The 2026 Los Angeles Queens season was the inaugural season of the Los Angeles Queens in the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL). They finished with an 8–7 record, clinching third place on their penultimate game of the season following a loss to the New York Heights. All WPBL teams played in the postseason, and the Queens would go on to defeat the Heights in the first round, winning their semifinal series in three games, moving on to the Championship Series. They faced the San Francisco Firebells, winning the inaugural WPBL Championship in five games.
Draft For the inaugural season, each WPBL team drafted 30 players, signing 15 of those players. The draft occurred on November 20, 2025, virtually on YouTube. +Key*Player later signed by team#Player not signed by team
Rnd Pick Player Position Hometown12Pitcher Tokorozawa, Saitama17Third baseman Marietta, Georgia110Center fielder Philadelphia, Pennsylvania115Pitcher Sterling, Virginia118Shortstop Curaçao223Catcher Laguna Beach, California226Shortstop Kagawa231Shortstop Nayarit234Catcher Bedford, New Hampshire239Pitcher Burnaby, British Columbia342Center fielder Setouchi, Okayama347Shortstop Perth, Western Australia350First baseman Bay Shore, New York355Center fielder Greensboro, North Carolina358 #Pitcher Burlington, Ontario463 #Catcher Perth, Western Australia466 #Pitcher Vancouver, British Columbia471 *Second baseman Chicago, Illinois474 #Pitcher Fort Mcmurray, Alberta479 #Second baseman Saitama, Saitama582 *Second baseman Newport, Michigan587 #Outfielder Perth, Western Australia590 #Shortstop Billings, Montana595Pitcher Osaka, Osaka598 #First baseman Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco6103 *First baseman Oakville, Missouri6106 #Right fielder San Diego, California6111 #First baseman Austin, Texas6114 #Pitcher Oakhurst, California6119 *Shortstop Granger, Indiana
Regular season Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log Source: LegendQueens WinQueens LossGame PostponedBold = Queens team member
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || August 1 || @ Heights || W 10–8 || Meidlinger (1–0) || Reynolds (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || August 5 || Hunters || W 12–4 || Roche (1–0) || Schroder (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || August 7 || Firebells || W 12–3 || Sato (1–0) || Whitmore (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 3–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || August 8 || @ Firebells || L 3–10 || Albayati (1–0) || Roche (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 3–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || August 12 || @ Firebells || L 2–8 || Gilder (1–1) || Sato (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || August 14 || @ Firebells || L 3–17 || Whitmore (1–1) || Narasaki (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 3–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || August 15 || @ Hunters || W 13–3 || Roche (2–1) || Padgham (0–2) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 4–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || August 21 || Firebells || W 8–6 || Mackay (1–0) || Coria (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 5–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || August 22 || Heights || L 7–8 || Lee (3–1) || Meidlinger (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 5–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || August 23 || @ Hunters || L 3–7 || Blunt (1–1) || Shimano (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 5–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || August 26 || Hunters || W 8–6 || Villarreal (1–0) || Schroder (0–2) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 6–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || August 27 || @ Heights || L 4–12 || O'Sullivan (3–0) || Sato (1–2) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 6–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || August 29 || Heights || W 10–6 || Shimano (1–1) || Studer (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 7–6
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || September 3 || Heights || L 7–18 || Eccles (1–1) || Mackay (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 7–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || September 5 || Hunters || W 10–6 || Roche (3–1) || Schroder (0–4) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 8–7
Postseason Postseason game log
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || September 10 || @ Heights || W 10–3 || Roche (1–0) || Saiki (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || September 12 || Heights || L 7–9 || Eccles (1–0) || Meidlinger (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || September 14 || @ Heights || W 15–11 || Sato (1–0) || Eccles (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–1
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || September 16 || @ Firebells || W 7–6 || Mackay (1–0) || del Castillo (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || September 17 || @ Firebells || W 11–7 || Sato (2–0) || Albayati (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || September 19 || Firebells || L 5–10 || Day-Bédard (1–0) || Roche (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || September 20 || Firebells || L 4–17 || Eckert (2–0) || Mackay (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || September 22 || @ Firebells || W 2–0 || Sato (3–0) || Albayati (0–2) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 3–2
Current roster
Transactions On August 21, traded Suzu Narasaki and Emi Saiki to the New York Heights for Diana Ibarra.
Player statistics Updated as of 6 September 2026
Batting = Indicates team leader in category = Indicates league leader Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; CS = Caught stealing; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; OPS = On-base plus slugging Player 1544212140414801211.477.600.8411.441 1447112000040136.426.471.426.896 15441617205171033.386.471.7731.243 1442121430161083.333.440.476.916 1339714101110197.359.490.462.951 13397930070065.231.333.308.641 123558200112263.229.349.286.635 1238815601100037.395.429.6321.060 12254610141125.240.321.400.721 8208610020058.300.464.350.814 11174630030022.353.421.529.950 7152500040021.333.412.333.745 6133610050013.462.533.5381.072 682200011024.250.400.250.650 420000010020.000.600.000.600 341110001001.250.250.500.750 131100000011.333.500.333.833 910000000000.000.000.000.000 Team totals15436112151280131001556770.346.446.500.946Rank in 4 WPBL teams—333213331323333 Source: Baseball Reference
Pitching = Indicates team leader in category = Indicates league leader Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed (bases on balls); SO = Strikeouts; HBP = Hit by pitch; WHIP = Walks + hits per inning pitched Player 126.0976023.0423120531721.957 315.8265021.2302318210911.846 111.8390015.11154141300.978 1111.8151010.225241846932.906 115.653108.2610728821.615 007.004108.0109807322.125 006.462004.194402212.538 107.002004.064423412.250 003.002002.121113202.143 0131.501101.168603106.750 007.001001.001105005.000 0021.001000.212214007.500 Team totals876.451515010114812293185868122.040Rank in 4 WPBL teams223——1322214241 Source: Baseball Reference (WPBL for ERA)
Notes
References
External links Los Angeles Queens at Women's Pro Baseball League 2026 Los Angeles Queens at Baseball Reference