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Old 10-24-2018, 08:01 PM   #15
camly
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2030 Season:

The ST. LOUIS CARDINALS were the champions, defeating the Tacoma Rainiers in seven games in the World Series. With the score tied 7-7 in Game 7, Cardinals center fielder Josh "Big Sexy" Barrett hit a 2-run triple to put his team ahead for good. It was his first triple in four years.

The MODESTO NUTS were relegated to the Pit of Despair following a last-place season. They finished the season 51-111, just one game behind the Batavia Muckdogs, who ended on a 6-game losing streak.

177 teams remain in Major League Baseball...

Notes:

Twins outfielder Juan Nutt led the league with a .360 batting average.

Rangers center fielder Matheus Valmont led the league with 10.3 WAR.

Stockton Ports shortstop Bobby Hood led the league with 253 strikeouts. That total puts him third all-time, behind Joey Gallo's 268 in 2026 and Gilberto Losada's 254 in 2029. The 21-year-old Hood had one of the worst seasons of all time, slashing just .161/.234/.297, good for a 37 OPS+. The former first round pick still has 4.5 star potential, so it's likely that he will still become a solid major league player after this disastrous rookie season.

Florida Fire Frogs pitcher Mike Gunst led the league in ERA for the second season in a row. However, the reigning Cy Young winner went just 9-10 for the dismal Frogs, who hit just .228 as a team.

On April 14th, Cody Bellinger hit his 858th career home run, passing Giancarlo Stanton for the all time lead. After seeing his skills and playing time diminish, the 35-year-old Bellinger will be a free agent at the end of the year. He hit just 15 home runs in 60 games, and it is unclear if any team will sign him.

Rangers outfielder Bryce Harper passed Hank Aaron on August 26th to move into 4th all time in home runs. He now sits at 760, just two shy of Barry Bonds. Three active players are in the top five, but the next on the list is Carlos Correa with 547, tied with Freddie Freeman for 30th and one behind Mike Schmidt.

The Milwaukee Brewers won 17 straight games to finish the season. They finished 109-53, in sixth place.

The Tacoma Rainiers had a season for the ages, winning 114 games and finishing in first place. Led by star right fielder Josh Burgert, the Rainiers became the first ever minor league team to make the World Series, falling just one game short of a championship. Burgert hit .312 with 53 home runs, and his 1.028 OPS was 10th in the league.

The Miami Marlins were the worst MLB team, going 76-86 and finishing in 112th place.

Jose Altuve was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Teams eliminated:

2018: Princeton Rays
2019: Bristol Pirates
2020: Aberdeen Ironbirds
2021: Hickory Crawdads
2022: Mobile Bay Bears
2023: Reading Fightin Phils
2024: Bowie Baysox
2025: Potomac Nationals
2026: Biloxi Shuckers
2027: Lake Elsinore Storm
2028: Grand Junction Rockies
2029: South Bend Cubs
2030: Modesto Nuts

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