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FuzzyRussianHat · 07-28-2025, 11:27 AM

Leon led the way in the Mexican League at 113-49, breaking their franchise record of 112 wins from their 1959 championship season. The Lions had their sixth consecutive Central Division title and 100+ win season, as well as their eighth straight playoff trip. Leon led the entire Central American Baseball Association with only 537 runs allowed.

Torreon was an impressive 105-57 atop the North Division to earn repeat playoff trips. The Tomahawks broke the all-time CABA record for stolen bases with 487. They had set the ML record the prior season at 449, but the #1 overall mark had been 467 by Haiti in 1972. Torreon was Mexico’s top scoring team at 817 runs.

Puebla took the South Division at 104-58 for their third playoff trip in four years, although it was their first division title since 2019. The Pumas had a 2,775,170 season attendance, the second-best in ML history behind Tijuana’s 2,779,345 from the prior season. Defending ML champ Ecatepec was a strong second at 99-63, taking the first wild card to extend their playoff streak to four seasons. Culiacan at 91-71 in the Central got the second wild card for their third berth in four years.

The final spot had a tie at 89-73 between Toluca and Aguascalientes with the Tortugas taking it in a tiebreaker game. Toluca got a second wild card in three years, while the Cactus just missed out in only their third season since joining in the 2030 expansion. Tijuana also just missed out at 88-74, dropping sharply from their 115-win effort the prior year. It is only the second playoff miss for the Toros in seven years.

Ecatepec LF Castulo Castro won his second Mexican League MVP in three years. The 28-year old Guatemalan lefty led in runs (133), walks (91), steals (95), and on-base percentage (.426). Castro had 186 hits, 53 home runs, 120 RBI, 1.103 OPS, 204 wRC+, and 11.7 WAR. He was just behind Torreon’s Tomas Vasquez at 11.8 WAR.

Hermosillo’s Kian Baromeo won Pitcher of the Year in his fourth season, leading in ERA (2.17), strikeouts (300), WHIP (0.74), and FIP- (49). The 24-year old from Curacao had an 11-10 record and 19 saves in a split role with 20 starts and 41 relief appearances. Baromeo tossed 195.1 innings with 7.2 WAR. The Hyenas gave him a six-year, $126,300,000 extension in July.

Also of note, Leon’s Diamante Navarette became the 12^th in CABA history to win Reliever of the Year four times. His 0.69 ERA was the fourth-lowest ever by a CABA ROTY winner and he led in saves with 40. Navarette had 54 saves the prior year with Tijuana, tying B.J. Medina’s record that had held since 1924. In 2032, the 31-year old Guatemalan also had 142 strikeouts over 91.2 innings with 5.0 WAR.

Culiacan dethroned defending champ Ecatepec 2-1 in the first round and Toluca upset Puebla 2-1. The Cocks continued to shock with a 3-2 upset over Torreon in the second round. The Tortugas couldn’t keep their magic going as they were promptly swept by Leon.

It was the third trip to the Mexican League Championship Series in five years for the Lions, who won the pennant in 2028. Culiacan became only the second of the 2025 expansion teams to earn an LCS trip. They were unable to be the first of that group with a pennant with Leon taking the series 4-2. The Lions became 11-time Mexican League champs (1927, 39, 41, 42, 59, 60, 64, 86, 2018, 28, 32).

For the first time since 2020, the Caribbean League didn’t have any teams with 100+ wins. Defending CABA champ and two-time defending CL champ Haiti and Honduras had the top marks at 97-65. The tiebreaker gave the #1 seed to the Central Division champ Horsemen, who grew their playoff streak to a decade. The Herons won a third West Division in-a-row and grew their playoff streak to six seasons. In the East Division, Barbados finished 92-70 for their first-ever playoff berth or winning season.

In a tight wild card race, Jamaica (92-70), Santo Domingo (90-72), and Nicaragua (90-72) advanced. Curacao was the first team out at 89-73 and was only three back on the Baycats for the East Division. Also falling short in the wild card race were Suriname (85-77), Guatemala (85-77), and Trinidad (84-78). The Dolphins picked up a third straight wild card and the Navigators got back-to-back. The Jazz ended a 12-year playoff drought.

Although the Ghosts missed for back-to-back years, they grew their run of winning seasons to 13. Panama at 83-79 ended an eight-year run of losing seasons and allowed the fewest runs in the CL at 600. Santo Domingo was the top scoring team at 896. Bahamas also notably fell to 76-86, their first losing season since 2023. It was impressive to have that eight year run since they had only posted seven winning seasons total in the prior 62 years.

Barbados 1B Jose Angel Esqueda repeated as Caribbean League MVP, although he couldn’t match his bonkers 72 homers and 180 RBI from the prior year. Esqueda actually had a better WAR anyway in 2032, leading the league with 9.9. He also led in RBI (147), total bases (422), OBP (.430), OPS (1.146), and wRC+ (193). The 25-year old Dominican lefty smacked 55 homers with a .360 average, 212 hits, 129 runs, and 35 doubles.

Guatemala ace Israel Montague became only the sixth in world history to win Pitcher of the Year nine times. His contemporary Richard Wright (11) had also done it in CABA, while 1980s legend Junior Vergara had ten between CABA and MLB. Montague’s previous wins had come from 2021-25, 27-28, and 30. The 35-year old Panamanian lefty won his ninth ERA title at 2.72. Montague also led in WHIP (0.95), K/BB (13.2), and quality starts.

It was only the second time in a decade that Montague didn’t lead in strikeouts, although he was still good for 331. He had a 16-12 record over 251.1 innings with a 154 ERA+ and 8.8 WAR. Montague’s 2032 had already started with a bang, throwing a perfect game for Panama in the World Baseball Championship against Benin.

Jamaica swept Santo Domingo and Nicaragua edged Barbados 2-1 in the first round of the playoffs. The Jazz upset their divisional foe Haiti 3-2 in round two while Honduras cruised to a 3-0 sweep of the Navigators. The Horsemen earned their fifth trip to the Caribbean League Championship Series in seven years. No team in CABA had more LCS trips, as this was the 47^th for Honduras.

The last CLCS trip for Jamaica was 2014 and the Jazz hadn’t won the pennant since way back in 1980. They gave a nice effort, but the top-seeded Horsemen prevailed 4-2 for their third pennant in five years. Honduras now had 20 Caribbean League pennants (1919, 20, 22, 24, 26, 39, 40, 42, 53, 58, 59, 63, 91, 93, 2003, 04, 11, 28, 29, 32). The only team in all of pro baseball to win their sub-league more times was Eurasian Professional Baseball’s Minsk at 21.

The 122^nd Central American Baseball Association Championship was the first since need all seven games since Honduras and Leon’s battle four years prior. These squads weren’t finals strangers and many of the prior meetings were also classics. In 1939, the Lions won 4-3 for their first-ever title. The Horsemen got revenge in seven games in 1942. They met again in 1959, a 4-3 Leon victory. Honduras evened the series up 69 years later with the 2028 win.

The 2032 encounter was perhaps the most dramatic yet, as this time game seven needed extra innings. Honduras won the clincher 4-3 in 13 innings to become ten-time CABA champs (1926, 40, 42, 58, 63, 93, 2003, 11, 28, 32). Catcher Zacarias Delgado was finals MVP, starting 16 playoff games with 18 hits, 6 runs, 2 doubles, 1 homer, and 4 RBI.

Honduras was now 10-10 in their finals trips and Leon was 3-8. The Horsemen joined illustrious company as the only other teams in world history with 10+ overall titles in their league was fellow CABA squad Mexico City (11), MLB’s San Diego (12), EAB’s Pyongyang (10), EPB’s Minsk (14), WAB’s Kano (12), SAB’s Ahmedabad (13), and Kyiv (8 in EPB, 2 in EBF).

Other notes: Entering 2032, only 12 pitchers in CABA had 250+ career wins. Angel Brea, Richard Wright, and Israel Montague all joined that group in 2032. Wright also became the 5^th to 4500 strikeouts. Vicente Perez, Rigo Trujillo, and Raymon Santana each got to 3000 strikeouts, making that club 87 pitchers deep.

Also entering 2032, there had been only 37 perfect games in CABA, but three were added to the canon. On May 10, Aguascalientes’ Dunier Alfonso did it with nine strikeouts against Queretaro. On June 10, Leon’s Bokhari Allahrakha did it with five Ks facing Hermosillo. Then June 20, Renato Gomez for the Cactus was perfect with seven strikeouts against Monterrey.

Franklin Madrid became the 66^th to 500 home runs. Three joined the 400 club, bringing it to 127 members strong. Jamel Forsyth became the 40^th to 1500 RBI. Nicaragua’s Sajay Esparza had a four home run game versus Guatemala on September 7. It was only the 23^rd four-homer game in CABA.

Cancun set an all-time Mexican League low with a season attendance of 649,552. Guadalajara had only 66 stolen bases as a team, the second-lowest in MLB history. Guyana’s offense set a new Caribbean League worst with only 233 walks drawn. Santiago allowed 832 earned runs, the second-worst in CABA history with only Guyana’s 870 in 2003 as worse.

07-28-2025, 11:27 AM	#2350
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,930	2032 in CABA Leon led the way in the Mexican League at 113-49, breaking their franchise record of 112 wins from their 1959 championship season. The Lions had their sixth consecutive Central Division title and 100+ win season, as well as their eighth straight playoff trip. Leon led the entire Central American Baseball Association with only 537 runs allowed. Torreon was an impressive 105-57 atop the North Division to earn repeat playoff trips. The Tomahawks broke the all-time CABA record for stolen bases with 487. They had set the ML record the prior season at 449, but the #1 overall mark had been 467 by Haiti in 1972. Torreon was Mexico’s top scoring team at 817 runs. Puebla took the South Division at 104-58 for their third playoff trip in four years, although it was their first division title since 2019. The Pumas had a 2,775,170 season attendance, the second-best in ML history behind Tijuana’s 2,779,345 from the prior season. Defending ML champ Ecatepec was a strong second at 99-63, taking the first wild card to extend their playoff streak to four seasons. Culiacan at 91-71 in the Central got the second wild card for their third berth in four years. The final spot had a tie at 89-73 between Toluca and Aguascalientes with the Tortugas taking it in a tiebreaker game. Toluca got a second wild card in three years, while the Cactus just missed out in only their third season since joining in the 2030 expansion. Tijuana also just missed out at 88-74, dropping sharply from their 115-win effort the prior year. It is only the second playoff miss for the Toros in seven years. Ecatepec LF Castulo Castro won his second Mexican League MVP in three years. The 28-year old Guatemalan lefty led in runs (133), walks (91), steals (95), and on-base percentage (.426). Castro had 186 hits, 53 home runs, 120 RBI, 1.103 OPS, 204 wRC+, and 11.7 WAR. He was just behind Torreon’s Tomas Vasquez at 11.8 WAR. Hermosillo’s Kian Baromeo won Pitcher of the Year in his fourth season, leading in ERA (2.17), strikeouts (300), WHIP (0.74), and FIP- (49). The 24-year old from Curacao had an 11-10 record and 19 saves in a split role with 20 starts and 41 relief appearances. Baromeo tossed 195.1 innings with 7.2 WAR. The Hyenas gave him a six-year, $126,300,000 extension in July. Also of note, Leon’s Diamante Navarette became the 12^th in CABA history to win Reliever of the Year four times. His 0.69 ERA was the fourth-lowest ever by a CABA ROTY winner and he led in saves with 40. Navarette had 54 saves the prior year with Tijuana, tying B.J. Medina’s record that had held since 1924. In 2032, the 31-year old Guatemalan also had 142 strikeouts over 91.2 innings with 5.0 WAR. Culiacan dethroned defending champ Ecatepec 2-1 in the first round and Toluca upset Puebla 2-1. The Cocks continued to shock with a 3-2 upset over Torreon in the second round. The Tortugas couldn’t keep their magic going as they were promptly swept by Leon. It was the third trip to the Mexican League Championship Series in five years for the Lions, who won the pennant in 2028. Culiacan became only the second of the 2025 expansion teams to earn an LCS trip. They were unable to be the first of that group with a pennant with Leon taking the series 4-2. The Lions became 11-time Mexican League champs (1927, 39, 41, 42, 59, 60, 64, 86, 2018, 28, 32). For the first time since 2020, the Caribbean League didn’t have any teams with 100+ wins. Defending CABA champ and two-time defending CL champ Haiti and Honduras had the top marks at 97-65. The tiebreaker gave the #1 seed to the Central Division champ Horsemen, who grew their playoff streak to a decade. The Herons won a third West Division in-a-row and grew their playoff streak to six seasons. In the East Division, Barbados finished 92-70 for their first-ever playoff berth or winning season. In a tight wild card race, Jamaica (92-70), Santo Domingo (90-72), and Nicaragua (90-72) advanced. Curacao was the first team out at 89-73 and was only three back on the Baycats for the East Division. Also falling short in the wild card race were Suriname (85-77), Guatemala (85-77), and Trinidad (84-78). The Dolphins picked up a third straight wild card and the Navigators got back-to-back. The Jazz ended a 12-year playoff drought. Although the Ghosts missed for back-to-back years, they grew their run of winning seasons to 13. Panama at 83-79 ended an eight-year run of losing seasons and allowed the fewest runs in the CL at 600. Santo Domingo was the top scoring team at 896. Bahamas also notably fell to 76-86, their first losing season since 2023. It was impressive to have that eight year run since they had only posted seven winning seasons total in the prior 62 years. Barbados 1B Jose Angel Esqueda repeated as Caribbean League MVP, although he couldn’t match his bonkers 72 homers and 180 RBI from the prior year. Esqueda actually had a better WAR anyway in 2032, leading the league with 9.9. He also led in RBI (147), total bases (422), OBP (.430), OPS (1.146), and wRC+ (193). The 25-year old Dominican lefty smacked 55 homers with a .360 average, 212 hits, 129 runs, and 35 doubles. Guatemala ace Israel Montague became only the sixth in world history to win Pitcher of the Year nine times. His contemporary Richard Wright (11) had also done it in CABA, while 1980s legend Junior Vergara had ten between CABA and MLB. Montague’s previous wins had come from 2021-25, 27-28, and 30. The 35-year old Panamanian lefty won his ninth ERA title at 2.72. Montague also led in WHIP (0.95), K/BB (13.2), and quality starts. It was only the second time in a decade that Montague didn’t lead in strikeouts, although he was still good for 331. He had a 16-12 record over 251.1 innings with a 154 ERA+ and 8.8 WAR. Montague’s 2032 had already started with a bang, throwing a perfect game for Panama in the World Baseball Championship against Benin. Jamaica swept Santo Domingo and Nicaragua edged Barbados 2-1 in the first round of the playoffs. The Jazz upset their divisional foe Haiti 3-2 in round two while Honduras cruised to a 3-0 sweep of the Navigators. The Horsemen earned their fifth trip to the Caribbean League Championship Series in seven years. No team in CABA had more LCS trips, as this was the 47^th for Honduras. The last CLCS trip for Jamaica was 2014 and the Jazz hadn’t won the pennant since way back in 1980. They gave a nice effort, but the top-seeded Horsemen prevailed 4-2 for their third pennant in five years. Honduras now had 20 Caribbean League pennants (1919, 20, 22, 24, 26, 39, 40, 42, 53, 58, 59, 63, 91, 93, 2003, 04, 11, 28, 29, 32). The only team in all of pro baseball to win their sub-league more times was Eurasian Professional Baseball’s Minsk at 21. The 122^nd Central American Baseball Association Championship was the first since need all seven games since Honduras and Leon’s battle four years prior. These squads weren’t finals strangers and many of the prior meetings were also classics. In 1939, the Lions won 4-3 for their first-ever title. The Horsemen got revenge in seven games in 1942. They met again in 1959, a 4-3 Leon victory. Honduras evened the series up 69 years later with the 2028 win. The 2032 encounter was perhaps the most dramatic yet, as this time game seven needed extra innings. Honduras won the clincher 4-3 in 13 innings to become ten-time CABA champs (1926, 40, 42, 58, 63, 93, 2003, 11, 28, 32). Catcher Zacarias Delgado was finals MVP, starting 16 playoff games with 18 hits, 6 runs, 2 doubles, 1 homer, and 4 RBI. Honduras was now 10-10 in their finals trips and Leon was 3-8. The Horsemen joined illustrious company as the only other teams in world history with 10+ overall titles in their league was fellow CABA squad Mexico City (11), MLB’s San Diego (12), EAB’s Pyongyang (10), EPB’s Minsk (14), WAB’s Kano (12), SAB’s Ahmedabad (13), and Kyiv (8 in EPB, 2 in EBF). Other notes: Entering 2032, only 12 pitchers in CABA had 250+ career wins. Angel Brea, Richard Wright, and Israel Montague all joined that group in 2032. Wright also became the 5^th to 4500 strikeouts. Vicente Perez, Rigo Trujillo, and Raymon Santana each got to 3000 strikeouts, making that club 87 pitchers deep. Also entering 2032, there had been only 37 perfect games in CABA, but three were added to the canon. On May 10, Aguascalientes’ Dunier Alfonso did it with nine strikeouts against Queretaro. On June 10, Leon’s Bokhari Allahrakha did it with five Ks facing Hermosillo. Then June 20, Renato Gomez for the Cactus was perfect with seven strikeouts against Monterrey. Franklin Madrid became the 66^th to 500 home runs. Three joined the 400 club, bringing it to 127 members strong. Jamel Forsyth became the 40^th to 1500 RBI. Nicaragua’s Sajay Esparza had a four home run game versus Guatemala on September 7. It was only the 23^rd four-homer game in CABA. Cancun set an all-time Mexican League low with a season attendance of 649,552. Guadalajara had only 66 stolen bases as a team, the second-lowest in MLB history. Guyana’s offense set a new Caribbean League worst with only 233 walks drawn. Santiago allowed 832 earned runs, the second-worst in CABA history with only Guyana’s 870 in 2003 as worse. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)