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FuzzyRussianHat · 03-13-2025, 04:42 PM

Defending Austronesia Professional Baseball champion and two-time defending Taiwan-Philippine Association champ Cebu again took the top spot in the Philippine League. The 100-62 Crows allowed the fewest runs in the TPA at 439 and set new all-time APB pitching records for strikeouts (1890) and K/9 (11.37). They also posted the second fewest walks (203) and second best BB/9 (1.22). Zamboanga was a distant second at 83-79, but that did mark their 15^th straight non-losing season.

Hsinchu took the Taiwan League at 92-70, beating Taipei by nine and both defending TL champ Kaohsiung and Tainan by ten. The Sweathogs have taken first only in the odd numbered years in the 2020s thus far. Taoyuan scored the most runs at 590, but allowed 588 for an 81-81 finish.

“The King” Binh Tang returned to the Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP spot in 2027. He became the first seven-time winner in APB history, having won from 2020-25 for Hsinchu. The Vietnamese first baseman was still only 27-years old, leading in OPS for the seventh time, WAR for the fifth time, batting average for the sixth time, and runs for the seventh time.

Tang led with 101 runs, 177 hits, 35 doubles, a .315/.386/.568 slash, .954 OPS, 189 wRC+, and 9.7 WAR. He also had 35 home runs, 94 RBI, and 34 stolen bases. The effort earned Tang his seventh Silver Slugger and fourth at first base, as his first three came as a designated hitter.

Pitcher of the Year was Tainan’s Kuan-Yang Kang, who won the ERA title at 1.56. The 26-year old Taiwanese lefty struck out 365 in 225 innings with a 14-9 record, 182 ERA+, and 9.1 WAR. Kang also won his fourth Gold Glove and threw a no-hitter on May 21 against Cagayan de Oro with 19 strikeouts and two walks. He had to fend off Cebu’s Hakimi Aziz, who led in Ks (392) and WAR (11.5). Aziz’s weaker 1.89 ERA and 149 ERA+ was the clincher for enough voters for Kang.

For the third straight year, Jakarta and Johor Bahru punched tickets to the Sundaland Association Championship. The 2025 APB champ Jaguars had the best record at 95-67 atop the Java Sea League, finishing nine games ahead of Palembang. The reigning SA champ Blue Wings won the Malacca League at 93-69, besting Kuala Lumpur and Pekanbaru both by seven games. JB led in scoring at 572 runs while Jakarta had the second most runs (520) and second fewest allowed (446).

Jakarta 1B Shen Chang repeated as Sundaland Association MVP, leading with an .887 OPS. The 27-year old Taiwanese lefty had 152 hits, 77 runs, 39 home runs, 89 RBI, 197 wRC+, and 7.8 WAR.

Semarang was forgettable at 76-86, but they had the Pitcher of the Year Moch Kopriyana. The 27-year old Indonesian lefty had the best ERA (1.39) and WHIP (0.72). Kopriyana had 281 strikeouts over 251.2 innings, a 13-11 record, 183 ERA+, and 7.6 WAR. In April, he inked a four-year, $59,900,000 extension with the Sliders. Also of note, Normeezan Hasrin won his third Reliever of the Year. He was now with Johor Bahru after winning the award with Hsinchu in 2026 and Bandung in 2022. The 30-year old Malaysian righty had 41 saves, 5.4 WAR, 1.18 ERA, and 160 Ks.

In a rematch of the 2025 Taiwan-Philippine Association Championship, Cebu was again victorious over Hsinchu, this time 4-2. The Crows earned their second three-peat and eighth pennant (1980, 90-92, 2012, 25-27). The Sundaland Association was round three between Jakarta and Johor Bahru with the Jaguars winning in 2025 and the Blue Wings taking it in 2026. Jakarta won the rubber match 4-2 for their 11^th pennant, which leads all APB teams.

The 63^rd Austronesia Championship was the third finals battle between Jakarta and Cebu. Two years prior, the Jaguars prevailed in a seven-game classic. Jakarta was also a 4-1 winner back in 1992, which denied a repeat bid by the Crows. In 2027, the Jaguars again denied Cebu’s hopes to repeat as APB champ. Just like in 2025, the series had a 4-3 finish.

Jakarta became the first APB franchise with eight championship rings (1969, 1970, 1985, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2025, 2027). C Fandi Makatindu won finals MVP in his tenth year for Jakarta. In 13 starts, the 31-year old Indonesian had 14 hits, 3 doubles, 1 run, and 2 RBI. Closer Tran Chinh Han also set an APB playoff record with 10 appearances, although he was a mixed bag with a 3.24 ERA over 16.2 innings, 25 strikeouts, 6 saves, and 0-2 record.

Other notes: In his final of 19 years with Bandung, Gosner Rahmawati passed Hadi Ningsih (277) to become APB’s winningest pitcher at 283-195. The three-time Pitcher of the Year winner he retired as APB’s leader in starts (561), innings (4736), and shutouts (83). Rahmawati also retired 10^th in strikeouts at 4718, 2^nd in complete games (254), and 9^th in pitching WAR (111.77).

In other pitching notables, Aru Haj became the 22^nd to 4000 strikeouts and the 28^th to 200 wins. Normeezan Hasrin was the 16^th to 300 saves. Chi-Che Lin was the 27^th batter to 1000 runs scored. C Yi-Hsiang Chang won his 10^th straight Silver Slugger, adding to his position record. Chang is the 9^th player at any position in APB with 10+ Slugger wins.

Jakarta had a season attendance of 2,265,631, breaking their own Sundaland Association record of 2,248,768 set the prior year. Bandung’s offense hit only 65 homers all season, the second-worst in APB history behind only Batam’s 63 from 1986.

03-13-2025, 04:42 PM	#2146
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,011	2027 in APB Defending Austronesia Professional Baseball champion and two-time defending Taiwan-Philippine Association champ Cebu again took the top spot in the Philippine League. The 100-62 Crows allowed the fewest runs in the TPA at 439 and set new all-time APB pitching records for strikeouts (1890) and K/9 (11.37). They also posted the second fewest walks (203) and second best BB/9 (1.22). Zamboanga was a distant second at 83-79, but that did mark their 15^th straight non-losing season. Hsinchu took the Taiwan League at 92-70, beating Taipei by nine and both defending TL champ Kaohsiung and Tainan by ten. The Sweathogs have taken first only in the odd numbered years in the 2020s thus far. Taoyuan scored the most runs at 590, but allowed 588 for an 81-81 finish. “The King” Binh Tang returned to the Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP spot in 2027. He became the first seven-time winner in APB history, having won from 2020-25 for Hsinchu. The Vietnamese first baseman was still only 27-years old, leading in OPS for the seventh time, WAR for the fifth time, batting average for the sixth time, and runs for the seventh time. Tang led with 101 runs, 177 hits, 35 doubles, a .315/.386/.568 slash, .954 OPS, 189 wRC+, and 9.7 WAR. He also had 35 home runs, 94 RBI, and 34 stolen bases. The effort earned Tang his seventh Silver Slugger and fourth at first base, as his first three came as a designated hitter. Pitcher of the Year was Tainan’s Kuan-Yang Kang, who won the ERA title at 1.56. The 26-year old Taiwanese lefty struck out 365 in 225 innings with a 14-9 record, 182 ERA+, and 9.1 WAR. Kang also won his fourth Gold Glove and threw a no-hitter on May 21 against Cagayan de Oro with 19 strikeouts and two walks. He had to fend off Cebu’s Hakimi Aziz, who led in Ks (392) and WAR (11.5). Aziz’s weaker 1.89 ERA and 149 ERA+ was the clincher for enough voters for Kang. For the third straight year, Jakarta and Johor Bahru punched tickets to the Sundaland Association Championship. The 2025 APB champ Jaguars had the best record at 95-67 atop the Java Sea League, finishing nine games ahead of Palembang. The reigning SA champ Blue Wings won the Malacca League at 93-69, besting Kuala Lumpur and Pekanbaru both by seven games. JB led in scoring at 572 runs while Jakarta had the second most runs (520) and second fewest allowed (446). Jakarta 1B Shen Chang repeated as Sundaland Association MVP, leading with an .887 OPS. The 27-year old Taiwanese lefty had 152 hits, 77 runs, 39 home runs, 89 RBI, 197 wRC+, and 7.8 WAR. Semarang was forgettable at 76-86, but they had the Pitcher of the Year Moch Kopriyana. The 27-year old Indonesian lefty had the best ERA (1.39) and WHIP (0.72). Kopriyana had 281 strikeouts over 251.2 innings, a 13-11 record, 183 ERA+, and 7.6 WAR. In April, he inked a four-year, $59,900,000 extension with the Sliders. Also of note, Normeezan Hasrin won his third Reliever of the Year. He was now with Johor Bahru after winning the award with Hsinchu in 2026 and Bandung in 2022. The 30-year old Malaysian righty had 41 saves, 5.4 WAR, 1.18 ERA, and 160 Ks. In a rematch of the 2025 Taiwan-Philippine Association Championship, Cebu was again victorious over Hsinchu, this time 4-2. The Crows earned their second three-peat and eighth pennant (1980, 90-92, 2012, 25-27). The Sundaland Association was round three between Jakarta and Johor Bahru with the Jaguars winning in 2025 and the Blue Wings taking it in 2026. Jakarta won the rubber match 4-2 for their 11^th pennant, which leads all APB teams. The 63^rd Austronesia Championship was the third finals battle between Jakarta and Cebu. Two years prior, the Jaguars prevailed in a seven-game classic. Jakarta was also a 4-1 winner back in 1992, which denied a repeat bid by the Crows. In 2027, the Jaguars again denied Cebu’s hopes to repeat as APB champ. Just like in 2025, the series had a 4-3 finish. Jakarta became the first APB franchise with eight championship rings (1969, 1970, 1985, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2025, 2027). C Fandi Makatindu won finals MVP in his tenth year for Jakarta. In 13 starts, the 31-year old Indonesian had 14 hits, 3 doubles, 1 run, and 2 RBI. Closer Tran Chinh Han also set an APB playoff record with 10 appearances, although he was a mixed bag with a 3.24 ERA over 16.2 innings, 25 strikeouts, 6 saves, and 0-2 record. Other notes: In his final of 19 years with Bandung, Gosner Rahmawati passed Hadi Ningsih (277) to become APB’s winningest pitcher at 283-195. The three-time Pitcher of the Year winner he retired as APB’s leader in starts (561), innings (4736), and shutouts (83). Rahmawati also retired 10^th in strikeouts at 4718, 2^nd in complete games (254), and 9^th in pitching WAR (111.77). In other pitching notables, Aru Haj became the 22^nd to 4000 strikeouts and the 28^th to 200 wins. Normeezan Hasrin was the 16^th to 300 saves. Chi-Che Lin was the 27^th batter to 1000 runs scored. C Yi-Hsiang Chang won his 10^th straight Silver Slugger, adding to his position record. Chang is the 9^th player at any position in APB with 10+ Slugger wins. Jakarta had a season attendance of 2,265,631, breaking their own Sundaland Association record of 2,248,768 set the prior year. Bandung’s offense hit only 65 homers all season, the second-worst in APB history behind only Batam’s 63 from 1986. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)