2044 Season:
The
TAMPA BAY RAYS won the World Series for just the second time in franchise history, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in 7 games.
The
JUPITER HAMMERHEADS finished in dead last, and they have been relegated to the Pit of Despair. They lost their final six games of the season, finishing just one game behind the Eugene Emeralds, who lost their final eight.
163 teams remain in Major League Baseball...
In Memoriam: Jupiter Hammerheads
All Time Record: 2059-2303 (.472)
Best Season: 2022, 99-63, 32nd place
Best Hitter: Chris Kelley (2031-2043)
After five partial seasons with Jupiter, Kelley finally became the team's regular second baseman in 2036. He struggled that year, hitting just .238 with a -0.2 WAR, but he rebounded over the next several years to become the team's all time WAR and Hits leader. He signed with the Padres this past offseason before immediately being traded to the Rangers.
Best Pitcher: Vince Farrell (2031-2041)
Farrell was a 5th round draft pick in 2030, and he spent parts of 11 seasons with the Hammerheads. His best season was 2039, when he had a 2.49 ERA and a league-best 0.88 WHIP, his sixth of eight consecutive seasons with an ERA under 3.30. The future Hall of Famer was traded to Tacoma at the 2041 trade deadline, and he currently plays for the Giants.
Notes:
Altoona RF Dave Wagner led the league in batting average, on base percentage, slugging percentage, and WAR.
Salt Lake Bees 2B Sergio Tio had a 41-game hitting streak, tying Corey Seager for the longest streak since the league reorganized.
Asheville Tourists RF Mike Rockwell stole 77 bases, the most since now-teammate Cyprian Majcherczyk stole 78 in 2039. Majcherczyk stole 51 this season, putting him at 502 for his career. The Tourists as a team had more stolen bases than home runs.
Braves SP Zion Bethea struck out 241 batters in another remarkable season. This puts him 8th all time with 3704, just 25 behind recent HOF inductee Bobby Adams.
Lowell Spinners SP Steve Burgess, who just last season went 20-5 with a 3.30 ERA and 1.07 WHIP, went 5-20 with a 6.17 ERA and 1.67 WHIP.
The Salt Lake Bees were the best MiLB team, going 100-62 and finishing tied for 6th.
The San Diego Padres were the worst MLB team, going 71-91 and finishing in 137th place.
Bobby Adams and Mike Nifong were 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
2031:
Tri-City Valley Cats
2032:
Reno Aces
2033:
Staten Island Yankees
2034:
Portland Sea Dogs
2035:
Lexington Legends
2036:
Batavia Muckdogs
2037:
Frederick Keys
2038:
Hillsboro Hops
2039:
Tri-City Dust Devils
2040:
Tennessee Smokies
2041:
Norfolk Tides
2042:
Vancouver Canadians
2043:
Buffalo Bisons
2044:
Jupiter Hammerheads
