |
| Jan 2020 | $6.91 | $13.78 |
| Jan 2021 | $10.28 | $14.39 |
| Jan 2022 | $9.63 | $25 |
| Jan 2023 | $6.84 | $23 |
| Jan 2024 | $7.29 | $17.99 |
| Jan 2025 | $9.99 | $21 |
| Jan 2026 | $6.49 | $21 |
| Oct 2026 | $10.44 | $21 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | September 1997 | 1244 | 010086012446 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1997
- Authenticity
- Low
A late Genesis baseball cart from BlueSky Software that costs little and saves to a battery.
World Series Baseball '98 is a baseball game developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega, in North America in September 1997.
What the press said at the time
“If you’re after your first Genesis baseball cart, scoop this one up. But only baseball fanatics who can’t live without the ’98 rosters should spring for the upgrade.”
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits below the middle. It came out in North America only. The cartridge saves to a battery inside it, so test that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair and not a sign of a fake.
World Series Baseball 98 screenshots
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