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It's baseball season (finally) and while we wait for the Mets and the Cubs to blow their playoffs chances in 2011, PC players can now fullfill their own pro baseball managing fantasies with this week's official launch of MLB Manager Online from publisher Sega.

First announced back in December, the browser-based game has over 900 pro baseball players to choose from. PC gamers can select which players they would like to be on their virtual team. Then you have to train them and finally put your dream team on the field. No word yet if any of the PC players are on steroids.

While 2K Sports may have the rights to publish traditional Major League Baseball games, publisher Sega has just announced a new MLB-licensed title that takes the sport to the PC browser space. MLB Manager Online is a sports management sim title that is aiming to be easy to play for people who don't have a lot of time to check their game's stats.

The game will let players pick from over 900 active pro players to create their dream team and strategy. Every match starts at a predetermined time so there's no need to check on the game's results until a player wants to do so. The site is currently taking sign-ups for the game's closed beta test until December 27. The beta will begin in early January.

[Via 1Up.com]