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Torreon had an all-time offense and lapped the Mexican League field at 116-46. The Tomahawks tied the league record for runs scored with 891, matching Mexico City’s 2024 effort. Torreon also had the second-most homers (269) and second-best team slugging (.505) in ML history. 116 wins was the third-highest ever in the Mexican League, behind only the 2024 Aztecs (120) and 2023 Aztecs (117). Torreon repeated as North Division champ and had their third consecutive 100+ win season.

It was a 19 game gap to the next best teams at 97-65. One was Puebla, who repeated as South Division champ easily and earned a third straight playoff berth. The other was Torreon’s North Division rival Tijuana as the first wild card. The Toros earned their seventh playoff appearance in a decade and allowed the fewest runs at 557. Notable in the South was Ecatepec falling to 83-79. That ended a four-year playoff streak for the Explosion.

Three teams finished within two games of each other in the Central Division. Aguascalientes took first at 91-71, while Culiacan (90-72) and defending ML champ Leon (89-73) grabbed the remaining wild cards. It was the first playoff berth for the Cactus in only their fourth season since the 2030 expansion. The Cocks secured a fourth wild card in five years and the Lions grew their playoff streak to nine seasons. Leon did see a six-year run of division titles and 100+ win seasons snapped.

In perhaps the fiercest competition ever for the honor, Mexican League MVP went to Torreon CF Oliver Lemus in his eighth season as a starter. Still only 26-years old, Lemus led with 150 runs, 24 triples, and 12.5 WAR. He was one run short of Donald Gonzalez’s record 151 from 2005. This was only the 14^th time in all of pro baseball history that a player scored 150+ runs in a season. It was also one of 34^th times in the Central American Baseball Association that a position player had a 12+ WAR season.

Lemus added 213 hits, 24 doubles, 59 home runs, 130 RBI, .362/.423/.786 slash, 1.208 OPS, and 243 wRC+. The Mexican righty’s OPS was the sixth-best in CABA history, but it showed how strong the competition was that he finished second in OPS. Chihuahua’s Jeronimo Moreno had a 1.236 OPS and 10.7 WAR with a .361/.431/.805 slash. Moreno’s slugging was the second-best in CABA history and his OPS was fourth. Even then, Moreno was third in MVP voting.

Four-time MVP Franklin Madrid of Mexico City was second with 71 home runs, 175 RBI, .363/.414/.764 slash, 1.178 OPS, and 12.0 WAR. Madrid was one homer short and five RBI from the CABA single-season records. There have been seven 70+ homer seasons in CABA, Madrid has smacked 71 twice. His 473 total bases were the third-most behind his own 481 and 480 from 2024-25. It is also one of only 17 times in world history that a player had 175+ RBI. Madrid also earned his eighth Silver Slugger at first base.

Torreon also had a historic Pitcher of the Year season by 29-year old Johan Moreno, who had been a reliever in his prior four seasons. He won the ERA title at 1.53 and had an undefeated 22-0 record. Moreno is the second qualifying pitcher (162+ innings required) in world history with a perfect winning percentage and the first to do it and win 20+ games. The only other unbeaten pitcher was MLB’s Calvin Becerra, who was 14-0 over 165 innings in 1926 for Las Vegas.

Moreno’s ERA also ranked as the 22^nd-best qualifying season in CABA history. Over 200.1 innings, he struck out 225 with a 243 ERA+, 71 FIP-, and 5.6 WAR. He also had a no-hitter on April 11 against Guadalajara with 12 strikeouts and three walks. Moreno was wildly inconsistent with scouts rating his stuff as a 10/10 but his control as an abysmal 2/10.

In the first round of the playoffs, Tijuana edged Culiacan 2-1 and Aguascalientes ousted the reigning champ Leon 2-0. The Cactus gave Puebla a fierce battle in round two, but the Pumas survived 3-2. Puebla earned its first Mexican League Championship Series trip since their 2019 pennant. On the other side, the Toros shocked top seed Torreon with a 3-0 sweep.

It was revenge for two years prior when the Tomahawks upset a 115-win Tijuana squad in round two. It also marked back-to-back years that Torreon went one-and-done despite 105+ wins and a bye. The Toros took home their second pennant in four years as they rolled to a 4-1 road upset of Puebla in the MLCS. This was Tijuana’s third Mexican League title in a decade and their 12^th overall (1913, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 98, 2021, 24, 30, 33).



Santo Domingo claimed the Caribbean League’s best record at 104-58 atop the West Division, setting a new CABA record with 947 runs scored. The Dolphins had previously set the top mark of 938 in 2028. SD also had a 2,810,584 season attendance, behind only the 2028 season (2,868,844) for the best-ever in CABA. Santo Domingo earned a fourth consecutive playoff berth and have only missed the field twice since 2022. They also have a streak of winning seasons back to 2020.

Defending CABA champ Honduras was the next best at 98-64 for a third consecutive Central Division title. They extended their postseason streak to 11 years. The wild cards came from the West and Central with Haiti (91-71), Jamaica (89-73) and Salvador (89-73) advancing. The Herons’ grew a playoff streak to seven seasons. The Jazz got back-to-back wild cards and the Stallions nabbed their third in five years. Nicaragua, who had been back-to-back wild cards, missed at 84-78 along with Costa Rica.

The weakest playoff team was East Division champ Suriname at 84-78. They had a tough fight for that spot, fending off Trinidad (82-80), Curacao (81-81) and defending division champ Barbados (78-84). The Silverbacks snapped a five-year playoff drought. It was the Trail Blazers who allowed the fewest runs in the CL with 614.

Barbados 1B Jose Angel Esqueda earned a third consecutive Caribbean League MVP in his fifth season. The 26-year old Dominican lefty led in WAR (10.0), walks (98), total bases (429), OBP (.440), slugging (.727), OPS (1.167), and wRC+ (191). Esqueda had 207 hits, 130 runs, 34 doubles, 62 home runs, 142 RBI, and a .351 average. He played one more year with the Baycats, then cashed in on a huge Major League Baseball free agent deal at $249,800,000 over eight years with Las Vegas.

For the second time in three years, Haiti’s Raimundo Zuniga was Pitcher of the Year. The 35-year old Mexican righty led in WAR (9.1) and FIP- (63). Zuniga had a 2.51 ERA over 265.2 innings, 19-7 record, and 317 strikeouts. Tragically, this was the final season of his career. Zuniga would develop an arthritic elbow in the 2034 World Baseball Championship that forced an abrupt retirement.

Haiti edged Salvador 2-1 and Suriname outlasted Jamaica 2-1 in the first round of the playoffs. The Herons upset their rival Santo Domingo 3-1 in round two, meaning both leagues’ had their top seeds ousted despite new run scoring records. Haiti earned their third trip to the Caribbean League Championship Series in four years. It would be a rematch of 2031 as Honduras bested Suriname 3-1 on the other side of the bracket. The Horsemen were making their fifth CLCS trip in six years.

Honduras ultimately got their fourth pennant of that run, but it took a massive comeback to do it. The Horsemen lost the first three games to Haiti, but rallied back to win the series in seven for the repeat. It was the first-time in Caribbean League history that a team rallied from 3-0 in the CLCS. Honduras led all teams with an impressive 21 pennants.



The 123^rd CABA Championship was the second time Honduras met Tijuana in the final, as the Toros won way back in 1919 as part of their 1910s dynasty. Tijuana had similar success with a 4-1 victory in the 2033 encounter for their seventh CABA title (1913, 1914, 1918, 1919, 2021, 2030, 2033). The Horsemen’s record in the final all-time moved to 10-11.

In his CABA return, LF Vicente Vasquez won finals MVP. The 37-year old Mexican spent his first seven seasons in CABA, then spent nine years in MLB. In 15 playoff starts, Vasquez had 17 hits, 6 runs, 3 doubles, 3 homers, and 9 RBI. Teammate Alton Reinoso was MLCS MVP and notably smacked 9 home runs, tying the CABA playoff record reached four times prior. The 25-year old Nicaraguan had 16 hits, 15 runs, and 12 RBI in the postseason.



Other notes: Santo Domingo’s Niles Albury had 39 triples, breaking the CABA single-season record of 37 held by three guys. This is one of only 25 seasons in all of world history of 39+ triples. Albury also had 145 runs and 244 hits, ranking as the 4^th and 8^th-best respectively for those stats in CABA history. He already co-held CABA’s hits record of 252 alongside the legendary Prometheo Garcia.

Havana set multiple team records, one good and several bad during a 78-84 season. The good was 305 doubles, a new Caribbean League best and the third-most by any CABA team. The bad were all-time CABA worsts for runs allowed (959), earned runs (870), hits (1766), H/9 (11.02), and team WHIP (1.529). The Hurricanes’ 5.43 ERA was second-worst behind Guyana’s 5.46 from 2003. Mexico City’s pitching had a 10.22 H/9, the second-worst in ML history.

In hitting milestones, Franklin Madrid became the 27^th member of the 600 home run club. Jamel Forsyth and Ortiz Rosales were the 67^th and 68^th to 500 homers. Forsyth also earned his 9^th Silver Slugger at third base. Martin Diaz-Garcia was the 67^th to reach 2500 hits. In pitching milestones, Angel Brea and Israel Montague became the 6^th and 7^th to 4500 career strikeouts. They crossed that mark a week apart in early June. Vicente Perez became the 33^rd to 3500 Ks.