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FuzzyRussianHat · 07-28-2025, 06:47 PM

After winning the National Association pennant as a wild card in 2031, Toronto took the top seed in 2032 at 102-60. The Timberwolves earned their first Northeast division title since 2023. Toronto allowed 598 runs, the fewest in all of Major League Baseball. Ottawa had been a playoff regular out of the Northeast and the NACS runner-up in 2031, but their five-year playoff streak ended abruptly at 72-90.

The next two best records fought for the Lower Midwest Division crown with Columbus (98-64) beating out Tulsa (96-66). The Chargers ended a 10-year playoff drought with their first division title since 1998. The Tornado grabbed their third playoff berth in four years as the first wild card. Last year’s division champ Cincinnati fell to 72-90.

Omaha grabbed the #3 seed at 95-67 in the Upper Midwest Division, besting Cleveland by nine games. The Hawks ended an 18-year playoff drought, while last year’s division champ Milwaukee fell to 79-83. Grand Rapids went from a wild card in 2031 to 72-90 in 2032. Chicago at 84-78 missed the wild card cut, but notably had their 14^th consecutive winning season.

Philadelphia was the weakest division winner at 89-73 in the East, ending a three-year playoff drought. It was the Phillies first division title since 2024. Washington had won three straight division titles, but they fell three games short at 86-76 and New York was four back at 85-77. The Admirals were the NA’s top scoring team at 838 runs. Both DC and NYC fell just short as well in a crowded battle for the remaining two wild card spots.

Montreal got the second of three spots outright at 89-73 for their sixth playoff berth of the decade. The final spot had a three-way tie at 88-74 between Buffalo, Kansas City, and Indianapolis. Falling just short at 86-76 were Wichita, Cleveland, and Washington. New York was 85-77 and coming in at 84-78 was Winnipeg, Chicago, and Halifax. A pair of tiebreaker games was needed to decide the last spot. The first game saw Kansas City defeat Indianapolis, but Buffalo bested the Cougars to give the spot to the Blue Sox. It was Buffalo’s second playoff berth in three years.

National Association MVP went to Wichita LF Doogie Wright. The 29-year old Australian led in runs (123), total bases (386), slugging (.684), OPS (1.106), and wRC+ (214). Wright added 192 hits, 54 home runs, 119 RBI, .340 average, and 9.0 WAR. He had been picked #2 overall in the 2025 OBA Draft by Hobart, but refused to sign. After getting granted free agency, he came to America and has been a reliable starter for the Wasps with six seasons of 40+ homers and 100 RBI.

In his fifth season with Brooklyn, Tommy Nunn won Pitcher of the Year. The 25-year old righty from Detroit won the ERA title (1.86) and led in WHIP (0.88), shutouts (6), and WAR (8.5). Nunn’s ERA ranks as the 20^th-best qualifying season in MLB history, 162 innings required. He also had a 20-9 record over 256.2 innings with 216 strikeouts.

Also notable was the fifth Reliever of the Year win by Vic McCallister, joining Noah Pugliese from a century prior as the only five-time winners in MLB history. In his lone season for Halifax, the 34-year old McCallister had his best season yet with 37 saves, an 0.76 ERA, 132 strikeouts, 83 innings, and 6.4 WAR. He and J.J. Fuller both joined the 400 save club in 2032, which had only four members previously for MLB. Unfortunately, this was the last hurrah for McCallister as a torn labrum in 2033 tanked his productivity, retiring after the 2035 season.

Tulsa outlasted Philadelphia 3-2 in the first round while Omaha topped Montreal 3-1 and Columbus swept Buffalo 3-0. The Tornado then stunned top seed Toronto 3-1 in the second round, earning a second trip in four years to the National Association Championship Series for the 2021 expansion squad. On the other side, the Hawks edged out their divisional rival Chargers 3-2.

For Omaha, it was their first NACS trip since their last playoff berth in 2013. It was only the sixth time they had ever made it this far, as they were one of only four original MLB teams to never win a pennant. The Hawks finally escaped that unfortunate distinction in 2032, defeating Tulsa 4-1 for the National Association title. This left Buffalo, San Antonio, and Oakland as the only original teams without a pennant across MLB’s 132 seasons.

Nashville took the American Association’s top seed at 99-63 and allowed the fewest runs at 625. The Knights earned repeat playoff trips and their fourth Southeast Division title in eight years. It didn’t come easy with Tampa close behind at 95-67. With a wild card, the Thunderbirds ended a 16-year playoff drought. Charlotte was the top seed last year at 104-58, but their four-year playoff streak ended with an 83-79 finish in 2032. Miami at 77-85 saw their MLB record playoff drought grow to 60 seasons.

Oakland was the #2 seed atop the Southwest Division at 96-66, fending off San Diego by one game. Although the Owls earned their fifth playoff trip of the decade, it was only the fifth-ever division title with the last one way back in 1976. Oakland’s offense smacked 318 home runs, the second-most in MLB history behind only San Diego’s 341 from 2018. The Seals got a wild card and bounced back after a rare playoff miss in 2032, giving them eight berths in the last decade.

Defending World Series champ Houston at 91-71 won the South Central Division by three games over Oklahoma City and six over New Orleans. The Hornets won a fourth straight division title and grew their playoff streak to six seasons. Houston’s pitching staff also notably allowed only 269 walks with a 1.67 BB/9; those ranked as the second and third best in American Association history, respectively.

Seattle was the top scoring team at 894 runs, helping them take the Northwest Division again at 90-72. The Grizzlies finished two games ahead of Edmonton to extend their division title streak to ten seasons. It is the second-longest playoff and division title streak in MLB history. The longest run was Denver at 13 years, incidentally directly prior to Seattle’s run in the Northwest from 2010-22. Anchorage at 84-78 saw their wild card streak snapped at three years.

The third and final wild card went to Albuquerque at 89-73, one game ahead of both Oklahoma City and Edmonton’s 88-74. New Orleans was 85-77 while the Avalance, Birmingham, and Las Vegas each finished 84-78. This ended a 17-year postseason skid for the Isotopes. Also notable was San Francisco’s fall to 66-96, their worst record in 55 years. From 2014-31, the Gold Rush had won 80+ games in all but one season.

Vancouver was middling at 80-82, but had reason for optimism with second-year 1B Alair White winning American Association MVP. The Clarksdale, Mississippi native was drafted sixth out of Ole Miss in the 2030 MLB Draft. In 2032, White led in RBI (147), total bases (416), OPS (1.093), wRC+ (176), and WAR (9.0). He had 213 hits, 130 runs, 26 doubles, 57 homers, and a .349/.413/.681 slash.

Journeyman pitcher Shannon Munthali had a shocking Pitcher of the Year win for San Diego. He had been a reliever early in his career and only recently had become a starter with mixed results. The 31-year old Malawian lefty had posted 14.2 total WAR between four teams in his first ten years. Charlotte gave him a four-year, $31,600,000 deal for 2032, but were so underwhelmed by his spring training results that they cut him in March.

San Diego grabbed Munthali in April and he gave them an ERA title at 2.48 as well as an association-best 0.99 WHIP, 24 quality starts, 61 FIP-, and 8.7 WAR. Munthali had a 15-7 record, 243.1 innings, and 196 strikeouts. This surprise effort got him paid in the winter, signing a five-year, $177,500,000 deal with Toronto.

Reliever of the Year winner Anakin Van Antwerp with New Orleans was also notable as he allowed only one run over 44.2 innings with 22 saves and 46 strikeouts. The Australian was in his rookie year and only had 2.0 WAR because of the small sample size with a strained oblique costing him two months. However, Van Antwerp’s 0.20 ERA was the lowest-ever by a ROTY winner in MLB history.

In the first round of the playoffs, Seattle swept Tampa, San Diego topped Houston 3-1 on the road, and Oakland topped Albuquerque 3-1. The Seals then upset top seed Nashville 3-1 in round two, while the Grizzlies ousted the Owls 3-1. This returned San Diego and Seattle to the American Association Championship Series yet again. 2031 had been an aberration with neither making it, as each AACS from 2023-30 had one or both them participating.

The Seals’ dynasty had come at the expense of the Grizzlies often, defeating them in the 2023, 2026, 2027, and 2029 AACS. San Diego also had won in 2028 against Dallas as part of their historic four-peat. Seattle did have one title from their decade-long playoff streak, winning it all in 2030. For 2032, the Seals returned to the perch once more by defeating the Grizzlies 4-2. SD now stood alone among MLB teams with the most World Series trips at 15, having won pennants in 1936, 55, 56, 58, 66, 67, 2007, 08, 10, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 32.

The 132^nd World Series had the team that had been there the most taking on a squad finally making their first appearance. The series was a seven-game thriller, but San Diego denied Omaha its first title and won a fifth championship in seven years.

Veteran RF Mark Johnston was World Series MVP in his second season with the Seals. He had likely built up a Hall of Fame resume in his first 13 years with Ottawa, but may have clinched it with his postseason run. In 20 starts, Johnston had 27 hits, 12 runs, 3 doubles, 5 home runs, and 22 RBI. Johnston also joined the 600 home run and 1500 RBI clubs in 2032. He was notably the 46^th to the 600 homer club and the 132^nd to 1500 RBI.

The Seals became 12-time MLB champs (1936, 55, 56, 58, 66, 2007, 10, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32). The only other franchises in world history to win their overall league title 12+ times were EPB’s Minsk (14), SAB’s Ahmedabad (13), and WAB’s Kano (12). Considering Major League Baseball is often viewed as the highest talent league, it speaks to the foundation built in San Diego.

Some mark this win as separate from the 2026-29 dynasty, while others include this and the 2023 runner-up finish as part of a grander dynasty. San Diego would make the playoffs only once in the next four years with a first round exit, making the 2032 title the capper of an incredible decade for the Seals.

They also won the Baseball Grand Championship twice, putting this SD run up there with the best in all of pro baseball history. Some would still argue it was the second-best sustained run in MLB, noting Philadelphia’s seven straight World Series appearances and five titles from 1941-47.

Other notes: Columbus ace Fabien Muller led in strikeouts for the seventh time and broke the MLB single-season records for strikeouts (392) and K/9 (14.62). Jamaal Coleman previously had the single-season best with 380 Ks in 1996. Muller already had the top two K/9 seasons before that with 14.26 in 2031 and 13.65 in 2030. He still had troubles allowing homers, but 6.0 WAR and 3.77 ERA was the best overall season for the explosive 29-year old Frenchman.

Dallas’ Silvio Menoud his 62 home runs, which was only the 14^th season in MLB history of 62+ dingers. Jan Rychtr was the 45^th to join the 600 home run club, doing it one day prior to Mark Jonhston. Steve Castro, Pat Eichelberger, Neil Hollinger, and Austin Grace all joined the 500 homer club, making that group 121 members strong. Mike Rojas became the 69^th to 3000 career hits. Mathis Vezina became the 134^th to 1500 RBI and Sam Harpster the 125^th to 1500 runs scored.

In pitching milestones, Riley Morales became the 52^nd to 250 career wins and Truman Bloodworth became the 104^th to 3000 strikeouts. RF Edhar Baranov and 2B Kieran de la Cruz both won their 8^th Gold Gloves. SS Jude Hoffer won his 8^th Silver Slugger.

SS Nizami Aghazade at age 44 played only 54 games for Houston, missing most of the season between a torn back muscle and knee sprain. Still, he was worth 2.3 WAR with a .974 OPS. This brought his MLB run to an end over five seasons between Montreal and Houston, but got him to 202.9 career WAR when adding in his nine-MVP dominance in the Asian Baseball Federation with Dushanbe.

This put the Kazakh as the fourth in world baseball history to cross 200 career WAR, behind fellow middle infielders Harvey Coyle (234.9) and Jimmy Caliw (214) as well as world strikeout king Mohamed Ramos (205.1). Aghazade wasn’t ready to call it quits though, but he’d have to go to Russia to find work. For 2033, he signed a three-year, $22,100,000 deal with Nizhny Novgorod of Eurasian Professional Baseball.

07-28-2025, 06:47 PM	#2351
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,039	2032 in MLB After winning the National Association pennant as a wild card in 2031, Toronto took the top seed in 2032 at 102-60. The Timberwolves earned their first Northeast division title since 2023. Toronto allowed 598 runs, the fewest in all of Major League Baseball. Ottawa had been a playoff regular out of the Northeast and the NACS runner-up in 2031, but their five-year playoff streak ended abruptly at 72-90. The next two best records fought for the Lower Midwest Division crown with Columbus (98-64) beating out Tulsa (96-66). The Chargers ended a 10-year playoff drought with their first division title since 1998. The Tornado grabbed their third playoff berth in four years as the first wild card. Last year’s division champ Cincinnati fell to 72-90. Omaha grabbed the #3 seed at 95-67 in the Upper Midwest Division, besting Cleveland by nine games. The Hawks ended an 18-year playoff drought, while last year’s division champ Milwaukee fell to 79-83. Grand Rapids went from a wild card in 2031 to 72-90 in 2032. Chicago at 84-78 missed the wild card cut, but notably had their 14^th consecutive winning season. Philadelphia was the weakest division winner at 89-73 in the East, ending a three-year playoff drought. It was the Phillies first division title since 2024. Washington had won three straight division titles, but they fell three games short at 86-76 and New York was four back at 85-77. The Admirals were the NA’s top scoring team at 838 runs. Both DC and NYC fell just short as well in a crowded battle for the remaining two wild card spots. Montreal got the second of three spots outright at 89-73 for their sixth playoff berth of the decade. The final spot had a three-way tie at 88-74 between Buffalo, Kansas City, and Indianapolis. Falling just short at 86-76 were Wichita, Cleveland, and Washington. New York was 85-77 and coming in at 84-78 was Winnipeg, Chicago, and Halifax. A pair of tiebreaker games was needed to decide the last spot. The first game saw Kansas City defeat Indianapolis, but Buffalo bested the Cougars to give the spot to the Blue Sox. It was Buffalo’s second playoff berth in three years. National Association MVP went to Wichita LF Doogie Wright. The 29-year old Australian led in runs (123), total bases (386), slugging (.684), OPS (1.106), and wRC+ (214). Wright added 192 hits, 54 home runs, 119 RBI, .340 average, and 9.0 WAR. He had been picked #2 overall in the 2025 OBA Draft by Hobart, but refused to sign. After getting granted free agency, he came to America and has been a reliable starter for the Wasps with six seasons of 40+ homers and 100 RBI. In his fifth season with Brooklyn, Tommy Nunn won Pitcher of the Year. The 25-year old righty from Detroit won the ERA title (1.86) and led in WHIP (0.88), shutouts (6), and WAR (8.5). Nunn’s ERA ranks as the 20^th-best qualifying season in MLB history, 162 innings required. He also had a 20-9 record over 256.2 innings with 216 strikeouts. Also notable was the fifth Reliever of the Year win by Vic McCallister, joining Noah Pugliese from a century prior as the only five-time winners in MLB history. In his lone season for Halifax, the 34-year old McCallister had his best season yet with 37 saves, an 0.76 ERA, 132 strikeouts, 83 innings, and 6.4 WAR. He and J.J. Fuller both joined the 400 save club in 2032, which had only four members previously for MLB. Unfortunately, this was the last hurrah for McCallister as a torn labrum in 2033 tanked his productivity, retiring after the 2035 season. Tulsa outlasted Philadelphia 3-2 in the first round while Omaha topped Montreal 3-1 and Columbus swept Buffalo 3-0. The Tornado then stunned top seed Toronto 3-1 in the second round, earning a second trip in four years to the National Association Championship Series for the 2021 expansion squad. On the other side, the Hawks edged out their divisional rival Chargers 3-2. For Omaha, it was their first NACS trip since their last playoff berth in 2013. It was only the sixth time they had ever made it this far, as they were one of only four original MLB teams to never win a pennant. The Hawks finally escaped that unfortunate distinction in 2032, defeating Tulsa 4-1 for the National Association title. This left Buffalo, San Antonio, and Oakland as the only original teams without a pennant across MLB’s 132 seasons. Nashville took the American Association’s top seed at 99-63 and allowed the fewest runs at 625. The Knights earned repeat playoff trips and their fourth Southeast Division title in eight years. It didn’t come easy with Tampa close behind at 95-67. With a wild card, the Thunderbirds ended a 16-year playoff drought. Charlotte was the top seed last year at 104-58, but their four-year playoff streak ended with an 83-79 finish in 2032. Miami at 77-85 saw their MLB record playoff drought grow to 60 seasons. Oakland was the #2 seed atop the Southwest Division at 96-66, fending off San Diego by one game. Although the Owls earned their fifth playoff trip of the decade, it was only the fifth-ever division title with the last one way back in 1976. Oakland’s offense smacked 318 home runs, the second-most in MLB history behind only San Diego’s 341 from 2018. The Seals got a wild card and bounced back after a rare playoff miss in 2032, giving them eight berths in the last decade. Defending World Series champ Houston at 91-71 won the South Central Division by three games over Oklahoma City and six over New Orleans. The Hornets won a fourth straight division title and grew their playoff streak to six seasons. Houston’s pitching staff also notably allowed only 269 walks with a 1.67 BB/9; those ranked as the second and third best in American Association history, respectively. Seattle was the top scoring team at 894 runs, helping them take the Northwest Division again at 90-72. The Grizzlies finished two games ahead of Edmonton to extend their division title streak to ten seasons. It is the second-longest playoff and division title streak in MLB history. The longest run was Denver at 13 years, incidentally directly prior to Seattle’s run in the Northwest from 2010-22. Anchorage at 84-78 saw their wild card streak snapped at three years. The third and final wild card went to Albuquerque at 89-73, one game ahead of both Oklahoma City and Edmonton’s 88-74. New Orleans was 85-77 while the Avalance, Birmingham, and Las Vegas each finished 84-78. This ended a 17-year postseason skid for the Isotopes. Also notable was San Francisco’s fall to 66-96, their worst record in 55 years. From 2014-31, the Gold Rush had won 80+ games in all but one season. Vancouver was middling at 80-82, but had reason for optimism with second-year 1B Alair White winning American Association MVP. The Clarksdale, Mississippi native was drafted sixth out of Ole Miss in the 2030 MLB Draft. In 2032, White led in RBI (147), total bases (416), OPS (1.093), wRC+ (176), and WAR (9.0). He had 213 hits, 130 runs, 26 doubles, 57 homers, and a .349/.413/.681 slash. Journeyman pitcher Shannon Munthali had a shocking Pitcher of the Year win for San Diego. He had been a reliever early in his career and only recently had become a starter with mixed results. The 31-year old Malawian lefty had posted 14.2 total WAR between four teams in his first ten years. Charlotte gave him a four-year, $31,600,000 deal for 2032, but were so underwhelmed by his spring training results that they cut him in March. San Diego grabbed Munthali in April and he gave them an ERA title at 2.48 as well as an association-best 0.99 WHIP, 24 quality starts, 61 FIP-, and 8.7 WAR. Munthali had a 15-7 record, 243.1 innings, and 196 strikeouts. This surprise effort got him paid in the winter, signing a five-year, $177,500,000 deal with Toronto. Reliever of the Year winner Anakin Van Antwerp with New Orleans was also notable as he allowed only one run over 44.2 innings with 22 saves and 46 strikeouts. The Australian was in his rookie year and only had 2.0 WAR because of the small sample size with a strained oblique costing him two months. However, Van Antwerp’s 0.20 ERA was the lowest-ever by a ROTY winner in MLB history. In the first round of the playoffs, Seattle swept Tampa, San Diego topped Houston 3-1 on the road, and Oakland topped Albuquerque 3-1. The Seals then upset top seed Nashville 3-1 in round two, while the Grizzlies ousted the Owls 3-1. This returned San Diego and Seattle to the American Association Championship Series yet again. 2031 had been an aberration with neither making it, as each AACS from 2023-30 had one or both them participating. The Seals’ dynasty had come at the expense of the Grizzlies often, defeating them in the 2023, 2026, 2027, and 2029 AACS. San Diego also had won in 2028 against Dallas as part of their historic four-peat. Seattle did have one title from their decade-long playoff streak, winning it all in 2030. For 2032, the Seals returned to the perch once more by defeating the Grizzlies 4-2. SD now stood alone among MLB teams with the most World Series trips at 15, having won pennants in 1936, 55, 56, 58, 66, 67, 2007, 08, 10, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 32. The 132^nd World Series had the team that had been there the most taking on a squad finally making their first appearance. The series was a seven-game thriller, but San Diego denied Omaha its first title and won a fifth championship in seven years. Veteran RF Mark Johnston was World Series MVP in his second season with the Seals. He had likely built up a Hall of Fame resume in his first 13 years with Ottawa, but may have clinched it with his postseason run. In 20 starts, Johnston had 27 hits, 12 runs, 3 doubles, 5 home runs, and 22 RBI. Johnston also joined the 600 home run and 1500 RBI clubs in 2032. He was notably the 46^th to the 600 homer club and the 132^nd to 1500 RBI. The Seals became 12-time MLB champs (1936, 55, 56, 58, 66, 2007, 10, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32). The only other franchises in world history to win their overall league title 12+ times were EPB’s Minsk (14), SAB’s Ahmedabad (13), and WAB’s Kano (12). Considering Major League Baseball is often viewed as the highest talent league, it speaks to the foundation built in San Diego. Some mark this win as separate from the 2026-29 dynasty, while others include this and the 2023 runner-up finish as part of a grander dynasty. San Diego would make the playoffs only once in the next four years with a first round exit, making the 2032 title the capper of an incredible decade for the Seals. They also won the Baseball Grand Championship twice, putting this SD run up there with the best in all of pro baseball history. Some would still argue it was the second-best sustained run in MLB, noting Philadelphia’s seven straight World Series appearances and five titles from 1941-47. Other notes: Columbus ace Fabien Muller led in strikeouts for the seventh time and broke the MLB single-season records for strikeouts (392) and K/9 (14.62). Jamaal Coleman previously had the single-season best with 380 Ks in 1996. Muller already had the top two K/9 seasons before that with 14.26 in 2031 and 13.65 in 2030. He still had troubles allowing homers, but 6.0 WAR and 3.77 ERA was the best overall season for the explosive 29-year old Frenchman. Dallas’ Silvio Menoud his 62 home runs, which was only the 14^th season in MLB history of 62+ dingers. Jan Rychtr was the 45^th to join the 600 home run club, doing it one day prior to Mark Jonhston. Steve Castro, Pat Eichelberger, Neil Hollinger, and Austin Grace all joined the 500 homer club, making that group 121 members strong. Mike Rojas became the 69^th to 3000 career hits. Mathis Vezina became the 134^th to 1500 RBI and Sam Harpster the 125^th to 1500 runs scored. In pitching milestones, Riley Morales became the 52^nd to 250 career wins and Truman Bloodworth became the 104^th to 3000 strikeouts. RF Edhar Baranov and 2B Kieran de la Cruz both won their 8^th Gold Gloves. SS Jude Hoffer won his 8^th Silver Slugger. SS Nizami Aghazade at age 44 played only 54 games for Houston, missing most of the season between a torn back muscle and knee sprain. Still, he was worth 2.3 WAR with a .974 OPS. This brought his MLB run to an end over five seasons between Montreal and Houston, but got him to 202.9 career WAR when adding in his nine-MVP dominance in the Asian Baseball Federation with Dushanbe. This put the Kazakh as the fourth in world baseball history to cross 200 career WAR, behind fellow middle infielders Harvey Coyle (234.9) and Jimmy Caliw (214) as well as world strikeout king Mohamed Ramos (205.1). Aghazade wasn’t ready to call it quits though, but he’d have to go to Russia to find work. For 2033, he signed a three-year, $22,100,000 deal with Nizhny Novgorod of Eurasian Professional Baseball. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)