NABL a History - Page 14

JayW UK · 03-29-2026, 09:07 AM

2046 Off-Season

The 2046 offseason saw an unprecedented number of manager changes, thirteen of the NABL’s thirty teams were in the market for new skippers headlined by World Champions Philadelphia and WL champs Sanfrancisco. The first domino to fall was in San Diego where manager Tomas Mendez left his post after one season to take the vacant job in Sanfrancisco much to the disappointment of team owner Bill Brunstone, the Mariners moved swiftly to replace Mendez, naming former Chicago Pitching Coach Manuel Colon as manager for 2046. The first of the big names to find a new home was former Philly boss and current EL manager-of-the-year Jose Pacheco, who chose Austin over several other top opportunities, Pacheco’s replacement in the city of brotherly love was former New York manager Will Thompson. Three-time manager-of-the-year and former Houston and Sanfrancisco skipper Cipriano Gonzalez landed in Cleveland replacing the retiring Jose Diaz while New York named former Houston skipper Matt Tate as field manager for the upcoming season. Midwest division foes Oklahoma City and Denver both said goodbye to their managers, with Christian Eberlein (DEN) and Steffen Hurtado (OKC) leaving to pursue new challenges, Eberlein accepted the Dallas job while Hurtado interviewed for both Indianapolis and Los Angeles before choosing to replace Eberlein in Denver. Charlotte chose Portland Foresters manager Corey Jordan (who had just led the Foresters to the AAA championship) as the man to replace Judd Murray who left to take over in Houston. With the retirement of Allen Richardson in Los Angeles the Lynx found themselves looking for a new manager and with many of the top candidates already in new homes their options were dwindling fast, in a move that split opinion down the middle they named former Boston manager Leo MacGilchrist as Fullerton’s successor. Although MacGilchrist had been absolved of any blame in the Mendoza scandal the previous year, there were still plenty of fans who subscribed to the view of “where there’s smoke there must be fire”. Indianapolis found their new manager in former Austin skipper Ephriam Bonekamp while OKC enticed ex-Miami boss Andrew Simpson back into management after he had spent a year out of the game and in the commentary booth.
Free agency was no less hectic with the biggest contract handed out by Los Angeles for Miami pitcher Jonathan Furze (6-year $115M), fellow Pacific division rivals Sanfrancisco were also in the market for pitching, signing veteran hurler Cristobal Chapa to a two-year $37M deal to replace pitcher George Buchanan who left town for Phoenix and a 3-year $50M contract. Phoenix also landed former Denver pitcher Bartolo Garcia on a five-year $80M deal but did lose former ace Nick Ford, who became the latest in a long line of star pitchers to sign with St. Louis, joining the Reds for $48M over three years. St. Louis then added veteran RF Glenn McGhee, who turned his excellent 2045 season with Cleveland, into a four-year $70M pact after the Corsairs baulked at offering him a multi-year deal. Fellow Central division foes Indianapolis were also busy, adding pitcher Steve Gream (2-yr, $37.5M) from Charlotte and 3B Xavier Cisneros (3-yr, $56M) from OKC, while Chicago picked up catcher Santiago Melendarez from Tampa Bay on a four-year deal after the Hurricanes decided against meeting his contract demands. Tampa Bay chose instead to spend their meagre cash reserves pursuing former Chicago 2B Chad Hammond, eventually landing the two-time batting champion on a four-year $71M deal. Another high-priced veteran to be cut loose by Tampa Bay was former Outstanding Hitter award winner Joe Scott who eventually found a new home in Baltimore, signing a four-year deal at $16.5M annually to be the Bulls new leftfielder, Baltimore also landed a pair of wily veterans in 37-year-old 1B Rick Flynn (2yr $30M) and 38-year-old relief pitcher Steve Berg (2yr $10M), whilst the last deal of substance to be announced before attention turned to the draft was New York’s signing of star 2B Pancho Sousa to a two-year $38M deal.
The top of the 2046 draft class was seen as a relatively weak group when compared to some of the more recent classes, never-the-less there was still talent to be found, all of the top prospects were from College ball, headlined by pitchers Martin Montgomery (Arizona), Matthew Monson (Miami) and Radcliffe McCauley (St. Boneventure) along with outfielders Dave Jackson (Seton Hall) and Raul Enciarte (Colorado State). Top of the tree when it came to High School talent were power pitcher Andy Kuhn and all-American LF Manuel Punyed.
Washington, owners of the first overall selection for the third year running, chose Colorado State CF Raul Enciarte as their pick, Los Angles took high upside pitcher Matthew Monson second before Houston claimed Arizona pitcher Martin Montgomery with the third pick. Charlotte took St. Boneventure pitcher Radcliffe McCauley fourth, despite McCauley indicating his desire to return to school, Oklahoma City tabbed Seton Hall’s slugging centerfielder Dave Jackson fifth before Atlanta made Andy Kuhn the first High-School prospect taken in the draft. The top High-School position player LF Manuel Punyed, had to wait until the 17th pick to be drafted where Minneapolis ended his fall.
With spring training in the books BNN released their annual predictions, and as expected Philadelphia were hotly tipped to repeat as Atlantic division champions with New York expected to push for the Wildcard spot, the only unknown in that prediction was the fact that both clubs had new managers at the helm. In the Central things were expected to be tighter with Indianapolis predicted to come under pressure from both St. Louis and Cleveland but ultimately the Racers were favoured to claim their fourth straight division crown. In the Southeast the Florida teams (MIA and TB) were once again expected to be head and shoulders ahead of their rivals with opinions split as to which of the two would go on to win the division.
In the Midwest Division Omaha looked likely to continue their streak of division crowns but were expected to come under increasing pressure from both Denver and Minneapolis, the Southwest division was less clear with Phoenix and their re-made pitching rotation given the edge over Las Vegas and an Austin squad that appeared to have got their act together (based on the addition of manager Jose Pacheco and their phenomenal 20-4 Spring Training performance). In the Pacific, Sanfrancisco were poised to once again rule the roost, with LA with their new manager Leo MacGilchrist and relevant again Seattle expected to be front runners in the WL Wildcard race.

JayW UK · 03-29-2026, 09:18 AM

Interlude – Hall of Fame class of ‘46

On draft weekend the Hall of Fame opened its doors to its newest inductees, 2B Jack Underwood who along with pitchers Holden Willis and Greg Gray became members 12,13 and 14. Underwood who fell to the seventh round in the 2017 draft due to injury concerns proved his doubters wrong, playing twenty-two years in the NABL, appearing for six teams and retired as one of only four players to have appeared in more than 2500 games. Holden Willis was the unanimous #1 pick in 2023, making his big-league debut the following season Willis lived up to the hype. A two-time World Series winner and twice pitcher of the year he played the entirety of his seventeen-year career with Las Vegas and retired as the holder of all the Gamblers major pitching records. Greg Gray was drafted by Detroit as a two-way player in the fifth round of the 2022 draft but converted to pitching full time and soon became one of the most dominant closers in NABL history, during his seventeen years at the top Gray collected over 500 saves, appeared in eleven All-Star games and was an integral part of two Championship teams (Detroit in 2028 and Indianapolis in 2037).

Jack Underwood
College – New Orleans College
Drafted - 2017 - 7th Round – 178th Overall by Kansas City Tornadoes
Current Team – None (Retired)
Previous Teams – KC (2020-2028), WAS (2029-2034), DEN (2035-2037), BOS (2038-2039), NY (2040), BAL (2041)

Career Stats
Regular Season
G - 2855 AB - 9742 RS - 1446 H - 2829 2B - 478 3B - 35 HR - 395 RBI - 1519 BB - 1141 K - 522 SB - 90 CS - 63 AVG - .290 OBP – .367 SLG – .468 OPS – .835 OPS+ 135 WAR – 45.6
Post Season
G - 53 AB - 168 RS - 22 H - 43 2B - 10 3B - 0 HR - 8 RBI - 22 BB - 31 K - 12 SB - 0 CS - 1 AVG - .256 OBP – .377 SLG – .458 OPS – .836 OPS+ 134

Career Achievements
8x All-Star
World Series Winner (2039)

Holden “High Roller” Willis
College – Texas A&M
Drafted - 2023 – 1st Round – 1st Overall by Las Vegas Gamblers
Current Team – None (Retired)
Previous Teams – LV (2024-2040)

Career Stats
Regular Season
G - 441 GS - 417 W/L – 201-96 SV – 2 ERA – 2.72 IP – 2660.1 BB - 474 K - 2558 WHIP – 1.04 ERA+ 151 WAR – 90.9
Post Season
G - 26 GS - 26 W/L – 8-5 SV - 0 ERA – 3.39 IP – 164.2 BB - 32 K - 154 WHIP – 1.20 ERA + 148

Career Achievements
Outstanding Pitcher Award x2 (2029, 2030)
9x All-Star
World Series Winner x2 (2026, 2038)

Greg Gray
College – Virginia
Drafted - 2022 – 5th Round – 62nd Overall by Detroit Giants
Current Team – None (Retired)
Previous Teams – DET (2023-2034), SF (2034-2035), IND (2036-2037), CHA (2038-2039)

Career Stats
Regular Season
G – 1191 GS - 0 W/L – 88-79 SV – 519 ERA – 2.60 IP – 1236.0 BB - 388 K - 1166 WHIP – 1.18 ERA+ 164 WAR – 24.2
Post Season
G - 34 GS - 0 W/L – 1-2 SV - 14 ERA – 3.71 IP – 34.0 BB - 10 K - 27 WHIP – 1.24 ERA+ 229

Career Achievements
11x All-Star
World Series Winner x2 (2028, 2037)

JayW UK · 04-01-2026, 06:17 PM

2046 Regular Season

Eastern League Review

Philadelphia’s three year run as Atlantic division champions came to an end with New York being the team to unseat them, with C Roberto Saldana (.272, 37 HR, 109 RBI) leading the way, offense was the Senators calling card as the #3 ranked unit carried the team to 90-wins and their first division title since 2022. After two tumultuous years Boston returned to relevance, winning 84-games and finishing as runners-up to New York despite several key injuries during the campaign, while defending champions Philadelphia slumped to a disappointing 80-82 record despite the best efforts of RF Julian Morin (.289, 27 HR, 112 RBI) and pitcher Orlando Fernandez (14-6, 2.66 ERA). Even another strong season from 3B Justin Shelby (.302, 26 HR, 109 RBI) couldn’t prevent Baltimore from suffering a hangover after losing the postseason play-in game at the hands of New York the previous year, as the Bulls fell to just 71-wins, bringing up the rear for the seventh season in a row were Washington who imploded yet again to finish with a dismal 59-103 record.
In the Central division there was a new team at the top St. Louis (91-71), the Reds were forced to lean heavily on the league’s best pitching staff led by veterans Les Scott (17-7, 3.06 ERA) and Brett Knight (15-7, 2.58 ERA) as their offense was below average for most of the season but they came through when it mattered most as St. Louis ended Indianapolis’ three-year run as champs. A last day defeat at the hands of Chicago consigned Cleveland (88-74) to a sudden death play-in game with a Detroit team who finished the season on a tear, winning their final seven games. Chicago (82-80) struggled offensively, due to injuries and disappointing play from several of their established stars with C Santiago Melendarez (.328, 30 HR, 85 RBI) being the lone exception. Bringing up the rear were Indianapolis whose overworked pitching staff couldn’t carry a stagnating offense as the Racers slumped to a disappointing 81-81 record and their first visit to the division basement since 2026.
With one of the top offenses in the east led by the dynamic duo of 1B Pete Daniels (.296, 35 HR, 95 RBI) and 2B Luis Garza (.275, 33 HR, 106 RBI) along with a solid pitching staff headed by Bob Kenney (17-6, 3.09), Charlotte found themselves back on top of the Southeast division for the first time in almost a decade finishing the season with an 88-74 record. Atlanta continued their rise under manager Juan Santos, finishing second with an 85-77 record (including a franchise record fourteen straight wins in July) while Tampa Bay fell back to an underwhelming 81-81 finish despite strong campaigns from 1B Jorge Otero (.276, 36 HR, 115 RBI) and pitcher Todd Morgan (17-7, 3.67 ERA), the Hurricanes Achilles heel throughout the season was their penchant for untimely mistakes (their 116 errors and 13 walk-off losses both led the majors) and a pitching staff that struggled to keep the ball in the park (196 Home runs allowed). New Orleans despite owning the EL’s #2 ranked pitching staff, flattered to deceive finishing tied with Tampa Bay on 81-wins while Terry Nelson’s second season in Miami fell a long way short of the highs of his first, as the Everglades were bitten by the injury bug and slumped to an 80-82 record.

The EL play-in game saw Cleveland, who were still reeling from their heart-breaking final day loss at the hands of Chicago, face off against Detroit winners of seven straight games. Detroit made it 8-in-a-row with homeruns from SS Michael Boucher and CF Tom Perkins proving the difference in a hard fought 3-1 victory.

2046 Final Standings

Atlantic Division
New York 90-72 *
Boston 84-78
Philadelphia 80-82
Baltimore 71-91
Washington 59-103

Central Division
St. Louis 91-71 *
Detroit 88-74 * (+)
Cleveland 88-74 (+)
Chicago 82-80
Indianapolis 81-81

Southeast Division
Charlotte 88-74 *
Atlanta 85-77
Tampa Bay 81-81
New Orleans 81-81
Miami 80-82

Detroit defeats Cleveland to claim EL Wildcard

JayW UK · 04-01-2026, 06:18 PM

2046 Regular Season

Western League Review

The new man in charge of Denver Steffen Hurtado couldn’t have hoped for more from his new charges as the Wildcats returned to the summit of the Midwest division, finishing with a 95-67 record their best for twenty-two years. Everything clicked for them, from their C Tom Walsh (.277, 33HR) inspired offense to their pitching staff powered by Matt Damone (18-7, 3.39 ERA) and veteran lockdown closer Pablo Hernandez (3-4, 2.32 ERA, 46 Saves). Minneapolis (89-73) with the WL’s #2 offense spearheaded by 2B Hector Torres (.290, 29 HR, 108 RBI) and 22-year-old LF Cisco Villegas (.274, 18 HR, 78 RBI), ran the Wildcats close but a wobble in early September cost them a chance at the division crown. Kansas City, owners of the lowest payroll in the NABL (at just $76M) showed some signs of life, finishing the season two games under .500 at 80-82 leading to the dismissal of manager Tucker Brown at the conclusion of the campaign, Brown’s six year run in KC had resulted in a dismal 428-544 record. Despite owning the best starting rotation in the WL, led by Russell Harris (22-8, 3.16 ERA) and Jacobie Harksdale (17-12, 2.37 ERA), Omaha slumped from their customary position atop the division to fourth, finishing their disappointing campaign with just 78-wins (their lowest total for a decade). At the foot of the standings were OKC who endured a dismal campaign as injuries decimated their roster (their top 3 starting pitchers all ended the season on the DL with long term injuries), the Outlaws finished with a franchise worst 54-108 record, not the start that manager Andrew Simpson had hoped for.
The battle Southwest division proved to be a tight one, in a year in which no team seemed to want to claim the crown, Las Vegas emerged as division champions, finishing the campaign with an 81-81 record becoming the first western league team to claim a division title without a winning record. Even with manager-of-the-year and World Series winner Jose Pacheco at the helm and strong campaigns from LF Clarence Davis (.311, 33 HR, 91 RBI) and RF Freddie Sherman (.288, 29 HR, 80 RBI), Austin failed to take advantage of the relative weakness of their division foes as they ended the season just one game back from LV with an 80-82 record, agonisingly close to their first division crown in 22-years. Houston (79-83) were another team who didn’t take advantage of their opponents weakness finishing a further game back and wasting a career year from LF Gannon Pope (.281, 40 HR, 105 RBI). Phoenix were the biggest disappointment, dropping from the top of the standings to fourth and finishing with a 74-88 record whilst Dallas (68-94) continued their run of mediocrity, making it now eleven consecutive losing seasons.
Sanfrancisco (99-63) continued their dominance over the rest of the Pacific division, riding the WL’s #3 offense paced by RF Francisco Perez (.360, 27 HR, 100 RBI) and 3B Michael Langley (.318, 27 HR, 114 RBI) and the best pitching staff in the majors featuring Sean O’Lannigan (19-8, 3.00 ERA) and a resurgent David Elder (16-6, 3.23 ERA), the Gold romped to their sixth consecutive division crown. LA’s new manager Leo MacGilchrist had a positive effect on his new charges leading them to an 89-73 record and a play-in game with Minneapolis in his first season in charge. The Lynx featured an explosive offense, hitting 213 homeruns (the most in the majors) with C Al Wilson (.279, 55 HR, 102 RBI) leading the way and 1B Juan Rosa (28 HR), RF Stu Leach (27 HR), LF Manuel Velasquez (22 HR) and 2B Norberto Perez (22 HR) all chipping in, whilst their pitching staff (#3 in the WL) quietly went about their business. Seattle (80-82) were almost unstoppable on offense (#1 in the west) with a pair of 24-year-old up-and-coming stars C Felix Beltran (.289, 42 HR, 133 RBI) and CF Wes O’Neill (.281, 33 HR, 102 RBI) the catalysts, their problem was pitching (#15 in the WL) with only Francis Harvey (12-11, 4.04 ERA) and William Thomas (12-11, 4.64 ERA) proving to be remotely reliable. San Jose (79-83) continued to tread water while San Diego continued their slide, dipping to a 76-86 record, both teams possessed some good young building blocks, P Steve Beaubien (8-8, 1.58 ERA, 42 saves in 75 games) for SJ and 2B Norris Lindsey (27 HR, 85 RBI) and RF Jonah Covington (22 HR) for San Diego.

The WL play-in game proved to be an entertaining one as Minneapolis edged past Los Angeles with LF Liam Ayliffe drilling a go-ahead eighth inning 2-run homerun to lift the Bears to a 9-7 victory and deliver playoff baseball to Minneapolis for the first time in twelve years.

2046 Final Standings

Midwest Division
Denver 95-67 *
Minneapolis 89-73 * (+)
Kansas City 80-82
Omaha 78-84
Oklahoma City 54-108

Southwest Division
Las Vegas 81-81 *
Austin 80-82
Houston 79-83
Phoenix 74-88
Dallas 68-94

Pacific Division
Sanfrancisco 99-63 *
Los Angeles 89-73 (+)
Seattle 80-82
San Jose 79-83
San Diego 76-86

Minneapolis defeat Los Angeles to claim WL Wildcard.

JayW UK · 04-03-2026, 09:53 AM

2046 Season Notes

Pre-Season – Washington’s scattergun approach to roster building came into sharp focus once again, six months after giving up star catching prospect Dennis McComish to get 3B Jose Aguilar the Generals moved on from the 26-year-old. Sending Aguilar to Minneapolis for a package of five prospects (SS Felix Manuel and four pitchers Darnell Jefferson (BNN #25), Salvador Calderon, Alejandro Flores and Rodrigo Pagan)
April 2nd – St. Louis ace Les Scott was unhittable in the Reds opening day victory over San Jose, he struck out fourteen Spartans and by end of the day had taken his career strikeout total to 3006.
April 12th – after an awful start to his campaign (0-2, 9.82 ERA and six homeruns surrendered in two starts) Oklahoma City relegated four-time pitcher-of-the-year Rafer MacNeil to bullpen duty ending his run of 486 consecutive starts.
April 24th – Baltimore closer Steve Berg collected the 400th save of his career in the Bulls 8-7 victory over Washington.
April 26th – Las Vegas CF John Smyth suffered a fractured knee in a freak collision with teammate Willard Reeves during the Gamblers loss at the hands of Dallas.
April 29th – Carl Crawford could not be blamed for Sanfrancisco’s extra-inning loss to Minneapolis, the outfielder collected six hits on the day including a pair of doubles and a Grand-Slam.
May 7th – Miami LF Francisco Valencia suffered an Abdominal strain sending him to the DL for six weeks.
May 20th – Houston RF Gustavo Reyes collected two hits against New Orleans in a losing effort, taking his career total to 2000.
May 21st – Philadelphia 2B Jose Villalobos scored the only run of the game (the 1000th of his career) as Philly overcame a stubborn Cleveland team 1-0.
May 29th – Los Angeles catcher Al Wilson blasted a trio of solo homeruns in a losing effort against Tampa Bay.
May 18th – Baltimore off-season acquisition LF Joe Scott suffered a torn PCL ruling him out for upto nine months.
June 13th – star catcher Felix Beltran lifted Seattle to victory belting three homeruns and driving in five of the Pioneers eight runs in their 8-6 win over Los Angeles.
June 14th – although his performance was less than stellar on the day (5.2 IP, 8H, 5R, 4BB, 3K) Shane Olson still collected the 200th win of his career, as his teammates exploded for five homeruns in Tampa Bay’s 14-6 victory over Kansas City.
June 15th – Boston traded back-up 1B Bartolo Dieguez to Phoenix for 3B Paul Myers and pitching prospect Scott Crowley. The decision to trade Dieguez left Boston painfully thin at first base and was openly questioned by some fans.
June 16th – Indianapolis sent LF Allen Hood to Kansas City for 36-year-old journeyman reliever Cristobal Galindo and 20-year-old RF prospect Jason Daniels (BNN #28).
June 18th – Boston’s star 1B Domingo Vargas suffered a broken kneecap ending his season just days after the club had traded away the only viable back-up on the roster.
June 22nd – San Diego LF Alex Broberg had a game to remember against Cleveland, his two hits on the day were both Grand-Slams and helped the Mariners outscore the Corsairs 12-10.
June 27th – Minneapolis pitcher Mark Madison’s season came to an end when he was placed on the DL with Bone chips in his throwing elbow.
June 28th – Minneapolis caught another bad break when pitcher Alec Greco was placed on the 60-Day DL with Radial Nerve Compression likely ending his 2046 campaign.
June 29th – OKC starter John Gates suffered a torn UCL ruling him out for the next 12 months.
June 30th – Indianapolis pitcher Steve Gream hurled eight shutout innings and struck out eleven (including the 3000th of his career) as Indianapolis cruised to victory over division rivals Chicago.
July 3rd – Omaha pitcher Russell Harris picked up his tenth win of the season and helped his own cause by blasting a Grand-Slam, as the Braves rolled over Austin 8-2.
July 7th – after proving he still had something left in his tank, OKC pitcher Rafer MacNeil (4-2, 1.98 ERA in 28 relief appearances since his move to the bullpen) was packaged along with pitching prospect Luis Gonzalez (BNN #46) and sent to Baltimore for 37-year-old slugging 1B Rick Flynn. The move was seen as an obvious cost cutting exercise for Baltimore as although MacNeil was owed nearly $11M for the remainder of the season, this was the last year of his deal whereas Rick Flynn still had another year at almost $15M left on his contract.
July 8th – New York slugger Jerry Wright drove in the 1000th RBI of his career as the Senators fell to Charlotte 6-3.
July 12th – Baltimore entered the trade market again, this time offloading their other veteran off-season signing Steve Berg. To find a taker for Berg and his contract the Bulls were forced to part ways with newly acquired pitching prospect Luis Gonzalez. The pair were packaged to New Orleans for 2B Vincent Maribel, thus creating some financial flexibility for Baltimore to take another run at Free Agency for 2047.
July 13th – OKC pitcher Jess McGregor became the second Outlaw starter to be lost for the season when he suffered a torn rotator cuff in a loss against Houston.
July 20th – New Orleans pitcher Carlos Rodriguez hurled a 92-pitch NO-HITTER against Detroit, he was denied a perfect game by a pair of costly errors.
July 21st – Sanfrancisco’s veteran pitcher Cristobal Chapa became the first pitcher in NABL history to reach 4000 career strikeouts with an 11K performance in the Gold's 5-3 victory over local rivals San Jose.
July 27th – Tampa Bay SS Guy Gilmore helped the Hurricanes to victory over in-state rivals Miami, clubbing three homeruns and collecting 5-RBI’s.
July 28th – with their season already over OKC pulled the trigger on a blockbuster trade, sending LF Rob Penney to Charlotte for 1B Jeffrey Porter, 2B Brant Perrott, LF Leon Hernandez and pitcher Joe Decker.
August 10th – Oklahoma City’s already weakened rotation took yet another hit in their lost season as Todd Dunn suffered a partially torn UCL ruling him out for up to a year.
August 12th – LF Alberto Aguilera collected three hits in three at bats, all of them solo homeruns helping San Diego to see off Seattle 5-3.
September 4th – San Jose 1B Troy White hit three homeruns (all solo shots) as the Spartans cruised past OKC 13-3.
September 6th – Sanfrancisco 2B Tom Carter collected the 2000th hit of his career and scored four times as the Gold disposed of Seattle 8-3.
September 7th – Sanfrancisco LF Juan Rodriguez lifted the Gold to a 5-3 victory over Seattle hitting a seventh inning Grand-Slam.
September 8th – Miami’s playoff drive suffered a blow as the Everglades lost LF Francisco Valencia and his power bat for the rest of the season, whilst in Sanfrancisco, the Pioneers fell victim to a Juan Rodriguez Grand-Slam for the second day in a row, slipping to a 6-4 defeat.
September 9th – Austin star RF Freddie Sherman suffered a torn ACL ending his season.
September 14th – Denver SS Hector Soto picked up career hit number 2000 in the Wildcats disappointing loss at the hands of Oklahoma City.
September 15th – Minneapolis RF Cisco Villegas suffered a strained hamstring ruling him out for up to five weeks.
September 16th – St. Louis catcher Demtri Lott played an integral role in the Reds 8-7 victory over division rivals Chicago, going 4-for-4 at the plate and blasting three homeruns whilst driving in five runs.
September 17th – Detroit 3B Marimo Acosta pulled up lame in the Giants victory over Cleveland, the following day the full extent of his injury became known and he was placed on the DL list with a torn hamstring.
September 18th – OKC 1B Rick Flynn drilled his 400th career homerun in yet another losing effort as the Wildcats fell to defeat number 100 on the season.
September 21st – Charlotte star 3B Pete Daniels suffered a fractured hand when he was hit by a wayward Todd Morgan pitch in Charlotte’s 6-4 defeat at the hands of Tampa Bay.
September 22nd – Charlotte LF Rob Penney singlehandedly carried the Express to victory over Tampa Bay, he collected four hits in six at-bats (including a pair of doubles and a homerun) and drove in NINE of Charlotte’s 10 runs.
September 24th – another career milestone for OKC 1B Rick Flynn (hit number 2000) and yet another defeat for the Wildcats (#104)
September 28th – St. Louis RF Glenn McGhee suffered a fractured rib making a diving catch, ruling the veteran outfielder out of the playoffs.
September 30th – despite a frustrating injury plagued campaign, Chicago 3B Joseph Floores drilled a Walk-Off 2-run homerun (only his second homer of the season) to lift the Zephyrs to a 7-5 victory over Cleveland, denying the Corsairs a playoff place and instead condemning them to a play-in game with the suddenly hot Detroit Giants (winners of seven straight games).

JayW UK · 04-07-2026, 02:59 AM

2046 Playoffs

Divisional Round

The 2046 playoffs saw only two teams return from the previous season, New York in the east and defending champions Sanfrancisco in the west. The Senators drew Detroit in the first postseason meeting between the two teams while Charlotte would take on St. Louis in a re-match of the 2037 divisional series. Over in the west, defending western league champions Sanfrancisco were matched with a Minneapolis team making just their second playoff appearance in the last 28 years whilst Denver would play Las Vegas for the fourth time in their history were still searching for that maiden series victory.

Charlotte (back in the playoffs after a nine-year absence) travelled to #1 seed St. Louis looking for a repeat their 2037 divisional series triumph. Game one did not go to plan for the Express, as a five-run outburst in the third inning sparked by P Les Scott’s RBI-Double and capped by a CF Cullen Wilhelm homerun, saw the hometown Reds build an early 5-0 lead on their way to a comfortable 6-2 series opening win. Game two saw big performances from LF Rob Penney (3-4, HR, 4-RBI) and RF Martin Myers (3-3, HR, 2-RBI) for Charlotte and C Dmitri Lott (2-4, HR, 4-RBI) for the hosts, as the two teams combined for 17-runs in a shootout with the Express holding on to slip past St. Louis 9-8. With the series tied at one and the next two games in South Carolina, Charlotte now had the edge and their cause was aided further by the news that St. Louis star catcher Dmitri Lott would miss game three after being taken ill. The third instalment of the series was dominated by two pitching performances, one good and one not so good, veteran Brett Knight (STL) struggled surrendering five runs in just four innings of work before being relieved, while Charlotte’s man on the mound Cameron Schwenke, hurled seven strong innings striking out 9 whilst allowing only a single run, as Charlotte edged ahead in the series. St. Louis catcher Dmitri Lott announced his return with a 2-RBI Double to give the Reds an early lead in game four, but that was as good as it got for St. Louis, as Charlotte fought back eventually going ahead on 2B Luis Garza’s eighth inning homerun before Raul Romero closed the book on St. Louis’ season with a 1-2-3 ninth, sending the Reds home to lick their wounds and Charlotte onwards to the EL Pennant series.

The second EL division series saw Atlantic Division champions New York take on wildcard entry Detroit in the first ever playoff meeting between the two teams. The series was a strength-on-strength matchup featuring New York’s strong offense (#3 in the east) versus Detroit’s third ranked pitching staff with most people favouring the hometown New York Senators to take the series, but with Detroit coming in as the hottest team in baseball (on the back of an eight-game winning streak) the underdog Giants could not be written off. Game one belonged to the pitchers, both starters Nate Maddox (DET) and Julio Mejia (NY) pitched well but New York edged ahead in the sixth when C Roberto Saldana drilled a 2-out 2-RBI double. Detroit halved the deficit in the seventh before SS Gustavo Vera restored New York’s two-run advantage one inning later and although Detroit plated another run in the ninth, New York closer Jesus Tobias held his nerve to give the Senators the series lead. With both starters, David Salas (NY) and Jorge Maes (DET) on song, New York scoring late to take the lead and Jesus Tobias denying Detroit in the ninth, game two followed a similar pattern to the series opener as New York edge past Detroit 2-1 to take a commanding series lead. Both offenses finally came alive in game three, entering the sixth inning the teams had matched the output of runs from the opening two games combined, with New York leading 5-3 things were certainly looking bleak for Detroit, RF Spencer Horn chose the perfect moment to collect his first hit of the series, blasting a wayward Rueben Rodrigo pitch into the seats for a game tying two-run homer to send the game into extra innings. Neither team could muster any further scoring until the 13th inning when Spencer Horn went deep again (his second hit of the series) for a walk-off homerun sending the home fans wild and keeping the Giants playoff hopes alive. Those hopes were extinguished the following night, as despite RF Spencer Horn driving in two more runs for the Giants, New York pummelled Detroit starter Nate Maddox to the tune of seven runs in just 3.2 innings and went on to wrap up the series with a commanding 9-2 victory.

In the west, Denver welcomed Las Vegas to the mile-high city looking to claim their first ever playoff series win over the Gamblers. The Wildcats who featured both strong pitching (WL #2) and offense (WL #4) were seen by many as the favourites over a Gamblers team who also featured solid pitching but were held back by an offense that only scored 3.8 runs per game (only four teams scored less, Dallas, San Diego, OKC and Washington). Game one was a classic pitching duel between Matt Damone (DEN) and Jose Vazquez (LV), solo homeruns from C Tom Walsh and SS Trey Richardson proved just enough for Denver as the Wildcats squeezed past Las Vegas 2-0 to open the series. The following night was more of the same as neither team could muster much offense against strong pitching performances from Juan Martinez (DEN) and Lee Hollis (LV), Denver eventually broke through in the sixth via a 2B Hector Soto solo homerun. The Wildcats added a second run when RF Raul Cruz scored on a wild pitch in the seventh but failed to trouble the scorers any further, Las Vegas halved the deficit in the eighth when 3B Don Robertson drilled an RBI-Double and then put two men aboard in the ninth against Denver closer Pablo Hernandez, however they were left empty-handed as both LF Vaughan Snyder and 1B Gerald Ross struck out to end the rally and allow Denver to escape game two with another narrow victory. Las Vegas opened game three with a bang plating two runs in the first, however Denver starter Cam Gibson settled down from then on and despite allowing multiple baserunners in the third, fourth and fifth inning Gibson kept the Gamblers from adding to the score. LV starter Uwe Hale, who had been in cruise control, ran into trouble in the sixth allowing a pair of walks before surrendering a monster 3-run blast to LF Bill Lee which turned the game on its head and put Denver on top. With the game drifting towards its conclusion Las Vegas made one last push to save their season, rocking Wildcats closer Pablo Hernandez and putting two men aboard but just as in game two, Hernandez had the last laugh, striking out 3B Don Robertson and enticing 2B Eddie Brown to pop out to 1B Kanzaburo Shimizu to end the game. With the victory, Denver finally got the monkey off their back by defeating Las Vegas in the postseason and were now off to their first WL Pennant series since 2024.

The second WLDS saw two-time defending WL champs Sanfrancisco take on wildcard team Minneapolis, both teams could put runs on the board almost at will while Sanfrancisco could also call on the western league’s top pitching staff giving the Gold a significant edge in the series. Surprisingly neither team could find any offense early in game one as starters Bryan Marburg (SF) and Patrick Casey (MIN) were dealing zeros, Sanfrancisco RF Francisco Perez finally got the breakthrough, drilling a 2-run homer in the fifth but Minneapolis answered two innings later to tie proceedings and end Marburg’s night. Sanfrancisco’s bullpen coughed up an RBI-double to Minneapolis RF Javier Ortiz but the Bears own bullpen surrendered the lead immediately, giving up homeruns to LF Adrian Ramirez and RF Francisco Perez (his second of the night) as Sanfrancisco turned a 3-2 deficit into a 6-3 lead heading into the ninth. Despite Sanfrancisco closer Chris Miller struggling, Minneapolis couldn’t force home any runs as the Gold held on for a 6-3 win. Game two saw more strong pitching early, this time from David Elder (SF) and Greg Younger (MIN), before Sanfrancisco took advantage of some underwhelming relief pitching to roll to a 9-4 victory and take a 2-0 series lead. In front of a partisan crowd enjoying their first home playoff game in more than a decade, Minneapolis took it to Sanfrancisco in game three, behind an excellent pitching performance from Aaron Johnston (8.0 IP, 5H, 0R, 7K), a pair of solo bombs from 1B Dan Wood and a 3-run blast from RF Ramiro Perez, Minneapolis cruised to a 5-0 victory. Game four did not start well for Minneapolis, falling behind to a CF Maximo Macias 2-RBI single in the first and losing starting pitcher Patrick Casey to injury in the second, but far from giving in to adversity the Bears rolled their sleeves up and fought back. RF Ramiro Perez got them on the board in the fourth with a solo homer before a series of singles plated the tying run one inning later. Sanfrancisco ace Bryan Marburg was kept in the game one inning too long as with his pitch count rising his control began to fade leading to him issuing a pair of costly walks ahead of surrendering a bases clearing double to 1B Dan Wood to gift the lead to Minneapolis. The Bears scored twice more against a suddenly vulnerable Sanfrancisco bullpen as they waltzed to victory tying the series and in doing so wrestled the momentum away from the Gold ahead of a winner-takes-all game five back in northern California. Two nights later in Sanfrancisco the series was decided in conclusive fashion, the hometown Gold started on the front foot determined to wrestle the initiative away from Minneapolis after back-to-back defeats. Visiting starter Greg Younger was victimised early and was chased him from the game in the second inning with the score already 7-0, the Bears bullpen fared little better as Minneapolis were forced to use every available arm (including calling on SS Bob Fieldson for the ninth inning) just to get through the game. 1B Jesus Diaz (3-5, 2x 2B, RBI, 4R), 3B Michael Langley 3-5, RBI, 4R) and CF Maximo Macias (4-4, 3B, HR, 3-RBI, 4R) all had big days for Sanfrancisco as the Gold blew away Minneapolis 18-2 to wrap up the series in style.

JayW UK · 04-07-2026, 03:02 AM

2046 Playoffs

Championship Round

The EL Pennant series between New York and Charlotte was the first ever postseason meeting between the two and with both clubs boasting high scoring offenses and middling pitching, an exciting series was anticipated. Charlotte named ace Bob Kenney as game one starter while New York countered with Julio Mejia on just three days rest, it was the hometown Senators who got on the scoreboard first courtesy of 1B Jerry Wright’s third inning homerun but the lead didn’t last, first Express LF Dave Langley hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to tie the game before 2B Luis Garza drove in a pair one inning later to put Charlotte ahead 3-1. New York mounted a late rally which ultimately fell short when Charlotte closer Raul Romero worked around a pair of ninth inning hits to secure the game one victory. Combining for just nine hits, the two teams found the going tough once again in game two, New York starter David Salas surrendered just three hits, but one of them was a two-run homerun to C John Richmond and that proved to be enough for Charlotte to take the game, as Cameron Schwenke and Raul Romero combined to blank the Senators but the win came at a cost as LF Rob Penney left the game with an ankle injury ruling him out for the remainder of the series and possibly beyond. New York once again found themselves struggling in game three as Charlotte built an early three-run lead, the Senators finally ended their fifteen-inning scoreless streak when 22-year-old CF Hunter Jones drilled a 2-RBI homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to one and although they got men into scoring position in both the seventh and eighth inning they failed to bring any of them home. Charlotte added an insurance run in the eighth before Raul Romero once again held the Senators at bay to put the Express into a commanding 3-0 series lead. Game four saw both offenses finally get going, New York 3B Tom Gardner putting the Senators ahead with a 2-RBI single in the third before Charlotte answered with a pair of runs of their own in the fourth. The Express pushed ahead in the sixth when C Russ McAllister drew a bases loaded walk but next man up 3B Chris Harris ended the frame when he hit into an inning ending double-play. Charlotte turned to Raul Romero to close out the game but with two out 38-year-old 2B Pancho Sousa flipped an RBI-single into left-field tying the score and sending the game to extra innings. New York broke the deadlock in the top of the fourteenth when 3B Tom Gardner slapped an RBI-double (his fifth hit of the day) to give the Senators the lead. Charlotte worked over New York reliever Jerry Rich loading the bases against him before 1B Blake Hanson ended the game, and the series with a monster Grand-Slam, sending the hometown fans into a frenzy and Charlotte onto the World Series for the second time in their history.

In the west, defending WL champions Sanfrancisco (aiming to reach their third consecutive World Series) took on Denver in their first postseason meeting since 2017 (when SF triumphed on their way to a World Series title), both possessed strong offenses and shutdown pitching and with the teams so evenly matched, home advantage would be key and that gave Sanfrancisco the slight edge (SF had lost only 6 games at home all season, compared to 10 for Denver). Sanfrancisco named veteran Cristobal Chapa as their game one starter whilst Denver countered with Matt Damone, who had been so good against Las Vegas in his last outing. Damone continued where he left off against LV, hurling seven shutout innings as Denver built a 4-0 lead, Sanfrancisco mounted a comeback attempt against the Wildcats bullpen but a CF Alberto Rosado homerun in the top of the ninth gave Denver some breathing space and closer Pablo Hernandez shut the door to preserve the win. Game two saw Sanfrancisco turn to ace Bryan Marburg while Juan Martinez took the mound for the visitors and with Marburg in control for much of the night it was the Gold’s turn to build a lead. With 3B Michael Langley (3-4, 4-RBI) leading the way SF built a comfortable 7-1 lead but a late rally from Denver cut the lead to two before Chris Miller finally escaped the ninth inning with the save, tying the series at one game each. With the series finely poised, proceedings moved to Denver and just as in game two Michael Langley (3-3, 2B, 4-RBI) was the driving force for Sanfrancisco as the Gold held the hometown Wildcats at arms-length on their way to an impressive game three victory. Denver evened the series the following night, with Antonio Correa getting the better of Sanfrancisco starter Sean O’Lannigan in a hard-fought Wildcats victory. Easily the best game of the series occurred in game five, with Denver naming game one star Matt Damone as starter Sanfrancisco skipped Cristobal Chapa’s turn in the rotation to bring back ace Bryan Marburg on short rest. In a pitching duel of the highest caliber it was Denver who looked to have the game sewn up, entering the ninth with a 3-1 lead closer Pablo Hernandez took the mound, but in an uncharacteristically sloppy outing he proceeded to gift Sanfrancisco the lead on LF Adrian Ramirez’s 2-out 3-RBI homerun. With the home fans stunned it was Gold closer Chris Miller’s turn to blow the save when Denver 3B Jotaro Shimizu smashed a homerun to tie the game and bring the crowd back to life. With Denver unable to force another run home the game entered extra innings where pitching once again took control with neither team getting a man on base until the top of the thirteenth when Sanfrancisco SS Tom Carter slapped a two-out double down the left-field line. Denver pitcher Jackson Wells appeared to have escaped the inning when he enticed 2B Oliver Leal to hit a weak roller to third baseman Jotaro Shimizu but Shimizu was slow to react and his throw pulled 1B Solomon Slaughter off the bag leaving Leal safe at first and extending the inning long enough for CF Maximo Macias to drill an RBI-Single over the head of 2B Hector Soto to give Sanfrancisco the lead. With most of their bullpen emptied SF manager Tomas Mendez turned to veteran starter Cristobal Chapa to close out the game, Chapa delivered in style taking just eleven pitches to retire the side and leave Sanfrancisco one win away from their third straight World Series appearance. Two nights later a packed Bayside Ballpark witnessed Sanfrancisco get the job done, riding a complete game from David Elder (9.0 IP, 6H, 2R, 2BB, 8K) and homeruns from C Kent Blanton and LF Juan Rodriguez Sanfrancisco clinched the series with a routine 7-2 victory.

JayW UK · 04-07-2026, 03:04 AM

2046 Playoffs

World Series

On the eve of the World Series Charlotte received some unwanted injury news, both star 3B Pete Daniels and veteran LF Rob Penney had failed in their bids to be fit for the upcoming series, denying the Express the services of two of their most influential players. To a man Charlotte stepped up the challenge in game one, going toe-to-toe with Sanfrancisco before triumphing on PH Marc Stephens RBI-single in the 11th inning, shortstop Edgardo Perez was particularly impressive for the Express, collecting three hits (a pair of doubles and a triple) drawing a walk and scoring every time he reached base. After dropping the series opener, Sanfrancisco were in no mood to make in two in a row, with ace Bryan Marburg locked in and homeruns from LF Adrian Ramirez and C Kent Blanton, Sanfrancisco evened the series with a 5-3 victory. Both teams got strong performances from their starters in game three, (Bob Kenney for Charlotte and David Elder for SF) but Charlotte found the Sanfrancisco bullpen much more to their liking roughing up both Richard Sanders and Alex Stevens on their way to re-taking the series lead with a comfortable 6-2 win. A tie-breaking eighth inning 2-run homer from 1B Blake Hanson gave Charlotte a 5-3 win over the Gold in game four, the veteran first baseman’s opposite field blast capped a three-hit night and put Charlotte firmly in the series driving seat. With the Gold’s season on the line manager Tomas Mendez put the ball in the hands of 40-year-old veteran pitcher Cristobal Chapa for game five. Rolling back the years, Chapa (appearing in his fifth World Series) kept Charlotte’s bats quiet through seven scoreless frames while RF Francisco Perez (2-4, HR, 2-RBI) and 1B Jesus Diaz (3-3, 2-RBI) provided the offensive ammunition as Sanfrancisco took the game 4-1 and ensured the series would return to the west coast. Entering the eighth inning of game six leading 5-1, Charlotte appeared poised to wrap up the series and claim their second World Championship, up until that point Sanfrancisco’s only meaningful contribution had been a second inning solo homerun from LF Juan Rodriguez and with their season on life support they badly needed a spark. A lead-off double from RF Francisco Perez was just what the doctor ordered and set the stage for a seven-run eruption that stunned the Express and carried Sanfrancisco to a dramatic 8-5 victory setting up a winner-takes-all game seven. On the mound for the decider were game three starters, Bob Kenney (CHA) and David Elder (SF), both men started well dealing zeros for the first four frames, Kenney opened the fifth with back -to-back walks before surrendering a three-run blast to 3B Michael Langley putting the Gold on top 3-0. Charlotte cut the lead to a single run on 2B Luis Garza’s 2-RBI single in the eighth but Sanfrancisco 3B Tom Carter pushed the lead back up to two putting the Gold on the verge of overturning a 3-1 deficit and winning the series. Charlotte opened the ninth with lead-off man RF Larry Hubbard drawing a walk, but SF closer Chris Miller then picked-off Hubbard at first before expertly holding the Express at bay to deliver Sanfrancisco a 4-2 victory and with it their third World Championship.

2046 Playoff Recap

Divisional Series
EL: Charlotte 3-1 St. Louis, New York 3-1 Detroit
WL: Denver 3-0 Las Vegas, Sanfrancisco 3-2 Minneapolis
Championship Series
EL: Charlotte 4-0 New York
WL: Sanfrancisco 4-2 Denver
World Series
Sanfrancisco 4-3 Charlotte

JayW UK · 04-09-2026, 03:02 AM

2046 League Leaders and Season Awards

EL Batting
Hits
242 Rusty McCormick (TB)
206 Pancho Sousa (NY)
201 Desmond Starks (PHI)
Batting Avg
.364 Rusty McCormick (TB)
.336 Pablo Munoz (BOS)
.331 Pancho Sousa (NY)
Homeruns
37 Roberto Saldana (NY)
36 Jorge Otero (TB)
35 Pete Daniels (CHA)
RBI
115 Jorge Otero (TB)
112 Julian Morin (PHI)
109 Roberto Saldana (NY)
Stolen Bases
54 Rusty McCormick (TB)
40 Tate Brodie (BOS)
31 John Bonner (ATL)

EL Pitching
Wins
19 Steve Meyna (MIA)
17 Dillon Furr (ATL)
17 Bob Kenney (CHA)
ERA
2.04 Mark Chandler (NO)
2.58 Brett Knight (STL)
2.66 Orlando Fernandez (PHI)
Strikeouts
298 Les Scott (STL)
245 Carlos Flores (CHI)
224 Randall Valentine (CHA)
Saves
47 Billy Ray Sanders (TB)
42 Lance Harris (IND)
40 Jesus Tobias (NY)

WL Batting
Hits
239 Francisco Perez (SF)
221 Cesar Sanchez (SEA)
195 Michael Langley (SF)
Batting Avg
.360 Francisco Perez (SF)
.333 Cesar Sanchez (SEA)
.322 Gustavo Reyes (HOU)
Homeruns
55 Al Wilson (LA)
42 Felix Beltran (SEA)
40 Gannon Pope (HOU)
RBI
133 Felix Beltran (SEA)
114 Michael Langley (SF)
108 Hector Torres (MIN)
Stolen Bases
39 Ellington McNamee (KC)
39 Ryan Nattingly (SJ)
37 Cesar Sanchez (SEA)

WL Pitching
Wins
22 Russell Harris (OMH)
19 Sean O’Lannigan (SF)
18 Matt Damone (DEN)
ERA
2.37 Jacobie Harksdale (OMH)
2.72 Joe Taylor (LA)
2.96 Bryan Marburg (SF)
Strikeouts
249 Francisco Sierra (SD)
234 Lee Hollis (LV)
211 Cristobal Chapa (SF)
Saves
46 Pablo Hernandez (DEN)
46 Sergio Rodriguez (HOU)
42 Steve Beaubien (SJ)

Season Awards

Batting Champion – Tampa Bay 3B Rusty McCormick (.364) followed up his Rookie-of-the-year campaign by claiming the EL batting crown while Sanfrancisco RF Francisco Perez (.360) claimed his third batting title in the west.
Homerun Champion – New York catcher Roberto Saldana (37 HR) narrowly held off Tampa Bay 1B Jorge Otero (36) and Charlotte 3B Pete Daniels (35) to win the EL award. In the west Los Angeles C Al Wilson clubbed 55 homers to win the WL award, his nearest rival, Seattle C Felix Beltran finished with 42.
Outstanding Hitter – Charlotte 3B Pete Daniels (.296, 35 HR, 95 RBI) won the EL award just edging New York catcher Roberto Saldana (.272, 37 HR, 109 RBI) in the voting. In the west there were several outstanding candidates for the award but in the end Sanfrancisco RF Francisco Perez (.360, 27 HR, 100 RBI) just edged Seattle catcher Felix Beltran (.289, 42 HR, 133 RBI) to win his second career Outstanding Hitter award.
Outstanding Pitcher – St. Louis ace Les Scott (.17-7, 3.06 ERA, 298K) finished ahead of Miami’s Steve Meyna (19-7, 2.67 ERA) in the Eastern League voting to collect his third Outstanding Pitcher award. Omaha’s Russell Harris (22-8, 3.16 ERA) was named the WL pitcher of the year edging out Denver’s Matt Damone (18-7, 3.39 ERA) and Sanfrancisco’s Sean O’Lannigan (19-8, 3.00 ERA).
Rookie of the Year – Boston’s 22-year-old SS Tate Brodie (.300, 12 HR, 73 RBI) won the EL award in a landslide while the Western League’s award was much less clear cut with Houston’s Mike Hess (.284, 7HR, 52 RBI) eventually being named the winner.
Manager of the Year – The EL award went to Charlotte manager Corey Jordan who proved he belonged at the NABL level by leading the Express to the World Series one year removed from leading Portland Foresters to the AAA Championship. In the west Sanfrancisco skipper Tomas Mendez collected the award for leading the Gold to the World Championship in just his first year in charge.
Glove Wizards EL – P -Nate Maddox (DET) C – Demitri Lott (STL) 1B –Ricardo Cardenas (CLE) 2B – Salvador Ramos (CHI) 3B – Justin Shelby (BAL) SS – Ruben Arroyo (WAS) LF –John Bonner (ATL) CF – Tom Perkins (DET) RF – Spencer Horn (DET)
Glove Wizards WL – P – George Buchanan (PHO) C – Jorge Garcia (SJ) 1B – Gerald Ross (LV) 2B – Jackie Young (AUS) 3B – Javier Garcia (LA) SS – Hector Soto (DEN) LF – Juan Marin (SEA) CF – Ryan Nattingly (SJ) RF – Freddie Sherman (AUS)

JayW UK · 04-12-2026, 03:32 AM

Interlude – Hall of Fame Class of 47’

The one-man class of 47’ was none other than NABL royalty Dixon Bodean, a player universally hailed as the best hitter to ever grace the diamond. Picked first overall in the 2014 Draft, Bodean was instantly labelled a generational talent and although his early returns were underwhelming, he soon developed into the fearsome hitter he was projected to be. Bodean played until he was 45-years-old, turning out for eight teams and appearing in 3681 regular season games during his twenty-six-year big league career, along the way he set a plethora of batting records that, in all-likelihood will never be broken. He also won a record ten Outstanding Hitter Awards, collected three batting triple crowns, seven batting titles, seven Homerun titles and was voted to the All-Star game a record eighteen times, to cement his place as a true NABL living legend.

Dixon Bodean
College – N/A (High School)
Drafted - 2014 – 1st Round - #1 Overall by Kansas City Tornadoes
Current Team – None (Retired)
Previous Teams – KC (2016-2023), HOU (2023), DEN (2024-2032), TB (2033-2034), BAL (2035-2037), HOU (2038), SF (2039-2040), TB (2041)

Career Stats
Regular Season
G – 3681* AB – 14170* RS – 2363* H – 4686* 2B – 843* 3B - 55 HR – 769* RBI – 2533* BB - 1039 K - 1860 SB - 115 CS - 52 AVG - .331
Post Season
G - 52 AB - 208 RS - 28 H - 71 2B - 12 3B - 1 HR - 10 RBI - 33 BB - 14 K - 31 SB - 0 CS - 0 AVG - .341

Career Achievements
Outstanding Hitter Award x10 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2029, 2030, 2034) *
Batting Triple Crown x3 (2023, 2024, 2025) *
Batting Champion x7 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2030, 2032) *
Homerun Champion x7 (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2029, 2034) *
18-time All-Star *
World Series Winner (2033)

* = NABL Record

JayW UK · 04-13-2026, 03:55 AM

2047 Off Season

The biggest story by far of the 2047 Off-Season was the potential sale of the Washington Generals, with a crumbling stadium, a dwindling fan base, a team that had been going nowhere for the last decade and an owner who had patently lost interest and was looking to get out, the Generals were ripe for a take-over. The stumbling block however was the asking price, team owner Howard Steinberg was not prepared to sell for less than $2 Billion, a figure that was too steep for most interested parties resulting in a damaging stand-off. While the shenanigans in Washington drew most people’s interest the rest of the league went about their business, Chicago fired manager Jorge Castro after three seasons and zero playoff appearances and set about searching for his successor. Phoenix chose to move on from Gomes Solano after a disappointing campaign while in Kansas City, Tucker Brown’s time came to an end after six largely underwhelming years. In Minneapolis Brian Walter called time on his career, announcing his retirement in the days after the Bears playoff exit at the hands of eventual champions Sanfrancisco while in Seattle Juan Campos announced he was stepping down from his position for personal reasons after three years in charge. Gomes Solano didn’t have to wait long for a new opportunity, accepting the Chicago job whilst his old team Phoenix promoted from within, naming bench coach Miguel Ramos as manager for 2047 and beyond. Another internal promotion took place in Minneapolis where bench coach Gabriel Cortez took the reins looking to continue the good work of his friend and mentor Brian Walter (the two having worked together for both Minneapolis and Seattle). To replace the outgoing Tucker Brown, Kansas City chose to raid the coaching staff of division rivals Omaha, enticing pitching coach Nathan Campbell on board with a five-year contract while Seattle turned to Las Vegas for their new manager, naming Gamblers bench coach Luis Chavez as their skipper.
The 2047 Free Agency period was one of the more active in recent memory with defending champions Sanfrancisco being one of the busiest teams. The Gold opened the period saying goodbye to several key players from their championship side, first star RF Francisco Perez left for St. Louis on a four year $75M deal, then pitcher Sean O’Lannigan joined Baltimore (3-year $50M) before veteran pitcher Cristobal Chapa (now 41 years old but still with something in the tank) left for Houston. To fill the void left by O’Lannigan and Chapa Sanfrancisco went on a spending spree, bringing in three new pitchers, former Detroit ace Nate Maddox (7yrs $142M), Jose Vazquez (4yrs $86M) from Las Vegas and LA’s Brent Brown (on a bargain 4yr $55M deal) to join staff ace Bryan Marburg and give Sanfrancisco (on paper at least) one of, if not the deepest starting rotation in the league. Defending EL champs Charlotte got in on the act landing former Atlanta pitcher Dillon Furr on a two-year $45M deal but said goodbye to 1B Blake Hanson, who bolted for LA, signing a 2-year pact to be the Lynx’s new first baseman. Two more big contracts were handed out to pitchers, first Las Vegas replaced outgoing Jose Vazquez with former St. Louis star Les Scott, handing him a five year $105M contract while New Orleans gave former Baltimore ace Brady Hoover an identical deal. To fill the hole left by Hoover, Baltimore turned to Omaha star Jacobie Harksdale, bringing him on board for $82M over the next four years. Denver opened the chequebook and spent big, bringing in former Minneapolis 2B Hector Torres (6yr $130M) and Houston RF Gustavo Reyes (3yr $60M), in an effort to replace Reyes’ production Houston chased both former Austin CF Colton Miller and Cleveland LF Robert Harris, the Stars landed Harris on a four-year $72M deal while Miller signed a lucrative six-year pact with Omaha.
The 2047 draft class was seen as one of the more enticing classes in recent memory, headlined by college stars 1B Hayden Heller (Texas A&M), P Radcliffe McCauley (St. Bonaventure), LF and defensive stud Curtis Troy (Oregon State), P Bob Barr (USC), P Eddie Mullins (LSU) and pitcher Angelo Hernandez (Connecticut). The top High School players in the pool were also arguably the two best prospects in the draft, 1B Tom Springer, who projected to be an offensive star capable of hitting .300/30 HR/100 RBI on a regular basis and all-American pitcher Louie Williams.
On draft night owners of the first pick OKC fielded multiple calls to trade down but eventually, when none of the trade offers blew them away, chose to stand pat and select high School 1B Tom Springer. Picking second Washington called the name of St. Bonaventure pitcher Radcliffe McCauley while Dallas used the third pick on high school pitcher Louie Williams. Baltimore made Texas A&M’s slugging 1B Hayden Heller the fourth pick before Charlotte rounded out the top five by taking USC pitcher Bob Barr. Connecticut pitcher Angelo Hernandez was selected sixth by Phoenix, Oregon State’s LF Curtis Troy was taken eighth by St. Louis before San Jose nabbed LSU pitcher Eddie Mullins with the tenth pick.
Looking ahead to the season, New York were expected to repeat as Atlantic Division champions with Philadelphia predicted to push them all the way, Boston were an enigma with no clear consensus of what to expect from them, some people seeing a strong season building on their 2046 campaign while others were predicting the Pilgrims to fall back. There were no such divides when it came to Washington, everyone agreed they were once again going to be the worst team in the league bar none. The Central division was likely to be a three-horse race between St. Louis, Detroit and Indianapolis while Chicago and Cleveland would need everything to go right for them to challenge. In the Southeast, Tampa Bay were expected to rise to the top once again, their nearest rivals Charlotte and Atlanta had both been weakened in Free Agency and would, at best challenge for the Wildcard spot along with New Orleans who were finally receiving some love from the pundits.
In the west, Denver and Minneapolis would battle each other for the Midwest division crown while OKC were expected to be much better than 2046 (although not enough to challenge for the division crown) and if everything went well, they would be in the WL Wildcard mix. In the Southwest, Austin, Las Vegas and Phoenix would once again do battle for the division title whilst in the Pacific Sanfrancisco were again expected to be top of the pile although both LA and Seattle would be in the running in the event of the Gold slipping up.

JayW UK · 04-15-2026, 03:01 AM

2047 Regular Season

Eastern League Review

Led by the bats of 1B Jerry Wright (.274, 34 HR, 95 RBI), LF Liam Hawkins (.302, 22 HR, 77 RBI) and C Roberto Saldana (20 HR, 75 RBI) and steady pitching from the likes of Francisco Vela (14-7, 3.10) New York claimed their second consecutive Atlantic division crown with a 93-69 record. Philadelphia (89-73) used a strong offense headlined by RF Desmond Starks (.356, 26 HR, 119 RBI, 38SB) to hang onto New York’s coattails for much of the season, but a mid-September slump (the Independence went 1-8 from September 10th to 19th) left them four games back in second place. Baltimore (77-85) were inconsistent throughout the season and failed to mount a challenge as did Boston who, despite strong seasons from 1B Domingo Vargas (.331, 27 HR, 97 RBI) and 23-year-old SS Tate Brodie (.278, 17 HR, 84 RBI in his sophomore season), slumped to a disappointing 72-90 campaign. Bringing up the rear once again (for the eighth consecutive year) were Washington, held back by abysmal pitching and an offense that struggled at everything but stealing bases (they nabbed a league leading 142 during the campaign) the Generals finished the season with an NABL worst 65-97 record.
Relying heavily on the league’s top pitching staff (middle of the pack rotation but league best bullpen) and the NABL’s best defense (committing just 72 Errors on the season) Detroit overcame their brutal offense (3.9 runs per game and just 129 HR) to win the Central division crown, finishing with an 89-73 record. Indianapolis boasted two 30 homerun hitters in 3B Xavier Cisneros (36) and 1B Mitch Higgins (30), but despite their explosive offense the teams penchant for making mistakes (108 errors) came back to bite them, the Racers sloppy ways cost them close games down the stretch as they finished the season four games back from the Giants at 85-77. St. Louis dropped back from 91 wins to just 82 as their top-notch pitching couldn’t make up for an offense that outscored only Omaha, Dallas and Detroit with 1B Carlos Russell (.269, 31 HR, 99 RBI) and C Demitri Lott (.317, 25 HR, 79 RBI) the only reliable performers. New Chicago skipper Gomes Solano failed to produce the expected fireworks as the Zephyrs (79-83) continued their slow decline, even with pitcher of the year frontrunner Glenn Owens (19-8, 3.17 ERA), 1B Dave Jones (.303, 23 HR, 73 RBI) and C Santiago Melendarez (.328, 18 HR, 79 RBI) all producing at a high level, it still wasn’t enough to lift the Chicago to relevancy. Dropping into the division basement with a thoroughly disappointing season were Cleveland (76-86), despite four players hitting 20+ homeruns on the season (SS David Browne, 1B Ricardo Cardenas, CF Keith MacKey and LF Jose Del Gracia) the worst starting rotation in the NABL acted as a brake to any ambitions the Corsairs had.
With LF Jesus Rivera (.267, 31 HR, 103 RBI) and CF Sean Lucas (.265, 27 HR, 95 RBI) leading the way Tampa Bay (91-71) returned to the summit of the Southeast division, trailing in their wake were the Rob Penney (.265, 33 HR, 101 RBI) led Charlotte Express, after the high of their unlikely run to the 2046 World Series, their up and down season which culminated in an underwhelming 80-82 final record was seen as a major disappointment and resulted in the firing of manager Corey Jordan after just two seasons in charge. Even though the team dropped back from 81 to 78 wins there was reason for hope in New Orleans, as strong campaigns from Brady Hoover (17-10, 2.98 ERA) and 2B Ramon Lems (.313, 12 HR, 81 RBI) gave the Blues a couple of building blocks to work with moving forward. Injuries to key personnel scuppered any chances Miami had of competing as the Everglades slipped back to finish in fourth place with a 77-85 record, while Atlanta disappointingly dropped into the division basement finishing 10 games shy of their 2046 win-total of 85, leaving the seat under skipper Juan Santos decidedly warm.

Final Standings

Atlantic Division
New York 93-69 *
Philadelphia 89-73 *
Baltimore 77-85
Boston 72-90
Washington 65-97

Central division
Detroit 89-73 *
Indianapolis 85-77
St. Louis 82-80
Chicago 79-83
Cleveland 76-86

Southeast Division
Tampa Bay 91-71 *
Charlotte 80-82
New Orleans 78-84
Miami 77-85
Atlanta 75-87

JayW UK · 04-15-2026, 03:04 AM

2047 Regular Season

Western League Review

The Midwest division was a season long struggle between three teams, Denver, Minneapolis and a healthy and rejuvenated OKC, with all three teams in with a chance of winning the division entering the final week of play. Both Minneapolis and Denver relied on offense to outscore their opponents while OKC limited their opponents chances (boasting the second best pitching in the WL). Despite disappointing seasons from their big-ticket free agents (2B Hector Torres and RF Gustavo Reyes) Denver entered their final day of the season with a one-game advantage over OKC at the top of the standings but a humbling loss at the hands of Kansas City coupled with OKC’s victory over Minneapolis left the pair tied at the top and facing a win-or-go-home play-in game to decide the destination of the division crown. Minneapolis (80-82) finished three games back after slumping to five defeats in their last six games ending Gabriel Cortez’s first year in charge on a low, Kansas City finished 75-87, five games behind their pace from 2046 and not showing much in the way of improvement for new manager Nathan Campbell. Bringing up the rear were Omaha (69-93) who struggled offensively all season, batting a combined .231 and scoring an NABL low 595 runs.
In the Southwest division, riding the WL #1 pitching led by Juan Brito (14-9, 3.13 ERA in 24 games) Austin (91-71) finally broke through to win the division crown for the first time in 23-years and the third time in their history. Phoenix (86-76) finished five games back from Austin after a slide in performance triggered by September injuries to pitcher George Buchanan (13-10, 3.65) and C Jose Gonzalez (.314, 25 HR, 93 RBI) while Las Vegas were a further game back finishing 85-77, the Gamblers owned the western league’s third best pitching staff headlined by off-season acquisition Les Scott (15-5, 3.32 ERA) and Uwe Hale (15-9, 3.32 ERA) but with an offense that struggled to score runs on a nightly basis the Gamblers were always up against it. Houston (80-82) stumbled through the season finishing below .500 for the eighth year in a row but strong campaigns from RF Gannon Pope (32 HR) and pitcher Chris McAndrew 17-10, 3.92 ERA) gave their fans some hope for the future. Dallas ended their campaign with a losing record for the twelfth consecutive year, finishing with a WL worst 67-95 record, their only bright spots in an otherwise bleak season was the play of pitcher Ray Phillips (22-11, 2.73 ERA) and mid-season trade pickup 2B Oliver Black (.332, 10 HR, 66 RBI).
In the Pacific division Seattle ended the six-year run of Sanfrancisco, taking the division crown with a 95-67 record, with an explosive offense led by star catcher Felix Beltran (.303, 39 HR, 149 RBI), an excellent rotation headed by Jorge Romero (17-5, 3.34 ERA) and a bullpen led by Eli Reynolds (11-4, 1.82 ERA) and Randy McHutcheon (36 saves) the Pioneers were hotly tipped to be the next World Champions. San Jose needed final day victory sparked by a pair of homeruns from LF Mike Carson (.286, 31 HR, 96 RBI) to finish the season on 87-wins and edge out Phoenix and LA for the wildcard spot. Los Angeles finished the season tied with Phoenix with 86-wins but despite boasting the WL’s most powerful offense featuring five players who hit at least 20 homeruns (C Al Wilson 30, RF Stu Leach 27, 3B Cesar Flores 23, LF Manuel Velasquez 23 and 2B Norberto Perez 21), their hit or miss pitching cost them in the end. Three-time defending WL champs Sanfrancisco dropped back from 99 to 85 wins, after their off-season spending spree the Gold’s pitching was a mixed bag, ace Bryan Marburg (15-10, 2.84 ERA) and newcomer Nate Maddox (15-10, 3.45 ERA) were solid but Brent Brown (5-8, 5.11 ERA) struggled and Jose Vazquez was lost for the season in early April having pitched just seven innings for Sanfrancisco. Once again in the division basement were San Diego (70-92), but the Mariners were not as bad as their record suggested, they boasted relatively strong pitching (4th best ERA in the WL) led by 25-year-old Felix Mendez (12-14, 3.93 ERA) and an offensive star in the making in 2B Norris Lindsey (.279, 32 HR, 113 RBI) the Mariners first round draft pick from 2041.

On October 1st OKC and Denver duked it out for the Midwest division crown, OKC emerged triumphant after a hard-fought game, hero of the day was little used outfielder Leo Crocker who hit an eighth inning go-ahead 2-run homer in OKC’s 3-1 victory.

Final Standings

Midwest Division
Oklahoma City 84-79 * (+)
Denver 83-80 (+)
Minneapolis 80-82
Kansas City 75-87
Omaha 69-93

Southwest Division
Austin 91-71 *
Phoenix 86-76
Las Vegas 85-77
Houston 80-82
Dallas 67-95

Pacific Division
Seattle 95-67 *
San Jose 87-75 *
Los Angeles 86-76
Sanfrancisco 85-77
San Diego 70-92

+ Oklahoma City defeat Denver to win Midwest division.

JayW UK · 04-20-2026, 02:56 AM

2047 Season Notes

Pre-Season – Seattle bolstered their pitching staff by trading for Charlotte’s disgruntled pitcher Cameron Schwenke, the cost was a high one for the Pioneers, 25-year-old CF Wes O’Neill (who had broken out in 2046 to the tune of .281, 33 HR, 102 RBI) but it was seen as a necessary sacrifice to improve their rotation. In Baltimore 35-year-old veteran LF Cesar Amaya suffered a fractured rib in an off-field accident ruling him out for the start of the season.
April 4th – with his first hit of the day (his fifth of the season) New York SS Pancho Sousa joined Dixon Bodean as being one of only two players in NABL history to have amassed 3500 hits. He finished the day going 5 for 5 with a double and a pair of RBI’s in New York’s 4-2 victory over Philadelphia.
April 8th – in just his second start since arriving from Las Vegas, Sanfrancisco pitcher Jose Vazquez suffered a torn rotator cuff ruling him out for the rest of the season.
April 13th – after not being able to find a trade partner during the off-season for pitcher Bartolo Garcia, Phoenix lowered their asking price and eventually agreed to send him to Omaha for a pair of middling prospects, 3B Sergio Romo and pitcher Brett Rhodes.
May 1st – Charlotte LF Rob Penney collected the 1000th RBI of his career in a losing effort as Charlotte fell 5-1 to Atlanta.
May 5th – Miami’s star pitcher Steve Meyna suffered a ruptured finger tendon, ruling him out until September.
May 8th – Miami moved quickly to fill the void left by the injury the Steve Meyna, packaging 3B Pancho Fernandez, pitching prospect Mauro Vazquez and $1.6M to San Jose for starting pitcher Peter Woods.
May 22nd – Tampa Bay LF Jesus Rivera helped lift the Hurricanes to victory over division rivals Atlanta, he clubbed three homeruns in a four-hit outing and drove in five of Tampa Bay’s runs in a 9-6 win.
May 23rd – Baltmore’s Cesar Amaya was in the wars again, suffering a fractured hand when he was hit by an Alfonso Zamora fastball during the Bulls 7-4 loss to Philadelphia.
May 25th – Baltimore pitcher Samuel Bergier was just two outs away from a perfect game when he surrendered a bloop single to Miami’s LF Ken Dennis, the hit didn’t spark a comeback though, as Bergier regrouped and retired the next two batters with minimum fuss to complete an impressive one-hit shutout, taking just 82 pitches to dispose of the Everglades.
May 26th – New York catcher Roberto Saldana came through for his team, blasting three homeruns and collecting six RBI’s in a 12-8 Senator victory over Boston.
May 27th – New York closer Jesus Tobias collected the final two outs in the Senators 4-3 victory over Boston and in doing so became the latest member of the 300 save club.
June 1st – Detroit’s star CF Tom Perkins suffered a torn PCL ending his season and leaving him facing a long road to recovery.
June 3rd – New Orleans 2B Al O’Brien had an eventful day in the Blues victory over Cleveland, he drew a pair of walks and collected a hit, scored three runs, stole four bases and to cap it all off his lone hit was a Grand-Slam!!.
June 5th – Indianapolis 2B David Evans scored the 1000th run of his career against Tampa Bay while the Hurricanes starter Shane Olson became only the third player to reach 3500 career strikeouts.
June 15th – Las Vegas 3B Don Roberts belted three homers (including a Grand Slam) and drove in 7-RBI’s as the Gamblers cruised to a 13-3 victory over Dallas.
June 22nd – Atlanta catcher Gabriel Melendez hit for the CYCLE (4-for-5, 5 RBI) against Boston, helping the Flames to a 7-4 victory.
June 30th – Tampa Bay SS Brandon Buck suffered a torn abdominal muscle ruling him out for up to four months.
July 3rd – Denver’s Eugene Fey reached the 2500 career strikeout milestone in the Wildcats 5-3 victory over San Jose
July 4th – 21-year-old LF Antonio Cordero (.314, 11HR, 44 RBI in 66 games) one of the few bright spots for Washington in yet another forgettable season, suffered a torn rib muscle leaving him facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
July 5th – Tampa Bay pitcher Robert Woodruff suffered a torn triceps ruling him out for the remainder of the season.
July 6th – OKC 3B Julio Rosa hit a trio of homeruns and was responsible for all four of OKC’s runs in a losing effort against Minneapolis.
July 7th – in a swap of young talented players, Dallas sent SS/2B Ray Massey (25 y/o) and LF John Porter (22 y/o) to Seattle for 2B Oliver Black (24 y/o), the motivation for Seattle was to get their hands on Porter (BNN #51 prospect) who was seen by some as a perfect replacement for Wes O’Neill whom they had traded away during the off-season for pitching help.
July 8th – in what proved to be his last game action for Sanfrancisco, RF Adrian Ramirez blasted a walk-off Grand Slam to lift the Gold to a 12-8 victory over rivals San Jose.
July 9th – Sanfrancisco traded veteran RF Adrian Ramirez to Indianapolis for a pair of prospects, SS Craig Carter and pitcher Pedro Pacheco.
July 11th – Chicago traded SP Luis Davila to New York for RF Jose Peralta and 3B Francisco Alvarez.
July 14th – with four hits in five at bats, a trio of homeruns and five RBI’s, Phoenix catcher Jose Gonzalez played a major role in the Eagles 8-6 victory over New York.
July 25th – Sanfrancisco pulled the trigger on a trade that sent 3B Michael Langley to Dallas for 27-year-old infielder Francisco Sanchez and 20-year-old pitching prospect Gildas Licci.
July 26th – Detroit 2B Mike Watson helped himself to six hits (including a pair of doubles) and three RBI’s as the Giants saw off Boston 6-4.
July 28th – Detroit and Washington were involved in wild shootout, with the Giants eventually overcoming the Generals 14-12 in extra innings behind big days from 2B Mike Watson (4-for-5, 2B, HR, 6 RBI) and C Eduardo Alou (6-for-6, 2B, 2 RBI).
July 29th – New York CF Hunter Jones played a leading role in the Senators 11-8 victory over Dallas, collecting six hits including a pair of homeruns and 8 RBI’s.
July 31st – Las Vegas LF Vaughan Snyder was held hitless (0-3) by St. Louis ending his 27-game hitting streak.
August 11th – Baltimore LF Cesar Amaya hit the DL again, this time a strained back muscle would rule him out for three weeks.
August 12th – OKC pitcher Todd Dunn blitzed Dallas, striking out 15 in 7.2 innings of work while allowing just a pair of hits and a single walk. But Dunn’s big day was all in vain as Dallas mounted a comeback against the OKC bullpen.
August 13th – in an eventful game between division rivals Philadelphia and Washington, three players clubbed Grand-Slams, RF Julian Morin and C Gary Lee for Philadelphia and 2B Antonio Aguilar for Washington.
August 16th – San Jose starter Alexandre Cotovia took just 91-pitches to NO-HIT Omaha, Cotovia allowed three walks while striking out six in San Jose’s 6-0 victory.
August 21st - After months of protracted take-over talks, Washington Generals owner Howard Steinberg finally gave in and significantly lowered his asking price, eventually agreeing to the sale of his franchise to a consortium fronted by Terrence Trafford with the NABL duly ratifying the deal in the following days. At Trafford’s inaugural speech he announced there would be no immediate changes to the management team but that come the end of the season “everything was on the table in our efforts to re-invigorate the sleeping giant that is the Generals”. Most observers felt this meant a complete teardown of the front office and management team a major overhaul of the playing staff and possibly even an attempt to move the franchise away from Washington in the future, depending how negotiations for a new stadium proceeded.
September 3rd – Las Vegas ace Les Scott joined Larry de Meza, Cristobal Chapa and Shane Olson as the fourth member of the 3500K club.
September 5th – Denver’s veteran closer Pablo Hernandez reached 400 career saves with a four-out performance against Kansas City.
September 7th – Indianapolis 3B Xavier Cisneros drilled the 300th homerun of his career in the Racers 8-2 demolition of Detroit.
September 8th – Las Vegas star Les Scott struck out fifteen Denver batters in the Gamblers comfortable 8-1 victory.
September 14th – Denver LF John Wilkins blasted three homers and collected five RBI’s in a wild 14-12 Denver victory over division foes Minneapolis.
September 16th – in the thick of the playoff hunt Phoenix received some bad news, pitcher George Buchanan, who had suffered from back spasms throughout the season, had to be shut down for the remainder of the campaign by team doctors.
September 20th – Washington’s Mario Balderas had a day to remember, belting a trio of homeruns (including a Grand Slam) and driving in eight of the Generals 13 runs in a 13-5 victory over Boston. It was the second time Balderas had hit a Grand-Slam against Boston during the season (hitting one in a loss back on May 15th)
September 21st – Philadelphia 2B Jose Villalobos collected the 2500th hit of his illustrious career in Philadelphia’s 6-4 victory over New York.
September 22nd – Sanfrancisco ace Bryan Marburg reached 2500 career strikeouts with an 8K performance in the Gold’s 6-2 victory over Los Angeles.
September 28th – Tampa Bay’s playoff plans suffered a blow with the news the RF John Salazar would miss the remainder of the season and all of the postseason with a fractured hand.

JayW UK · Yesterday, 02:54 AM

2047 Playoffs

Divisional Round

For only the third time in NABL history the playoff field did not include either of the two teams who had contested the previous season’s World Series, both Charlotte and Sanfrancisco failed to make the cut (joining Detroit and Denver in 2016 and New York and Las Vegas in 2027). In the east Detroit would take on New York for the second consecutive year whilst Tampa Bay would finally get their chance to avenge their 2034 playoff defeat to Philadelphia. In the west, Austin were making their long awaited return to the postseason after twenty three years in the wilderness, while their opponents San Jose were returning after a nine year hiatus, the second WLDS saw Seattle and Oklahoma City face off for the first time in postseason play.

Game one did not go to plan for Detroit starter Jorge Maes, he was pulled from the game with New York ahead 6-0 in the third inning. Far from rolling over and quitting, Detroit knuckled down and worked their way back into the game, tying proceedings on 3B Maximo Acosta’s RBI-double in the top of the seventh. The comeback appeared complete when next inning C Eduardo Alou drilled a homerun off Ruben Rodrigo to give Detroit a 9-8 lead, unfortunately for them Jorge Bernal crumbled in his big moment putting two men aboard before surrendering a back-breaking 3-run homerun to NY catcher Roberto Saldana putting the Senators on top. With one last chance to keep the game alive against NY reliever Chris Miller, Detroit’s batters failed, going down meekly in order as New York opened the series with an up and down 11-9 victory. Game two the following night was more of the same, another early lead for New York blown as Detroit fought back to tie the game heading into the latter stages, this time it was an eighth inning RBI-single from 39-year-old 2B Pancho Sousa that edged New York ahead before closer Jesus Tobias shut the door for an 8-7 Senator win. Gregg Yeoman got the call to take the mound for Detroit in game three with the Giants needing to perform miracles to win the series. Yeoman did his part pitching well enough to put Detroit in position to keep the series alive (8.0 IP, 6H, 2R, 7K) handing a 4-2 lead over to the bullpen only for the relief corps to blow the series, first Danny Bryant surrendered a 2-RBI homerun to RF Michael Miller in the ninth to allow NY to take the game to extra-innings, then in the top of the eleventh, SS Gustavo Vera drilled an RBI-single off Felipe Morales to stake New York a 5-4 lead that Jesus Tobias had no trouble defending as for the second consecutive season the Senators swept past Detroit on their way to the ELCS.

The Philadelphia versus Tampa Bay series saw two of the better offensive teams in the EL go head-to-head and although Tampa Bay held the home advantage, they were seen by many as underdogs due to Philadelphia’s superior pitching. Philly’s pitching strength was on full display early in game one, with Orlando Fernandez holding Tampa Bay in check through eight strong innings (8.0 IP, 6H, 2R, 1BB, 7K) while the Independence built a comfortable 6-2 lead. Joe Pinckney got the call for the ninth and uncharacteristically proceeded open the door for the Hurricanes to get back into the game, surrendering back -to-back singles before allowing a 3-run homerun to 1B Jesus Rivera to cut the lead to a single run. Pinckney was hooked in favour of Randy Kramer who, despite putting another pair of runners aboard, eventually managed to escape the inning as Philadelphia scraped home 6-5 to take the series opener. Tampa Bay continued where they had left off the following evening, scoring runs in each of the first three innings and chasing Philly starter Mariano Rojo from the game in the fourth when 1B Jorge Otero drilled a 3-RBI homerun to put the Hurricanes up 6-0, Philly’s bullpen slowed the flow of runs (allowing just one run in 5.2 innings of relief work) but their offense could only muster a pair of late runs as Tampa Bay evened the series with a comfortable 7-2 victory. Philadelphia opened game three with a bang when lead-off man Jose Villalobos took Tampa starter Robert Woodruff deep on the first pitch of the game, however Woodruff settled down and with the aid of several outstanding defensive plays held Philadelphia scoreless through the rest of his six innings. Philly starter Alfonso Zamora was not so locked in, after blanking the Hurricanes in the first inning he found the going much tougher eventually getting the hook after 4.1 innings with Tampa Bay firmly in control, even when Robert Woodruff left the game Philadelphia’s hitters still couldn’t gain any traction against the Hurricanes bullpen as the hometown Independence slipped to a crushing 9-2 defeat. Facing elimination Philadelphia turned to game one winner Orlando Fernandez to keep their season alive while Tampa Bay named Shane Olson as their starter. Unlike the series opener Fernandez did not have his A-game, being knocked about by the Hurricanes to the tune of six runs in just 5.2 innings of work before being mercifully lifted in the sixth with the score 6-2. With the home fans losing heart and some even leaving early, Philadelphia mounted a spirited comeback, tying proceedings in the ninth on 1B Vernon Hanna’s solo homerun before winning the game on LF James Britt’s walk-off RBI-Single one inning later. After their stunning fightback to tie the series Philadelphia arrived in Tampa for the deciding game five full of confidence, but a disastrous start from Mariano Rojo (4.2 IP, 8H, 5R, 3BB, 2K) staked the Hurricanes a lead they would not relinquish. Juan Montoya (0.1 IP, 4R), Adrian James (1.2 IP, 3R) and Joe Pinckney (1.1 IP, 3R) all struggled in relief as Tampa Bay destroyed Philadelphia 15-4 to wrap up the series in style and book their place in the ELCS.

In the west Austin welcomed San Jose to town for their first playoff game in twenty-three years still looking for their maiden home playoff win (having won twice on the road in 2021 and being swept in 2024), both teams possessed excellent pitching staffs but pedestrian offenses so a hard-fought low scoring series was predicted. Game one was as tight as expected, with San Jose starter Pat Rogers excellent through 7.2 innings (5H, 1R, 2BB, 9K) his only blemish a homerun surrendered to Austin RF Freddie Sherman in the third, although San Jose’s hitters were largely held in check, a pair of RBI-singles from LF Mike Carson and a RF Pancho Delgado sacrifice fly proved enough for the Spartans to take the series opener. Austin’s long-suffering fans finally got to witness that elusive first home playoff win in game two, a controlled performance from starter Mike Brown (8.0 IP, 5H, 2R, 2BB, 6K) and timely hitting from 1B Esteben Soto (2-out 2-RBI double in the 6th) and SS Juan Marino (2-out RBI-single in the 8th) set the Kings up for a 6-3 series tying victory. Two nights later back in San Jose, Spartan RF Pancho Delgado (3-4, HR, 5-RBI) single-handedly carried San Jose to victory despite a strong showing from the visitors with RF Freddie Sherman clubbing his and Austin’s second homerun of the series and LF Clarence Davis chipping in with 3-RBI’s in a losing effort. The following evening another strong pitching performance from home starter Pat Rogers (6.2 IP, 4H, 1R, 1BB, 6K) set the stage for SS Skip Chase to hit a go-ahead sixth inning 2-RBI homerun as San Jose wrapped up the series with a closely contested 3-1 victory.

The Seattle versus OKC series was a strength-on-strength matchup, pitting Seattle’s #1 scoring offense against Oklahoma City’s #2 pitching staff. For OKC this was their seventeenth trip to the playoffs where they had enjoyed mixed fortunes, losing in the first round nine times, falling in the Pennant series a further six times and only once progressing all the way to the World Series. On the other hand, for Seattle this was their seventh postseason appearance with the Pioneers only falling at the first hurdle once before (way back in 2015 to Denver) and also making three World Series appearances. Game one was a cakewalk for the hometown Pioneers, as behind a strong start from Cameron Schwenke (7.1 IP, 7H, 2R, 9K) and offensive outbursts from 1B William Myers (3-5, 2x 2B, 5RBI) and CF Darrell Mullins (3-4, 2B, HR, 4RBI) Seattle easily rolled to a series opening 11-4 win. Game two was a much tighter affair with the game tied at 3-3 in the eighth, SS Kirby Thompson blasted a solo homerun nearly 500ft into straight away centerfield to give Oklahoma City their first lead of the series. However, OKC closer John Gates couldn’t get the job done surrendering a 2-RBI walk-off homerun to RF Nathan Rollins to put Seattle firmly in the series driving seat. Oklahoma City had to dig deep in game three, using a pair of solo homeruns from 2B Guy Gilmore, and a 3B Puluno Mawara sacrifice fly to build a 3-0 lead before relying on a procession of pitchers (eventually using five relievers) to complete the shutout and stay alive in the series. The following night Seattle starter Cameron Schwenke did not have the same control he exhibited in game one, issuing four walks and staking OKC to an early 5-0 lead, Outlaw starter Todd Dunn on the other hand was in cruise-control carrying OKC to a comfortable 6-1 series tying victory. The decider, back in Seattle was a hard-fought contest with pitching holding the upper hand, SS Kirby Thompson gave the visiting Outlaws the lead when he took William Thomas deep in the third inning for his second homerun of the series, but Seattle’s star catcher Felix Beltran tied proceedings with a homerun of his own one inning later. The status quo lasted until the eighth inning when with the spectre of extra innings looming, Seattle 2B Ray Massey roped a line-drive single into right-field allowing CF Darrell Mullins to scamper home from second and score the go-ahead run. Pioneer closer Francis Harvey survived a scare in the ninth (LF Fernando Diaz hit a would-be homerun off the foul-pole) to see Seattle safely home and onto their sixth WL pennant series where San Jose were waiting.

JayW UK · Yesterday, 02:58 AM

2047 Playoffs

Championship Round

The ELCS between New York and Tampa Bay saw two offensively focused teams go head-to-head in what was expected to be an entertaining series. The ELCS had not been kind to the two teams in the past, with the pair having previously combined for eleven appearances and only three victories (TB in 2021 and 2033 while NY were victorious in 2026). A blustery night in New York saw the home team take an early lead on RF Jose Ibarra’s 2-RBI homerun, Tampa threatened to erase the lead in the fourth but a timely Pancho Sousa to Jerry Wright double-play kept New York on top. The Senators effectively wrapped the game up next inning, erupting for five runs and although the Hurricanes cut into the deficit with homeruns from C Jose Ruiz and 1B Jesus Rivera they never really threatened New York’s lead as the Senators coasted to an 8-4 victory. Game two was much closer with neither team able to break the game open until the seventh inning, when a CF Hunter Jones inspired three-run outburst saw New York take control on their way to a 7-3 win. Hunter Jones was at his best again two nights later, scoring or driving-in all four of New York’s runs (2-RBI’s, 2 runs scored) as the Senators squeezed past the Hurricanes 4-2, with closer Jesus Tobias stranding a pair of TB runners on base in the ninth. With New York firmly in control of the series, Tampa Bay rallied behind the scintillating pitching of Saikaku Yoshida (7.0 IP, 5H, 1R, 8K) to build a 5-1 lead in game four, but once Yoshida left the game the wheels fell off for the Hurricanes, Enrique Segura and Daniel Gibson combined to allow three runs in the eighth and closer Billy Ray Sanders dished up a 2-run homer to LF Liam Hawkins in the ninth, as New York proved too much for Tampa Bay to handle, completing the series sweep and booking their place in the World Series for a second time.

The Western League pennant series saw division rivals Seattle and San Jose go head-to-head for the first time in postseason play. With Seattle owning the home advantage and possessing the league’s top scoring offense many people expected a comfortable series for the Pioneers. As expected, Seattle took game one, a strong outing from starter Jorge Romero (7.2 IP, 4H, 1R, 1BB, 9K) and a seventh inning 2-RBI double from bat of catcher Felix Beltran proving to be enough in a tighter than expected 3-1 victory. Game two was another closely fought pitching battle with neither team able to build a lead through nine innings sending the game to extras tied at two. With one out in the bottom of the tenth SS Cesar Sanchez drilled a triple off of San Jose’s star reliever Steve Beaubien putting the winning run just 90-feet from home, next man up RF Scott Lewis fought off several pitches before hitting a flyball deep enough into centerfield to allow Sanchez to canter home for the walk-off run as Seattle took a 2-0 series lead ahead of three games in San Jose. Game three was another extra inning affair, but this time San Jose edged past their visitors, courtesy of a LF Mike Carson 10th inning walk-off RBI-single capping a thrilling come-from-behind victory (the Pioneers had led 3-1 after seven innings). The following night, homeruns from LF Mike Carson and RF Pancho Delgado helped San Jose build an early lead but a furious Seattle fightback threatened cancel out their advantage, however closer Steve Beaubien remained calm as he navigated a tense final inning to secure the series tying 6-4 win. With the series on a knife edge at two-games apiece, fans were treated to easily the best game of the series in game five. Both teams took turns to lead but neither could find a way to win in regulation, and so for the third time in the series a game went to extra innings. Seattle opened the tenth inning putting two men aboard, but a brilliant defensive play from SS Kip Chase and a pair of Steve Beaubien strikeouts denied the Pioneers the opportunity to score. After that drama neither team could find a way to get on base until the twelfth when with two out San Jose PH Bob Mahoney battled with Eli Reynolds for thirteen pitches before earning a walk, next man up C Pepe Gonzales didn’t hang around, as he drilled the first pitch he saw from Reynolds, deep into the stands for a dramatic walk-off win that put San Jose on the verge of a stunning upset. The teams returned to Seattle for games six and seven with the home team up against it and knowing there would be no second chances. In their most complete game of the postseason, Seattle rolled to a comfortable 4-0 series tying victory, Cameron Schwenke and Francis Harvey combined to shutout the visiting Spartans allowing just three hits between them, while homeruns from 3B Morihiro Makino and RF Scott Lewis provided the offense. The winner-takes-all game seven turned out to be a damp squib compared to earlier games in the series, as Seattle opened an early five-run lead courtesy of C Felix Beltran’s 3-RBI homerun and 2B Ray Massey’s 2-RBI single, the clearly shellshocked Spartans failed to mount any semblance of a comeback as the Pioneers cruised to a 7-2 Pennant clinching victory.

JayW UK · Yesterday, 03:01 AM

2047 Playoffs

World Series

The World Series featured two teams who could score for fun (SEA #1 scoring offense in the NABL and NY #2), both teams were also undefeated at home during their playoff run which gave Seattle a slight edge, but where New York were also unbeaten on their travels, Seattle had not managed a single win on the road which pretty much nullified their advantage and made predicting the winner of the 2047 Fall Classic too close to call. New York continued their unbeaten postseason run at Seattle’s expense in the series opener, the game was as close as expected with neither team giving an inch and the end when it came was both confusing and controversial. With one out in the bottom of the ninth and the visiting Senators clinging to a narrow 4-3 lead, back-to-back hits put men on first and third for Seattle and when SS Cesar Sanchez flew out deep to center, it allowed Dale Everhart to canter home from third for what appeared to be the tying run. However, Eagle eyed New York manager Matt Tate challenged the play and upon review Everhart was called out, as in his haste to score he had failed to tag up, turning an apparent game-tying sacrifice fly into a game ending double play. Determined to atone for his baserunning error the night before, 22-year-old Seattle CF Dale Everhart opened the scoring in game two with a second inning RBI-double, catcher Felix Beltran’s homerun in the sixth broke New York’s resistance and a flurry of late runs wrapped up Seattle’s series levelling victory. Two days later Seattle’s road woes returned once again, as behind a solid outing from starter Jorge Cisneros (6.2 IP, 6H, 1R, 0BB 7K) and homeruns from LF Liam Hawkins and 1B Jerry Wright, New York cruised to a 6-1 victory. Game four saw New York starter Joe Taylor struggle early, surrendering a pair of first inning homeruns as Seattle exploded for six runs in the opening frame. Pioneer starter Roger Schumacher was in cruise control throughout his seven innings of work, however once he left the game Seattle’s bullpen had some trouble maintaining control allowing the Senators to cut their deficit from seven to two runs, but Francis Harvey took the mound for Seattle in the ninth and stopped New York’s rally dead in its tracks as the Pioneers broke their road duck taking the game 8-6. Game five was the last home game of the season for the Senators and the hometown fans turned out in force, New York gave them plenty to cheer early on, building a 3-0 lead after the opening two frames. NY starter David Salas eventually ran into trouble in the fifth surrendering back-to-back RBI-singles and a 2-Run homer to C Felix Beltran to give Seattle the lead. With New York unable to answer, the visitors added an insurance run in the eighth before Francis Harvey once again breezed through the ninth to collect his second consecutive save and give Seattle the series lead for the first time. New York opened game six with a bang, slamming a pair of homeruns in the first inning and building an early five run lead, Seattle clawed their way back into the game cutting the deficit to a single run heading into the eighth inning. 3B Joe Baker’s RBI-single extended New York’s lead only for Seattle 2B Ray Massey’s RBI-double to cut the lead to a single run again. In the top of the ninth RF Michael Miller drilled a solo homerun to once again push New York’s lead to two, and although Seattle threatened briefly in the bottom of the inning, New York closer Jesus Tobias held his nerve to close out the 7-5 victory and send the series to a deciding seventh game. For the second consecutive year and the fourth time in six years the World Series went to a winner-takes-all game 7. On a damp chilly night in the Pacific Northwest, the hometown Pioneers drew first blood plating the game’s first run on LF Juan Marin’s third inning sacrifice fly, New York tied proceedings in the fourth before edging ahead one inning later. With starter Joe Taylor’s pitch-count rising fast, New York manager Matt Tate turned to his bullpen to navigate the last three innings, a task which proved to be too much for them to handle, Chris Miller surrendered the lead on a 2-RBI double to C Felix Beltran while Steven Berry gave up a solo bomb to RF Scott Lewis which provided Seattle with a two-run cushion. With the game entering its final stretch, New York threw everything they had (including the kitchen sink) at Seattle, Pioneer closer Francis Harvey retired the first man he faced before surrendering a pair of singles and making way for Eli Reynolds who struck out RF Michael Miller then walked 1B Jerry Wright to load the bases. Jose Cavazos then took the mound and walked C Roberto Saldana on four pitches forcing in a run and cutting the lead to just one, in desperation Seattle manager Luis Chavez turned to game four starter Roger Schumacher to get the final elusive out. Schumacher came through for his manager, enticing 3B Joe Baker to hit a weak groundball to SS Cesar Sanchez who calmy threw Baker out at first to wrap up the game, delivering Seattle their second World championship, thirty-one years on from their first.

2047 Playoff Recap

Divisional Series
EL: New York 3-0 Detroit, Tampa Bay 3-2 Philadelphia
WL: Seattle 3-2 Oklahoma City, San Jose 3-1 Austin
Championship Series
EL: New York 4-0 Tampa Bay
WL: Seattle 4-3 San Jose
World Series
Seattle 4-3 New York

04-07-2026, 03:04 AM	#268
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2046 Playoffs World Series On the eve of the World Series Charlotte received some unwanted injury news, both star 3B Pete Daniels and veteran LF Rob Penney had failed in their bids to be fit for the upcoming series, denying the Express the services of two of their most influential players. To a man Charlotte stepped up the challenge in game one, going toe-to-toe with Sanfrancisco before triumphing on PH Marc Stephens RBI-single in the 11th inning, shortstop Edgardo Perez was particularly impressive for the Express, collecting three hits (a pair of doubles and a triple) drawing a walk and scoring every time he reached base. After dropping the series opener, Sanfrancisco were in no mood to make in two in a row, with ace Bryan Marburg locked in and homeruns from LF Adrian Ramirez and C Kent Blanton, Sanfrancisco evened the series with a 5-3 victory. Both teams got strong performances from their starters in game three, (Bob Kenney for Charlotte and David Elder for SF) but Charlotte found the Sanfrancisco bullpen much more to their liking roughing up both Richard Sanders and Alex Stevens on their way to re-taking the series lead with a comfortable 6-2 win. A tie-breaking eighth inning 2-run homer from 1B Blake Hanson gave Charlotte a 5-3 win over the Gold in game four, the veteran first baseman’s opposite field blast capped a three-hit night and put Charlotte firmly in the series driving seat. With the Gold’s season on the line manager Tomas Mendez put the ball in the hands of 40-year-old veteran pitcher Cristobal Chapa for game five. Rolling back the years, Chapa (appearing in his fifth World Series) kept Charlotte’s bats quiet through seven scoreless frames while RF Francisco Perez (2-4, HR, 2-RBI) and 1B Jesus Diaz (3-3, 2-RBI) provided the offensive ammunition as Sanfrancisco took the game 4-1 and ensured the series would return to the west coast. Entering the eighth inning of game six leading 5-1, Charlotte appeared poised to wrap up the series and claim their second World Championship, up until that point Sanfrancisco’s only meaningful contribution had been a second inning solo homerun from LF Juan Rodriguez and with their season on life support they badly needed a spark. A lead-off double from RF Francisco Perez was just what the doctor ordered and set the stage for a seven-run eruption that stunned the Express and carried Sanfrancisco to a dramatic 8-5 victory setting up a winner-takes-all game seven. On the mound for the decider were game three starters, Bob Kenney (CHA) and David Elder (SF), both men started well dealing zeros for the first four frames, Kenney opened the fifth with back -to-back walks before surrendering a three-run blast to 3B Michael Langley putting the Gold on top 3-0. Charlotte cut the lead to a single run on 2B Luis Garza’s 2-RBI single in the eighth but Sanfrancisco 3B Tom Carter pushed the lead back up to two putting the Gold on the verge of overturning a 3-1 deficit and winning the series. Charlotte opened the ninth with lead-off man RF Larry Hubbard drawing a walk, but SF closer Chris Miller then picked-off Hubbard at first before expertly holding the Express at bay to deliver Sanfrancisco a 4-2 victory and with it their third World Championship. 2046 Playoff Recap Divisional Series EL: Charlotte 3-1 St. Louis, New York 3-1 Detroit WL: Denver 3-0 Las Vegas, Sanfrancisco 3-2 Minneapolis Championship Series EL: Charlotte 4-0 New York WL: Sanfrancisco 4-2 Denver World Series Sanfrancisco 4-3 Charlotte Last edited by JayW UK; 04-07-2026 at 03:07 AM.

04-09-2026, 03:02 AM	#269
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2046 League Leaders and Season Awards EL Batting Hits 242 Rusty McCormick (TB) 206 Pancho Sousa (NY) 201 Desmond Starks (PHI) Batting Avg .364 Rusty McCormick (TB) .336 Pablo Munoz (BOS) .331 Pancho Sousa (NY) Homeruns 37 Roberto Saldana (NY) 36 Jorge Otero (TB) 35 Pete Daniels (CHA) RBI 115 Jorge Otero (TB) 112 Julian Morin (PHI) 109 Roberto Saldana (NY) Stolen Bases 54 Rusty McCormick (TB) 40 Tate Brodie (BOS) 31 John Bonner (ATL) EL Pitching Wins 19 Steve Meyna (MIA) 17 Dillon Furr (ATL) 17 Bob Kenney (CHA) ERA 2.04 Mark Chandler (NO) 2.58 Brett Knight (STL) 2.66 Orlando Fernandez (PHI) Strikeouts 298 Les Scott (STL) 245 Carlos Flores (CHI) 224 Randall Valentine (CHA) Saves 47 Billy Ray Sanders (TB) 42 Lance Harris (IND) 40 Jesus Tobias (NY) WL Batting Hits 239 Francisco Perez (SF) 221 Cesar Sanchez (SEA) 195 Michael Langley (SF) Batting Avg .360 Francisco Perez (SF) .333 Cesar Sanchez (SEA) .322 Gustavo Reyes (HOU) Homeruns 55 Al Wilson (LA) 42 Felix Beltran (SEA) 40 Gannon Pope (HOU) RBI 133 Felix Beltran (SEA) 114 Michael Langley (SF) 108 Hector Torres (MIN) Stolen Bases 39 Ellington McNamee (KC) 39 Ryan Nattingly (SJ) 37 Cesar Sanchez (SEA) WL Pitching Wins 22 Russell Harris (OMH) 19 Sean O’Lannigan (SF) 18 Matt Damone (DEN) ERA 2.37 Jacobie Harksdale (OMH) 2.72 Joe Taylor (LA) 2.96 Bryan Marburg (SF) Strikeouts 249 Francisco Sierra (SD) 234 Lee Hollis (LV) 211 Cristobal Chapa (SF) Saves 46 Pablo Hernandez (DEN) 46 Sergio Rodriguez (HOU) 42 Steve Beaubien (SJ) Season Awards Batting Champion – Tampa Bay 3B Rusty McCormick (.364) followed up his Rookie-of-the-year campaign by claiming the EL batting crown while Sanfrancisco RF Francisco Perez (.360) claimed his third batting title in the west. Homerun Champion – New York catcher Roberto Saldana (37 HR) narrowly held off Tampa Bay 1B Jorge Otero (36) and Charlotte 3B Pete Daniels (35) to win the EL award. In the west Los Angeles C Al Wilson clubbed 55 homers to win the WL award, his nearest rival, Seattle C Felix Beltran finished with 42. Outstanding Hitter – Charlotte 3B Pete Daniels (.296, 35 HR, 95 RBI) won the EL award just edging New York catcher Roberto Saldana (.272, 37 HR, 109 RBI) in the voting. In the west there were several outstanding candidates for the award but in the end Sanfrancisco RF Francisco Perez (.360, 27 HR, 100 RBI) just edged Seattle catcher Felix Beltran (.289, 42 HR, 133 RBI) to win his second career Outstanding Hitter award. Outstanding Pitcher – St. Louis ace Les Scott (.17-7, 3.06 ERA, 298K) finished ahead of Miami’s Steve Meyna (19-7, 2.67 ERA) in the Eastern League voting to collect his third Outstanding Pitcher award. Omaha’s Russell Harris (22-8, 3.16 ERA) was named the WL pitcher of the year edging out Denver’s Matt Damone (18-7, 3.39 ERA) and Sanfrancisco’s Sean O’Lannigan (19-8, 3.00 ERA). Rookie of the Year – Boston’s 22-year-old SS Tate Brodie (.300, 12 HR, 73 RBI) won the EL award in a landslide while the Western League’s award was much less clear cut with Houston’s Mike Hess (.284, 7HR, 52 RBI) eventually being named the winner. Manager of the Year – The EL award went to Charlotte manager Corey Jordan who proved he belonged at the NABL level by leading the Express to the World Series one year removed from leading Portland Foresters to the AAA Championship. In the west Sanfrancisco skipper Tomas Mendez collected the award for leading the Gold to the World Championship in just his first year in charge. Glove Wizards EL – P -Nate Maddox (DET) C – Demitri Lott (STL) 1B –Ricardo Cardenas (CLE) 2B – Salvador Ramos (CHI) 3B – Justin Shelby (BAL) SS – Ruben Arroyo (WAS) LF –John Bonner (ATL) CF – Tom Perkins (DET) RF – Spencer Horn (DET) Glove Wizards WL – P – George Buchanan (PHO) C – Jorge Garcia (SJ) 1B – Gerald Ross (LV) 2B – Jackie Young (AUS) 3B – Javier Garcia (LA) SS – Hector Soto (DEN) LF – Juan Marin (SEA) CF – Ryan Nattingly (SJ) RF – Freddie Sherman (AUS) Last edited by JayW UK; 04-09-2026 at 03:07 AM.

Yesterday, 02:54 AM	#275
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2047 Playoffs Divisional Round For only the third time in NABL history the playoff field did not include either of the two teams who had contested the previous season’s World Series, both Charlotte and Sanfrancisco failed to make the cut (joining Detroit and Denver in 2016 and New York and Las Vegas in 2027). In the east Detroit would take on New York for the second consecutive year whilst Tampa Bay would finally get their chance to avenge their 2034 playoff defeat to Philadelphia. In the west, Austin were making their long awaited return to the postseason after twenty three years in the wilderness, while their opponents San Jose were returning after a nine year hiatus, the second WLDS saw Seattle and Oklahoma City face off for the first time in postseason play. Game one did not go to plan for Detroit starter Jorge Maes, he was pulled from the game with New York ahead 6-0 in the third inning. Far from rolling over and quitting, Detroit knuckled down and worked their way back into the game, tying proceedings on 3B Maximo Acosta’s RBI-double in the top of the seventh. The comeback appeared complete when next inning C Eduardo Alou drilled a homerun off Ruben Rodrigo to give Detroit a 9-8 lead, unfortunately for them Jorge Bernal crumbled in his big moment putting two men aboard before surrendering a back-breaking 3-run homerun to NY catcher Roberto Saldana putting the Senators on top. With one last chance to keep the game alive against NY reliever Chris Miller, Detroit’s batters failed, going down meekly in order as New York opened the series with an up and down 11-9 victory. Game two the following night was more of the same, another early lead for New York blown as Detroit fought back to tie the game heading into the latter stages, this time it was an eighth inning RBI-single from 39-year-old 2B Pancho Sousa that edged New York ahead before closer Jesus Tobias shut the door for an 8-7 Senator win. Gregg Yeoman got the call to take the mound for Detroit in game three with the Giants needing to perform miracles to win the series. Yeoman did his part pitching well enough to put Detroit in position to keep the series alive (8.0 IP, 6H, 2R, 7K) handing a 4-2 lead over to the bullpen only for the relief corps to blow the series, first Danny Bryant surrendered a 2-RBI homerun to RF Michael Miller in the ninth to allow NY to take the game to extra-innings, then in the top of the eleventh, SS Gustavo Vera drilled an RBI-single off Felipe Morales to stake New York a 5-4 lead that Jesus Tobias had no trouble defending as for the second consecutive season the Senators swept past Detroit on their way to the ELCS. The Philadelphia versus Tampa Bay series saw two of the better offensive teams in the EL go head-to-head and although Tampa Bay held the home advantage, they were seen by many as underdogs due to Philadelphia’s superior pitching. Philly’s pitching strength was on full display early in game one, with Orlando Fernandez holding Tampa Bay in check through eight strong innings (8.0 IP, 6H, 2R, 1BB, 7K) while the Independence built a comfortable 6-2 lead. Joe Pinckney got the call for the ninth and uncharacteristically proceeded open the door for the Hurricanes to get back into the game, surrendering back -to-back singles before allowing a 3-run homerun to 1B Jesus Rivera to cut the lead to a single run. Pinckney was hooked in favour of Randy Kramer who, despite putting another pair of runners aboard, eventually managed to escape the inning as Philadelphia scraped home 6-5 to take the series opener. Tampa Bay continued where they had left off the following evening, scoring runs in each of the first three innings and chasing Philly starter Mariano Rojo from the game in the fourth when 1B Jorge Otero drilled a 3-RBI homerun to put the Hurricanes up 6-0, Philly’s bullpen slowed the flow of runs (allowing just one run in 5.2 innings of relief work) but their offense could only muster a pair of late runs as Tampa Bay evened the series with a comfortable 7-2 victory. Philadelphia opened game three with a bang when lead-off man Jose Villalobos took Tampa starter Robert Woodruff deep on the first pitch of the game, however Woodruff settled down and with the aid of several outstanding defensive plays held Philadelphia scoreless through the rest of his six innings. Philly starter Alfonso Zamora was not so locked in, after blanking the Hurricanes in the first inning he found the going much tougher eventually getting the hook after 4.1 innings with Tampa Bay firmly in control, even when Robert Woodruff left the game Philadelphia’s hitters still couldn’t gain any traction against the Hurricanes bullpen as the hometown Independence slipped to a crushing 9-2 defeat. Facing elimination Philadelphia turned to game one winner Orlando Fernandez to keep their season alive while Tampa Bay named Shane Olson as their starter. Unlike the series opener Fernandez did not have his A-game, being knocked about by the Hurricanes to the tune of six runs in just 5.2 innings of work before being mercifully lifted in the sixth with the score 6-2. With the home fans losing heart and some even leaving early, Philadelphia mounted a spirited comeback, tying proceedings in the ninth on 1B Vernon Hanna’s solo homerun before winning the game on LF James Britt’s walk-off RBI-Single one inning later. After their stunning fightback to tie the series Philadelphia arrived in Tampa for the deciding game five full of confidence, but a disastrous start from Mariano Rojo (4.2 IP, 8H, 5R, 3BB, 2K) staked the Hurricanes a lead they would not relinquish. Juan Montoya (0.1 IP, 4R), Adrian James (1.2 IP, 3R) and Joe Pinckney (1.1 IP, 3R) all struggled in relief as Tampa Bay destroyed Philadelphia 15-4 to wrap up the series in style and book their place in the ELCS. In the west Austin welcomed San Jose to town for their first playoff game in twenty-three years still looking for their maiden home playoff win (having won twice on the road in 2021 and being swept in 2024), both teams possessed excellent pitching staffs but pedestrian offenses so a hard-fought low scoring series was predicted. Game one was as tight as expected, with San Jose starter Pat Rogers excellent through 7.2 innings (5H, 1R, 2BB, 9K) his only blemish a homerun surrendered to Austin RF Freddie Sherman in the third, although San Jose’s hitters were largely held in check, a pair of RBI-singles from LF Mike Carson and a RF Pancho Delgado sacrifice fly proved enough for the Spartans to take the series opener. Austin’s long-suffering fans finally got to witness that elusive first home playoff win in game two, a controlled performance from starter Mike Brown (8.0 IP, 5H, 2R, 2BB, 6K) and timely hitting from 1B Esteben Soto (2-out 2-RBI double in the 6th) and SS Juan Marino (2-out RBI-single in the 8th) set the Kings up for a 6-3 series tying victory. Two nights later back in San Jose, Spartan RF Pancho Delgado (3-4, HR, 5-RBI) single-handedly carried San Jose to victory despite a strong showing from the visitors with RF Freddie Sherman clubbing his and Austin’s second homerun of the series and LF Clarence Davis chipping in with 3-RBI’s in a losing effort. The following evening another strong pitching performance from home starter Pat Rogers (6.2 IP, 4H, 1R, 1BB, 6K) set the stage for SS Skip Chase to hit a go-ahead sixth inning 2-RBI homerun as San Jose wrapped up the series with a closely contested 3-1 victory. The Seattle versus OKC series was a strength-on-strength matchup, pitting Seattle’s #1 scoring offense against Oklahoma City’s #2 pitching staff. For OKC this was their seventeenth trip to the playoffs where they had enjoyed mixed fortunes, losing in the first round nine times, falling in the Pennant series a further six times and only once progressing all the way to the World Series. On the other hand, for Seattle this was their seventh postseason appearance with the Pioneers only falling at the first hurdle once before (way back in 2015 to Denver) and also making three World Series appearances. Game one was a cakewalk for the hometown Pioneers, as behind a strong start from Cameron Schwenke (7.1 IP, 7H, 2R, 9K) and offensive outbursts from 1B William Myers (3-5, 2x 2B, 5RBI) and CF Darrell Mullins (3-4, 2B, HR, 4RBI) Seattle easily rolled to a series opening 11-4 win. Game two was a much tighter affair with the game tied at 3-3 in the eighth, SS Kirby Thompson blasted a solo homerun nearly 500ft into straight away centerfield to give Oklahoma City their first lead of the series. However, OKC closer John Gates couldn’t get the job done surrendering a 2-RBI walk-off homerun to RF Nathan Rollins to put Seattle firmly in the series driving seat. Oklahoma City had to dig deep in game three, using a pair of solo homeruns from 2B Guy Gilmore, and a 3B Puluno Mawara sacrifice fly to build a 3-0 lead before relying on a procession of pitchers (eventually using five relievers) to complete the shutout and stay alive in the series. The following night Seattle starter Cameron Schwenke did not have the same control he exhibited in game one, issuing four walks and staking OKC to an early 5-0 lead, Outlaw starter Todd Dunn on the other hand was in cruise-control carrying OKC to a comfortable 6-1 series tying victory. The decider, back in Seattle was a hard-fought contest with pitching holding the upper hand, SS Kirby Thompson gave the visiting Outlaws the lead when he took William Thomas deep in the third inning for his second homerun of the series, but Seattle’s star catcher Felix Beltran tied proceedings with a homerun of his own one inning later. The status quo lasted until the eighth inning when with the spectre of extra innings looming, Seattle 2B Ray Massey roped a line-drive single into right-field allowing CF Darrell Mullins to scamper home from second and score the go-ahead run. Pioneer closer Francis Harvey survived a scare in the ninth (LF Fernando Diaz hit a would-be homerun off the foul-pole) to see Seattle safely home and onto their sixth WL pennant series where San Jose were waiting. Last edited by JayW UK; Yesterday at 02:56 AM.

03-29-2026, 09:07 AM	#261
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2046 Off-Season The 2046 offseason saw an unprecedented number of manager changes, thirteen of the NABL’s thirty teams were in the market for new skippers headlined by World Champions Philadelphia and WL champs Sanfrancisco. The first domino to fall was in San Diego where manager Tomas Mendez left his post after one season to take the vacant job in Sanfrancisco much to the disappointment of team owner Bill Brunstone, the Mariners moved swiftly to replace Mendez, naming former Chicago Pitching Coach Manuel Colon as manager for 2046. The first of the big names to find a new home was former Philly boss and current EL manager-of-the-year Jose Pacheco, who chose Austin over several other top opportunities, Pacheco’s replacement in the city of brotherly love was former New York manager Will Thompson. Three-time manager-of-the-year and former Houston and Sanfrancisco skipper Cipriano Gonzalez landed in Cleveland replacing the retiring Jose Diaz while New York named former Houston skipper Matt Tate as field manager for the upcoming season. Midwest division foes Oklahoma City and Denver both said goodbye to their managers, with Christian Eberlein (DEN) and Steffen Hurtado (OKC) leaving to pursue new challenges, Eberlein accepted the Dallas job while Hurtado interviewed for both Indianapolis and Los Angeles before choosing to replace Eberlein in Denver. Charlotte chose Portland Foresters manager Corey Jordan (who had just led the Foresters to the AAA championship) as the man to replace Judd Murray who left to take over in Houston. With the retirement of Allen Richardson in Los Angeles the Lynx found themselves looking for a new manager and with many of the top candidates already in new homes their options were dwindling fast, in a move that split opinion down the middle they named former Boston manager Leo MacGilchrist as Fullerton’s successor. Although MacGilchrist had been absolved of any blame in the Mendoza scandal the previous year, there were still plenty of fans who subscribed to the view of “where there’s smoke there must be fire”. Indianapolis found their new manager in former Austin skipper Ephriam Bonekamp while OKC enticed ex-Miami boss Andrew Simpson back into management after he had spent a year out of the game and in the commentary booth. Free agency was no less hectic with the biggest contract handed out by Los Angeles for Miami pitcher Jonathan Furze (6-year $115M), fellow Pacific division rivals Sanfrancisco were also in the market for pitching, signing veteran hurler Cristobal Chapa to a two-year $37M deal to replace pitcher George Buchanan who left town for Phoenix and a 3-year $50M contract. Phoenix also landed former Denver pitcher Bartolo Garcia on a five-year $80M deal but did lose former ace Nick Ford, who became the latest in a long line of star pitchers to sign with St. Louis, joining the Reds for $48M over three years. St. Louis then added veteran RF Glenn McGhee, who turned his excellent 2045 season with Cleveland, into a four-year $70M pact after the Corsairs baulked at offering him a multi-year deal. Fellow Central division foes Indianapolis were also busy, adding pitcher Steve Gream (2-yr, $37.5M) from Charlotte and 3B Xavier Cisneros (3-yr, $56M) from OKC, while Chicago picked up catcher Santiago Melendarez from Tampa Bay on a four-year deal after the Hurricanes decided against meeting his contract demands. Tampa Bay chose instead to spend their meagre cash reserves pursuing former Chicago 2B Chad Hammond, eventually landing the two-time batting champion on a four-year $71M deal. Another high-priced veteran to be cut loose by Tampa Bay was former Outstanding Hitter award winner Joe Scott who eventually found a new home in Baltimore, signing a four-year deal at $16.5M annually to be the Bulls new leftfielder, Baltimore also landed a pair of wily veterans in 37-year-old 1B Rick Flynn (2yr $30M) and 38-year-old relief pitcher Steve Berg (2yr $10M), whilst the last deal of substance to be announced before attention turned to the draft was New York’s signing of star 2B Pancho Sousa to a two-year $38M deal. The top of the 2046 draft class was seen as a relatively weak group when compared to some of the more recent classes, never-the-less there was still talent to be found, all of the top prospects were from College ball, headlined by pitchers Martin Montgomery (Arizona), Matthew Monson (Miami) and Radcliffe McCauley (St. Boneventure) along with outfielders Dave Jackson (Seton Hall) and Raul Enciarte (Colorado State). Top of the tree when it came to High School talent were power pitcher Andy Kuhn and all-American LF Manuel Punyed. Washington, owners of the first overall selection for the third year running, chose Colorado State CF Raul Enciarte as their pick, Los Angles took high upside pitcher Matthew Monson second before Houston claimed Arizona pitcher Martin Montgomery with the third pick. Charlotte took St. Boneventure pitcher Radcliffe McCauley fourth, despite McCauley indicating his desire to return to school, Oklahoma City tabbed Seton Hall’s slugging centerfielder Dave Jackson fifth before Atlanta made Andy Kuhn the first High-School prospect taken in the draft. The top High-School position player LF Manuel Punyed, had to wait until the 17th pick to be drafted where Minneapolis ended his fall. With spring training in the books BNN released their annual predictions, and as expected Philadelphia were hotly tipped to repeat as Atlantic division champions with New York expected to push for the Wildcard spot, the only unknown in that prediction was the fact that both clubs had new managers at the helm. In the Central things were expected to be tighter with Indianapolis predicted to come under pressure from both St. Louis and Cleveland but ultimately the Racers were favoured to claim their fourth straight division crown. In the Southeast the Florida teams (MIA and TB) were once again expected to be head and shoulders ahead of their rivals with opinions split as to which of the two would go on to win the division. In the Midwest Division Omaha looked likely to continue their streak of division crowns but were expected to come under increasing pressure from both Denver and Minneapolis, the Southwest division was less clear with Phoenix and their re-made pitching rotation given the edge over Las Vegas and an Austin squad that appeared to have got their act together (based on the addition of manager Jose Pacheco and their phenomenal 20-4 Spring Training performance). In the Pacific, Sanfrancisco were poised to once again rule the roost, with LA with their new manager Leo MacGilchrist and relevant again Seattle expected to be front runners in the WL Wildcard race.

03-29-2026, 09:18 AM	#262
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	Interlude – Hall of Fame class of ‘46 On draft weekend the Hall of Fame opened its doors to its newest inductees, 2B Jack Underwood who along with pitchers Holden Willis and Greg Gray became members 12,13 and 14. Underwood who fell to the seventh round in the 2017 draft due to injury concerns proved his doubters wrong, playing twenty-two years in the NABL, appearing for six teams and retired as one of only four players to have appeared in more than 2500 games. Holden Willis was the unanimous #1 pick in 2023, making his big-league debut the following season Willis lived up to the hype. A two-time World Series winner and twice pitcher of the year he played the entirety of his seventeen-year career with Las Vegas and retired as the holder of all the Gamblers major pitching records. Greg Gray was drafted by Detroit as a two-way player in the fifth round of the 2022 draft but converted to pitching full time and soon became one of the most dominant closers in NABL history, during his seventeen years at the top Gray collected over 500 saves, appeared in eleven All-Star games and was an integral part of two Championship teams (Detroit in 2028 and Indianapolis in 2037). Jack Underwood College – New Orleans College Drafted - 2017 - 7th Round – 178th Overall by Kansas City Tornadoes Current Team – None (Retired) Previous Teams – KC (2020-2028), WAS (2029-2034), DEN (2035-2037), BOS (2038-2039), NY (2040), BAL (2041) Career Stats Regular Season G - 2855 AB - 9742 RS - 1446 H - 2829 2B - 478 3B - 35 HR - 395 RBI - 1519 BB - 1141 K - 522 SB - 90 CS - 63 AVG - .290 OBP – .367 SLG – .468 OPS – .835 OPS+ 135 WAR – 45.6 Post Season G - 53 AB - 168 RS - 22 H - 43 2B - 10 3B - 0 HR - 8 RBI - 22 BB - 31 K - 12 SB - 0 CS - 1 AVG - .256 OBP – .377 SLG – .458 OPS – .836 OPS+ 134 Career Achievements 8x All-Star World Series Winner (2039) Holden “High Roller” Willis College – Texas A&M Drafted - 2023 – 1st Round – 1st Overall by Las Vegas Gamblers Current Team – None (Retired) Previous Teams – LV (2024-2040) Career Stats Regular Season G - 441 GS - 417 W/L – 201-96 SV – 2 ERA – 2.72 IP – 2660.1 BB - 474 K - 2558 WHIP – 1.04 ERA+ 151 WAR – 90.9 Post Season G - 26 GS - 26 W/L – 8-5 SV - 0 ERA – 3.39 IP – 164.2 BB - 32 K - 154 WHIP – 1.20 ERA + 148 Career Achievements Outstanding Pitcher Award x2 (2029, 2030) 9x All-Star World Series Winner x2 (2026, 2038) Greg Gray College – Virginia Drafted - 2022 – 5th Round – 62nd Overall by Detroit Giants Current Team – None (Retired) Previous Teams – DET (2023-2034), SF (2034-2035), IND (2036-2037), CHA (2038-2039) Career Stats Regular Season G – 1191 GS - 0 W/L – 88-79 SV – 519 ERA – 2.60 IP – 1236.0 BB - 388 K - 1166 WHIP – 1.18 ERA+ 164 WAR – 24.2 Post Season G - 34 GS - 0 W/L – 1-2 SV - 14 ERA – 3.71 IP – 34.0 BB - 10 K - 27 WHIP – 1.24 ERA+ 229 Career Achievements 11x All-Star World Series Winner x2 (2028, 2037)

04-01-2026, 06:17 PM	#263
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2046 Regular Season Eastern League Review Philadelphia’s three year run as Atlantic division champions came to an end with New York being the team to unseat them, with C Roberto Saldana (.272, 37 HR, 109 RBI) leading the way, offense was the Senators calling card as the #3 ranked unit carried the team to 90-wins and their first division title since 2022. After two tumultuous years Boston returned to relevance, winning 84-games and finishing as runners-up to New York despite several key injuries during the campaign, while defending champions Philadelphia slumped to a disappointing 80-82 record despite the best efforts of RF Julian Morin (.289, 27 HR, 112 RBI) and pitcher Orlando Fernandez (14-6, 2.66 ERA). Even another strong season from 3B Justin Shelby (.302, 26 HR, 109 RBI) couldn’t prevent Baltimore from suffering a hangover after losing the postseason play-in game at the hands of New York the previous year, as the Bulls fell to just 71-wins, bringing up the rear for the seventh season in a row were Washington who imploded yet again to finish with a dismal 59-103 record. In the Central division there was a new team at the top St. Louis (91-71), the Reds were forced to lean heavily on the league’s best pitching staff led by veterans Les Scott (17-7, 3.06 ERA) and Brett Knight (15-7, 2.58 ERA) as their offense was below average for most of the season but they came through when it mattered most as St. Louis ended Indianapolis’ three-year run as champs. A last day defeat at the hands of Chicago consigned Cleveland (88-74) to a sudden death play-in game with a Detroit team who finished the season on a tear, winning their final seven games. Chicago (82-80) struggled offensively, due to injuries and disappointing play from several of their established stars with C Santiago Melendarez (.328, 30 HR, 85 RBI) being the lone exception. Bringing up the rear were Indianapolis whose overworked pitching staff couldn’t carry a stagnating offense as the Racers slumped to a disappointing 81-81 record and their first visit to the division basement since 2026. With one of the top offenses in the east led by the dynamic duo of 1B Pete Daniels (.296, 35 HR, 95 RBI) and 2B Luis Garza (.275, 33 HR, 106 RBI) along with a solid pitching staff headed by Bob Kenney (17-6, 3.09), Charlotte found themselves back on top of the Southeast division for the first time in almost a decade finishing the season with an 88-74 record. Atlanta continued their rise under manager Juan Santos, finishing second with an 85-77 record (including a franchise record fourteen straight wins in July) while Tampa Bay fell back to an underwhelming 81-81 finish despite strong campaigns from 1B Jorge Otero (.276, 36 HR, 115 RBI) and pitcher Todd Morgan (17-7, 3.67 ERA), the Hurricanes Achilles heel throughout the season was their penchant for untimely mistakes (their 116 errors and 13 walk-off losses both led the majors) and a pitching staff that struggled to keep the ball in the park (196 Home runs allowed). New Orleans despite owning the EL’s #2 ranked pitching staff, flattered to deceive finishing tied with Tampa Bay on 81-wins while Terry Nelson’s second season in Miami fell a long way short of the highs of his first, as the Everglades were bitten by the injury bug and slumped to an 80-82 record. The EL play-in game saw Cleveland, who were still reeling from their heart-breaking final day loss at the hands of Chicago, face off against Detroit winners of seven straight games. Detroit made it 8-in-a-row with homeruns from SS Michael Boucher and CF Tom Perkins proving the difference in a hard fought 3-1 victory. 2046 Final Standings Atlantic Division New York 90-72 * Boston 84-78 Philadelphia 80-82 Baltimore 71-91 Washington 59-103 Central Division St. Louis 91-71 * Detroit 88-74 * (+) Cleveland 88-74 (+) Chicago 82-80 Indianapolis 81-81 Southeast Division Charlotte 88-74 * Atlanta 85-77 Tampa Bay 81-81 New Orleans 81-81 Miami 80-82 Detroit defeats Cleveland to claim EL Wildcard

04-01-2026, 06:18 PM	#264
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2046 Regular Season Western League Review The new man in charge of Denver Steffen Hurtado couldn’t have hoped for more from his new charges as the Wildcats returned to the summit of the Midwest division, finishing with a 95-67 record their best for twenty-two years. Everything clicked for them, from their C Tom Walsh (.277, 33HR) inspired offense to their pitching staff powered by Matt Damone (18-7, 3.39 ERA) and veteran lockdown closer Pablo Hernandez (3-4, 2.32 ERA, 46 Saves). Minneapolis (89-73) with the WL’s #2 offense spearheaded by 2B Hector Torres (.290, 29 HR, 108 RBI) and 22-year-old LF Cisco Villegas (.274, 18 HR, 78 RBI), ran the Wildcats close but a wobble in early September cost them a chance at the division crown. Kansas City, owners of the lowest payroll in the NABL (at just $76M) showed some signs of life, finishing the season two games under .500 at 80-82 leading to the dismissal of manager Tucker Brown at the conclusion of the campaign, Brown’s six year run in KC had resulted in a dismal 428-544 record. Despite owning the best starting rotation in the WL, led by Russell Harris (22-8, 3.16 ERA) and Jacobie Harksdale (17-12, 2.37 ERA), Omaha slumped from their customary position atop the division to fourth, finishing their disappointing campaign with just 78-wins (their lowest total for a decade). At the foot of the standings were OKC who endured a dismal campaign as injuries decimated their roster (their top 3 starting pitchers all ended the season on the DL with long term injuries), the Outlaws finished with a franchise worst 54-108 record, not the start that manager Andrew Simpson had hoped for. The battle Southwest division proved to be a tight one, in a year in which no team seemed to want to claim the crown, Las Vegas emerged as division champions, finishing the campaign with an 81-81 record becoming the first western league team to claim a division title without a winning record. Even with manager-of-the-year and World Series winner Jose Pacheco at the helm and strong campaigns from LF Clarence Davis (.311, 33 HR, 91 RBI) and RF Freddie Sherman (.288, 29 HR, 80 RBI), Austin failed to take advantage of the relative weakness of their division foes as they ended the season just one game back from LV with an 80-82 record, agonisingly close to their first division crown in 22-years. Houston (79-83) were another team who didn’t take advantage of their opponents weakness finishing a further game back and wasting a career year from LF Gannon Pope (.281, 40 HR, 105 RBI). Phoenix were the biggest disappointment, dropping from the top of the standings to fourth and finishing with a 74-88 record whilst Dallas (68-94) continued their run of mediocrity, making it now eleven consecutive losing seasons. Sanfrancisco (99-63) continued their dominance over the rest of the Pacific division, riding the WL’s #3 offense paced by RF Francisco Perez (.360, 27 HR, 100 RBI) and 3B Michael Langley (.318, 27 HR, 114 RBI) and the best pitching staff in the majors featuring Sean O’Lannigan (19-8, 3.00 ERA) and a resurgent David Elder (16-6, 3.23 ERA), the Gold romped to their sixth consecutive division crown. LA’s new manager Leo MacGilchrist had a positive effect on his new charges leading them to an 89-73 record and a play-in game with Minneapolis in his first season in charge. The Lynx featured an explosive offense, hitting 213 homeruns (the most in the majors) with C Al Wilson (.279, 55 HR, 102 RBI) leading the way and 1B Juan Rosa (28 HR), RF Stu Leach (27 HR), LF Manuel Velasquez (22 HR) and 2B Norberto Perez (22 HR) all chipping in, whilst their pitching staff (#3 in the WL) quietly went about their business. Seattle (80-82) were almost unstoppable on offense (#1 in the west) with a pair of 24-year-old up-and-coming stars C Felix Beltran (.289, 42 HR, 133 RBI) and CF Wes O’Neill (.281, 33 HR, 102 RBI) the catalysts, their problem was pitching (#15 in the WL) with only Francis Harvey (12-11, 4.04 ERA) and William Thomas (12-11, 4.64 ERA) proving to be remotely reliable. San Jose (79-83) continued to tread water while San Diego continued their slide, dipping to a 76-86 record, both teams possessed some good young building blocks, P Steve Beaubien (8-8, 1.58 ERA, 42 saves in 75 games) for SJ and 2B Norris Lindsey (27 HR, 85 RBI) and RF Jonah Covington (22 HR) for San Diego. The WL play-in game proved to be an entertaining one as Minneapolis edged past Los Angeles with LF Liam Ayliffe drilling a go-ahead eighth inning 2-run homerun to lift the Bears to a 9-7 victory and deliver playoff baseball to Minneapolis for the first time in twelve years. 2046 Final Standings Midwest Division Denver 95-67 * Minneapolis 89-73 * (+) Kansas City 80-82 Omaha 78-84 Oklahoma City 54-108 Southwest Division Las Vegas 81-81 * Austin 80-82 Houston 79-83 Phoenix 74-88 Dallas 68-94 Pacific Division Sanfrancisco 99-63 * Los Angeles 89-73 (+) Seattle 80-82 San Jose 79-83 San Diego 76-86 Minneapolis defeat Los Angeles to claim WL Wildcard.

04-03-2026, 09:53 AM	#265
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2046 Season Notes Pre-Season – Washington’s scattergun approach to roster building came into sharp focus once again, six months after giving up star catching prospect Dennis McComish to get 3B Jose Aguilar the Generals moved on from the 26-year-old. Sending Aguilar to Minneapolis for a package of five prospects (SS Felix Manuel and four pitchers Darnell Jefferson (BNN #25), Salvador Calderon, Alejandro Flores and Rodrigo Pagan) April 2nd – St. Louis ace Les Scott was unhittable in the Reds opening day victory over San Jose, he struck out fourteen Spartans and by end of the day had taken his career strikeout total to 3006. April 12th – after an awful start to his campaign (0-2, 9.82 ERA and six homeruns surrendered in two starts) Oklahoma City relegated four-time pitcher-of-the-year Rafer MacNeil to bullpen duty ending his run of 486 consecutive starts. April 24th – Baltimore closer Steve Berg collected the 400th save of his career in the Bulls 8-7 victory over Washington. April 26th – Las Vegas CF John Smyth suffered a fractured knee in a freak collision with teammate Willard Reeves during the Gamblers loss at the hands of Dallas. April 29th – Carl Crawford could not be blamed for Sanfrancisco’s extra-inning loss to Minneapolis, the outfielder collected six hits on the day including a pair of doubles and a Grand-Slam. May 7th – Miami LF Francisco Valencia suffered an Abdominal strain sending him to the DL for six weeks. May 20th – Houston RF Gustavo Reyes collected two hits against New Orleans in a losing effort, taking his career total to 2000. May 21st – Philadelphia 2B Jose Villalobos scored the only run of the game (the 1000th of his career) as Philly overcame a stubborn Cleveland team 1-0. May 29th – Los Angeles catcher Al Wilson blasted a trio of solo homeruns in a losing effort against Tampa Bay. May 18th – Baltimore off-season acquisition LF Joe Scott suffered a torn PCL ruling him out for upto nine months. June 13th – star catcher Felix Beltran lifted Seattle to victory belting three homeruns and driving in five of the Pioneers eight runs in their 8-6 win over Los Angeles. June 14th – although his performance was less than stellar on the day (5.2 IP, 8H, 5R, 4BB, 3K) Shane Olson still collected the 200th win of his career, as his teammates exploded for five homeruns in Tampa Bay’s 14-6 victory over Kansas City. June 15th – Boston traded back-up 1B Bartolo Dieguez to Phoenix for 3B Paul Myers and pitching prospect Scott Crowley. The decision to trade Dieguez left Boston painfully thin at first base and was openly questioned by some fans. June 16th – Indianapolis sent LF Allen Hood to Kansas City for 36-year-old journeyman reliever Cristobal Galindo and 20-year-old RF prospect Jason Daniels (BNN #28). June 18th – Boston’s star 1B Domingo Vargas suffered a broken kneecap ending his season just days after the club had traded away the only viable back-up on the roster. June 22nd – San Diego LF Alex Broberg had a game to remember against Cleveland, his two hits on the day were both Grand-Slams and helped the Mariners outscore the Corsairs 12-10. June 27th – Minneapolis pitcher Mark Madison’s season came to an end when he was placed on the DL with Bone chips in his throwing elbow. June 28th – Minneapolis caught another bad break when pitcher Alec Greco was placed on the 60-Day DL with Radial Nerve Compression likely ending his 2046 campaign. June 29th – OKC starter John Gates suffered a torn UCL ruling him out for the next 12 months. June 30th – Indianapolis pitcher Steve Gream hurled eight shutout innings and struck out eleven (including the 3000th of his career) as Indianapolis cruised to victory over division rivals Chicago. July 3rd – Omaha pitcher Russell Harris picked up his tenth win of the season and helped his own cause by blasting a Grand-Slam, as the Braves rolled over Austin 8-2. July 7th – after proving he still had something left in his tank, OKC pitcher Rafer MacNeil (4-2, 1.98 ERA in 28 relief appearances since his move to the bullpen) was packaged along with pitching prospect Luis Gonzalez (BNN #46) and sent to Baltimore for 37-year-old slugging 1B Rick Flynn. The move was seen as an obvious cost cutting exercise for Baltimore as although MacNeil was owed nearly $11M for the remainder of the season, this was the last year of his deal whereas Rick Flynn still had another year at almost $15M left on his contract. July 8th – New York slugger Jerry Wright drove in the 1000th RBI of his career as the Senators fell to Charlotte 6-3. July 12th – Baltimore entered the trade market again, this time offloading their other veteran off-season signing Steve Berg. To find a taker for Berg and his contract the Bulls were forced to part ways with newly acquired pitching prospect Luis Gonzalez. The pair were packaged to New Orleans for 2B Vincent Maribel, thus creating some financial flexibility for Baltimore to take another run at Free Agency for 2047. July 13th – OKC pitcher Jess McGregor became the second Outlaw starter to be lost for the season when he suffered a torn rotator cuff in a loss against Houston. July 20th – New Orleans pitcher Carlos Rodriguez hurled a 92-pitch NO-HITTER against Detroit, he was denied a perfect game by a pair of costly errors. July 21st – Sanfrancisco’s veteran pitcher Cristobal Chapa became the first pitcher in NABL history to reach 4000 career strikeouts with an 11K performance in the Gold's 5-3 victory over local rivals San Jose. July 27th – Tampa Bay SS Guy Gilmore helped the Hurricanes to victory over in-state rivals Miami, clubbing three homeruns and collecting 5-RBI’s. July 28th – with their season already over OKC pulled the trigger on a blockbuster trade, sending LF Rob Penney to Charlotte for 1B Jeffrey Porter, 2B Brant Perrott, LF Leon Hernandez and pitcher Joe Decker. August 10th – Oklahoma City’s already weakened rotation took yet another hit in their lost season as Todd Dunn suffered a partially torn UCL ruling him out for up to a year. August 12th – LF Alberto Aguilera collected three hits in three at bats, all of them solo homeruns helping San Diego to see off Seattle 5-3. September 4th – San Jose 1B Troy White hit three homeruns (all solo shots) as the Spartans cruised past OKC 13-3. September 6th – Sanfrancisco 2B Tom Carter collected the 2000th hit of his career and scored four times as the Gold disposed of Seattle 8-3. September 7th – Sanfrancisco LF Juan Rodriguez lifted the Gold to a 5-3 victory over Seattle hitting a seventh inning Grand-Slam. September 8th – Miami’s playoff drive suffered a blow as the Everglades lost LF Francisco Valencia and his power bat for the rest of the season, whilst in Sanfrancisco, the Pioneers fell victim to a Juan Rodriguez Grand-Slam for the second day in a row, slipping to a 6-4 defeat. September 9th – Austin star RF Freddie Sherman suffered a torn ACL ending his season. September 14th – Denver SS Hector Soto picked up career hit number 2000 in the Wildcats disappointing loss at the hands of Oklahoma City. September 15th – Minneapolis RF Cisco Villegas suffered a strained hamstring ruling him out for up to five weeks. September 16th – St. Louis catcher Demtri Lott played an integral role in the Reds 8-7 victory over division rivals Chicago, going 4-for-4 at the plate and blasting three homeruns whilst driving in five runs. September 17th – Detroit 3B Marimo Acosta pulled up lame in the Giants victory over Cleveland, the following day the full extent of his injury became known and he was placed on the DL list with a torn hamstring. September 18th – OKC 1B Rick Flynn drilled his 400th career homerun in yet another losing effort as the Wildcats fell to defeat number 100 on the season. September 21st – Charlotte star 3B Pete Daniels suffered a fractured hand when he was hit by a wayward Todd Morgan pitch in Charlotte’s 6-4 defeat at the hands of Tampa Bay. September 22nd – Charlotte LF Rob Penney singlehandedly carried the Express to victory over Tampa Bay, he collected four hits in six at-bats (including a pair of doubles and a homerun) and drove in NINE of Charlotte’s 10 runs. September 24th – another career milestone for OKC 1B Rick Flynn (hit number 2000) and yet another defeat for the Wildcats (#104) September 28th – St. Louis RF Glenn McGhee suffered a fractured rib making a diving catch, ruling the veteran outfielder out of the playoffs. September 30th – despite a frustrating injury plagued campaign, Chicago 3B Joseph Floores drilled a Walk-Off 2-run homerun (only his second homer of the season) to lift the Zephyrs to a 7-5 victory over Cleveland, denying the Corsairs a playoff place and instead condemning them to a play-in game with the suddenly hot Detroit Giants (winners of seven straight games).

04-07-2026, 02:59 AM	#266
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2046 Playoffs Divisional Round The 2046 playoffs saw only two teams return from the previous season, New York in the east and defending champions Sanfrancisco in the west. The Senators drew Detroit in the first postseason meeting between the two teams while Charlotte would take on St. Louis in a re-match of the 2037 divisional series. Over in the west, defending western league champions Sanfrancisco were matched with a Minneapolis team making just their second playoff appearance in the last 28 years whilst Denver would play Las Vegas for the fourth time in their history were still searching for that maiden series victory. Charlotte (back in the playoffs after a nine-year absence) travelled to #1 seed St. Louis looking for a repeat their 2037 divisional series triumph. Game one did not go to plan for the Express, as a five-run outburst in the third inning sparked by P Les Scott’s RBI-Double and capped by a CF Cullen Wilhelm homerun, saw the hometown Reds build an early 5-0 lead on their way to a comfortable 6-2 series opening win. Game two saw big performances from LF Rob Penney (3-4, HR, 4-RBI) and RF Martin Myers (3-3, HR, 2-RBI) for Charlotte and C Dmitri Lott (2-4, HR, 4-RBI) for the hosts, as the two teams combined for 17-runs in a shootout with the Express holding on to slip past St. Louis 9-8. With the series tied at one and the next two games in South Carolina, Charlotte now had the edge and their cause was aided further by the news that St. Louis star catcher Dmitri Lott would miss game three after being taken ill. The third instalment of the series was dominated by two pitching performances, one good and one not so good, veteran Brett Knight (STL) struggled surrendering five runs in just four innings of work before being relieved, while Charlotte’s man on the mound Cameron Schwenke, hurled seven strong innings striking out 9 whilst allowing only a single run, as Charlotte edged ahead in the series. St. Louis catcher Dmitri Lott announced his return with a 2-RBI Double to give the Reds an early lead in game four, but that was as good as it got for St. Louis, as Charlotte fought back eventually going ahead on 2B Luis Garza’s eighth inning homerun before Raul Romero closed the book on St. Louis’ season with a 1-2-3 ninth, sending the Reds home to lick their wounds and Charlotte onwards to the EL Pennant series. The second EL division series saw Atlantic Division champions New York take on wildcard entry Detroit in the first ever playoff meeting between the two teams. The series was a strength-on-strength matchup featuring New York’s strong offense (#3 in the east) versus Detroit’s third ranked pitching staff with most people favouring the hometown New York Senators to take the series, but with Detroit coming in as the hottest team in baseball (on the back of an eight-game winning streak) the underdog Giants could not be written off. Game one belonged to the pitchers, both starters Nate Maddox (DET) and Julio Mejia (NY) pitched well but New York edged ahead in the sixth when C Roberto Saldana drilled a 2-out 2-RBI double. Detroit halved the deficit in the seventh before SS Gustavo Vera restored New York’s two-run advantage one inning later and although Detroit plated another run in the ninth, New York closer Jesus Tobias held his nerve to give the Senators the series lead. With both starters, David Salas (NY) and Jorge Maes (DET) on song, New York scoring late to take the lead and Jesus Tobias denying Detroit in the ninth, game two followed a similar pattern to the series opener as New York edge past Detroit 2-1 to take a commanding series lead. Both offenses finally came alive in game three, entering the sixth inning the teams had matched the output of runs from the opening two games combined, with New York leading 5-3 things were certainly looking bleak for Detroit, RF Spencer Horn chose the perfect moment to collect his first hit of the series, blasting a wayward Rueben Rodrigo pitch into the seats for a game tying two-run homer to send the game into extra innings. Neither team could muster any further scoring until the 13th inning when Spencer Horn went deep again (his second hit of the series) for a walk-off homerun sending the home fans wild and keeping the Giants playoff hopes alive. Those hopes were extinguished the following night, as despite RF Spencer Horn driving in two more runs for the Giants, New York pummelled Detroit starter Nate Maddox to the tune of seven runs in just 3.2 innings and went on to wrap up the series with a commanding 9-2 victory. In the west, Denver welcomed Las Vegas to the mile-high city looking to claim their first ever playoff series win over the Gamblers. The Wildcats who featured both strong pitching (WL #2) and offense (WL #4) were seen by many as the favourites over a Gamblers team who also featured solid pitching but were held back by an offense that only scored 3.8 runs per game (only four teams scored less, Dallas, San Diego, OKC and Washington). Game one was a classic pitching duel between Matt Damone (DEN) and Jose Vazquez (LV), solo homeruns from C Tom Walsh and SS Trey Richardson proved just enough for Denver as the Wildcats squeezed past Las Vegas 2-0 to open the series. The following night was more of the same as neither team could muster much offense against strong pitching performances from Juan Martinez (DEN) and Lee Hollis (LV), Denver eventually broke through in the sixth via a 2B Hector Soto solo homerun. The Wildcats added a second run when RF Raul Cruz scored on a wild pitch in the seventh but failed to trouble the scorers any further, Las Vegas halved the deficit in the eighth when 3B Don Robertson drilled an RBI-Double and then put two men aboard in the ninth against Denver closer Pablo Hernandez, however they were left empty-handed as both LF Vaughan Snyder and 1B Gerald Ross struck out to end the rally and allow Denver to escape game two with another narrow victory. Las Vegas opened game three with a bang plating two runs in the first, however Denver starter Cam Gibson settled down from then on and despite allowing multiple baserunners in the third, fourth and fifth inning Gibson kept the Gamblers from adding to the score. LV starter Uwe Hale, who had been in cruise control, ran into trouble in the sixth allowing a pair of walks before surrendering a monster 3-run blast to LF Bill Lee which turned the game on its head and put Denver on top. With the game drifting towards its conclusion Las Vegas made one last push to save their season, rocking Wildcats closer Pablo Hernandez and putting two men aboard but just as in game two, Hernandez had the last laugh, striking out 3B Don Robertson and enticing 2B Eddie Brown to pop out to 1B Kanzaburo Shimizu to end the game. With the victory, Denver finally got the monkey off their back by defeating Las Vegas in the postseason and were now off to their first WL Pennant series since 2024. The second WLDS saw two-time defending WL champs Sanfrancisco take on wildcard team Minneapolis, both teams could put runs on the board almost at will while Sanfrancisco could also call on the western league’s top pitching staff giving the Gold a significant edge in the series. Surprisingly neither team could find any offense early in game one as starters Bryan Marburg (SF) and Patrick Casey (MIN) were dealing zeros, Sanfrancisco RF Francisco Perez finally got the breakthrough, drilling a 2-run homer in the fifth but Minneapolis answered two innings later to tie proceedings and end Marburg’s night. Sanfrancisco’s bullpen coughed up an RBI-double to Minneapolis RF Javier Ortiz but the Bears own bullpen surrendered the lead immediately, giving up homeruns to LF Adrian Ramirez and RF Francisco Perez (his second of the night) as Sanfrancisco turned a 3-2 deficit into a 6-3 lead heading into the ninth. Despite Sanfrancisco closer Chris Miller struggling, Minneapolis couldn’t force home any runs as the Gold held on for a 6-3 win. Game two saw more strong pitching early, this time from David Elder (SF) and Greg Younger (MIN), before Sanfrancisco took advantage of some underwhelming relief pitching to roll to a 9-4 victory and take a 2-0 series lead. In front of a partisan crowd enjoying their first home playoff game in more than a decade, Minneapolis took it to Sanfrancisco in game three, behind an excellent pitching performance from Aaron Johnston (8.0 IP, 5H, 0R, 7K), a pair of solo bombs from 1B Dan Wood and a 3-run blast from RF Ramiro Perez, Minneapolis cruised to a 5-0 victory. Game four did not start well for Minneapolis, falling behind to a CF Maximo Macias 2-RBI single in the first and losing starting pitcher Patrick Casey to injury in the second, but far from giving in to adversity the Bears rolled their sleeves up and fought back. RF Ramiro Perez got them on the board in the fourth with a solo homer before a series of singles plated the tying run one inning later. Sanfrancisco ace Bryan Marburg was kept in the game one inning too long as with his pitch count rising his control began to fade leading to him issuing a pair of costly walks ahead of surrendering a bases clearing double to 1B Dan Wood to gift the lead to Minneapolis. The Bears scored twice more against a suddenly vulnerable Sanfrancisco bullpen as they waltzed to victory tying the series and in doing so wrestled the momentum away from the Gold ahead of a winner-takes-all game five back in northern California. Two nights later in Sanfrancisco the series was decided in conclusive fashion, the hometown Gold started on the front foot determined to wrestle the initiative away from Minneapolis after back-to-back defeats. Visiting starter Greg Younger was victimised early and was chased him from the game in the second inning with the score already 7-0, the Bears bullpen fared little better as Minneapolis were forced to use every available arm (including calling on SS Bob Fieldson for the ninth inning) just to get through the game. 1B Jesus Diaz (3-5, 2x 2B, RBI, 4R), 3B Michael Langley 3-5, RBI, 4R) and CF Maximo Macias (4-4, 3B, HR, 3-RBI, 4R) all had big days for Sanfrancisco as the Gold blew away Minneapolis 18-2 to wrap up the series in style.

04-07-2026, 03:02 AM	#267
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2046 Playoffs Championship Round The EL Pennant series between New York and Charlotte was the first ever postseason meeting between the two and with both clubs boasting high scoring offenses and middling pitching, an exciting series was anticipated. Charlotte named ace Bob Kenney as game one starter while New York countered with Julio Mejia on just three days rest, it was the hometown Senators who got on the scoreboard first courtesy of 1B Jerry Wright’s third inning homerun but the lead didn’t last, first Express LF Dave Langley hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to tie the game before 2B Luis Garza drove in a pair one inning later to put Charlotte ahead 3-1. New York mounted a late rally which ultimately fell short when Charlotte closer Raul Romero worked around a pair of ninth inning hits to secure the game one victory. Combining for just nine hits, the two teams found the going tough once again in game two, New York starter David Salas surrendered just three hits, but one of them was a two-run homerun to C John Richmond and that proved to be enough for Charlotte to take the game, as Cameron Schwenke and Raul Romero combined to blank the Senators but the win came at a cost as LF Rob Penney left the game with an ankle injury ruling him out for the remainder of the series and possibly beyond. New York once again found themselves struggling in game three as Charlotte built an early three-run lead, the Senators finally ended their fifteen-inning scoreless streak when 22-year-old CF Hunter Jones drilled a 2-RBI homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to one and although they got men into scoring position in both the seventh and eighth inning they failed to bring any of them home. Charlotte added an insurance run in the eighth before Raul Romero once again held the Senators at bay to put the Express into a commanding 3-0 series lead. Game four saw both offenses finally get going, New York 3B Tom Gardner putting the Senators ahead with a 2-RBI single in the third before Charlotte answered with a pair of runs of their own in the fourth. The Express pushed ahead in the sixth when C Russ McAllister drew a bases loaded walk but next man up 3B Chris Harris ended the frame when he hit into an inning ending double-play. Charlotte turned to Raul Romero to close out the game but with two out 38-year-old 2B Pancho Sousa flipped an RBI-single into left-field tying the score and sending the game to extra innings. New York broke the deadlock in the top of the fourteenth when 3B Tom Gardner slapped an RBI-double (his fifth hit of the day) to give the Senators the lead. Charlotte worked over New York reliever Jerry Rich loading the bases against him before 1B Blake Hanson ended the game, and the series with a monster Grand-Slam, sending the hometown fans into a frenzy and Charlotte onto the World Series for the second time in their history. In the west, defending WL champions Sanfrancisco (aiming to reach their third consecutive World Series) took on Denver in their first postseason meeting since 2017 (when SF triumphed on their way to a World Series title), both possessed strong offenses and shutdown pitching and with the teams so evenly matched, home advantage would be key and that gave Sanfrancisco the slight edge (SF had lost only 6 games at home all season, compared to 10 for Denver). Sanfrancisco named veteran Cristobal Chapa as their game one starter whilst Denver countered with Matt Damone, who had been so good against Las Vegas in his last outing. Damone continued where he left off against LV, hurling seven shutout innings as Denver built a 4-0 lead, Sanfrancisco mounted a comeback attempt against the Wildcats bullpen but a CF Alberto Rosado homerun in the top of the ninth gave Denver some breathing space and closer Pablo Hernandez shut the door to preserve the win. Game two saw Sanfrancisco turn to ace Bryan Marburg while Juan Martinez took the mound for the visitors and with Marburg in control for much of the night it was the Gold’s turn to build a lead. With 3B Michael Langley (3-4, 4-RBI) leading the way SF built a comfortable 7-1 lead but a late rally from Denver cut the lead to two before Chris Miller finally escaped the ninth inning with the save, tying the series at one game each. With the series finely poised, proceedings moved to Denver and just as in game two Michael Langley (3-3, 2B, 4-RBI) was the driving force for Sanfrancisco as the Gold held the hometown Wildcats at arms-length on their way to an impressive game three victory. Denver evened the series the following night, with Antonio Correa getting the better of Sanfrancisco starter Sean O’Lannigan in a hard-fought Wildcats victory. Easily the best game of the series occurred in game five, with Denver naming game one star Matt Damone as starter Sanfrancisco skipped Cristobal Chapa’s turn in the rotation to bring back ace Bryan Marburg on short rest. In a pitching duel of the highest caliber it was Denver who looked to have the game sewn up, entering the ninth with a 3-1 lead closer Pablo Hernandez took the mound, but in an uncharacteristically sloppy outing he proceeded to gift Sanfrancisco the lead on LF Adrian Ramirez’s 2-out 3-RBI homerun. With the home fans stunned it was Gold closer Chris Miller’s turn to blow the save when Denver 3B Jotaro Shimizu smashed a homerun to tie the game and bring the crowd back to life. With Denver unable to force another run home the game entered extra innings where pitching once again took control with neither team getting a man on base until the top of the thirteenth when Sanfrancisco SS Tom Carter slapped a two-out double down the left-field line. Denver pitcher Jackson Wells appeared to have escaped the inning when he enticed 2B Oliver Leal to hit a weak roller to third baseman Jotaro Shimizu but Shimizu was slow to react and his throw pulled 1B Solomon Slaughter off the bag leaving Leal safe at first and extending the inning long enough for CF Maximo Macias to drill an RBI-Single over the head of 2B Hector Soto to give Sanfrancisco the lead. With most of their bullpen emptied SF manager Tomas Mendez turned to veteran starter Cristobal Chapa to close out the game, Chapa delivered in style taking just eleven pitches to retire the side and leave Sanfrancisco one win away from their third straight World Series appearance. Two nights later a packed Bayside Ballpark witnessed Sanfrancisco get the job done, riding a complete game from David Elder (9.0 IP, 6H, 2R, 2BB, 8K) and homeruns from C Kent Blanton and LF Juan Rodriguez Sanfrancisco clinched the series with a routine 7-2 victory.

04-12-2026, 03:32 AM	#270
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	Interlude – Hall of Fame Class of 47’ The one-man class of 47’ was none other than NABL royalty Dixon Bodean, a player universally hailed as the best hitter to ever grace the diamond. Picked first overall in the 2014 Draft, Bodean was instantly labelled a generational talent and although his early returns were underwhelming, he soon developed into the fearsome hitter he was projected to be. Bodean played until he was 45-years-old, turning out for eight teams and appearing in 3681 regular season games during his twenty-six-year big league career, along the way he set a plethora of batting records that, in all-likelihood will never be broken. He also won a record ten Outstanding Hitter Awards, collected three batting triple crowns, seven batting titles, seven Homerun titles and was voted to the All-Star game a record eighteen times, to cement his place as a true NABL living legend. Dixon Bodean College – N/A (High School) Drafted - 2014 – 1st Round - #1 Overall by Kansas City Tornadoes Current Team – None (Retired) Previous Teams – KC (2016-2023), HOU (2023), DEN (2024-2032), TB (2033-2034), BAL (2035-2037), HOU (2038), SF (2039-2040), TB (2041) Career Stats Regular Season G – 3681* AB – 14170* RS – 2363* H – 4686* 2B – 843* 3B - 55 HR – 769* RBI – 2533* BB - 1039 K - 1860 SB - 115 CS - 52 AVG - .331 Post Season G - 52 AB - 208 RS - 28 H - 71 2B - 12 3B - 1 HR - 10 RBI - 33 BB - 14 K - 31 SB - 0 CS - 0 AVG - .341 Career Achievements Outstanding Hitter Award x10 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2029, 2030, 2034) * Batting Triple Crown x3 (2023, 2024, 2025) * Batting Champion x7 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2030, 2032) * Homerun Champion x7 (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2029, 2034) * 18-time All-Star * World Series Winner (2033) * = NABL Record

04-13-2026, 03:55 AM	#271
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2047 Off Season The biggest story by far of the 2047 Off-Season was the potential sale of the Washington Generals, with a crumbling stadium, a dwindling fan base, a team that had been going nowhere for the last decade and an owner who had patently lost interest and was looking to get out, the Generals were ripe for a take-over. The stumbling block however was the asking price, team owner Howard Steinberg was not prepared to sell for less than $2 Billion, a figure that was too steep for most interested parties resulting in a damaging stand-off. While the shenanigans in Washington drew most people’s interest the rest of the league went about their business, Chicago fired manager Jorge Castro after three seasons and zero playoff appearances and set about searching for his successor. Phoenix chose to move on from Gomes Solano after a disappointing campaign while in Kansas City, Tucker Brown’s time came to an end after six largely underwhelming years. In Minneapolis Brian Walter called time on his career, announcing his retirement in the days after the Bears playoff exit at the hands of eventual champions Sanfrancisco while in Seattle Juan Campos announced he was stepping down from his position for personal reasons after three years in charge. Gomes Solano didn’t have to wait long for a new opportunity, accepting the Chicago job whilst his old team Phoenix promoted from within, naming bench coach Miguel Ramos as manager for 2047 and beyond. Another internal promotion took place in Minneapolis where bench coach Gabriel Cortez took the reins looking to continue the good work of his friend and mentor Brian Walter (the two having worked together for both Minneapolis and Seattle). To replace the outgoing Tucker Brown, Kansas City chose to raid the coaching staff of division rivals Omaha, enticing pitching coach Nathan Campbell on board with a five-year contract while Seattle turned to Las Vegas for their new manager, naming Gamblers bench coach Luis Chavez as their skipper. The 2047 Free Agency period was one of the more active in recent memory with defending champions Sanfrancisco being one of the busiest teams. The Gold opened the period saying goodbye to several key players from their championship side, first star RF Francisco Perez left for St. Louis on a four year $75M deal, then pitcher Sean O’Lannigan joined Baltimore (3-year $50M) before veteran pitcher Cristobal Chapa (now 41 years old but still with something in the tank) left for Houston. To fill the void left by O’Lannigan and Chapa Sanfrancisco went on a spending spree, bringing in three new pitchers, former Detroit ace Nate Maddox (7yrs $142M), Jose Vazquez (4yrs $86M) from Las Vegas and LA’s Brent Brown (on a bargain 4yr $55M deal) to join staff ace Bryan Marburg and give Sanfrancisco (on paper at least) one of, if not the deepest starting rotation in the league. Defending EL champs Charlotte got in on the act landing former Atlanta pitcher Dillon Furr on a two-year $45M deal but said goodbye to 1B Blake Hanson, who bolted for LA, signing a 2-year pact to be the Lynx’s new first baseman. Two more big contracts were handed out to pitchers, first Las Vegas replaced outgoing Jose Vazquez with former St. Louis star Les Scott, handing him a five year $105M contract while New Orleans gave former Baltimore ace Brady Hoover an identical deal. To fill the hole left by Hoover, Baltimore turned to Omaha star Jacobie Harksdale, bringing him on board for $82M over the next four years. Denver opened the chequebook and spent big, bringing in former Minneapolis 2B Hector Torres (6yr $130M) and Houston RF Gustavo Reyes (3yr $60M), in an effort to replace Reyes’ production Houston chased both former Austin CF Colton Miller and Cleveland LF Robert Harris, the Stars landed Harris on a four-year $72M deal while Miller signed a lucrative six-year pact with Omaha. The 2047 draft class was seen as one of the more enticing classes in recent memory, headlined by college stars 1B Hayden Heller (Texas A&M), P Radcliffe McCauley (St. Bonaventure), LF and defensive stud Curtis Troy (Oregon State), P Bob Barr (USC), P Eddie Mullins (LSU) and pitcher Angelo Hernandez (Connecticut). The top High School players in the pool were also arguably the two best prospects in the draft, 1B Tom Springer, who projected to be an offensive star capable of hitting .300/30 HR/100 RBI on a regular basis and all-American pitcher Louie Williams. On draft night owners of the first pick OKC fielded multiple calls to trade down but eventually, when none of the trade offers blew them away, chose to stand pat and select high School 1B Tom Springer. Picking second Washington called the name of St. Bonaventure pitcher Radcliffe McCauley while Dallas used the third pick on high school pitcher Louie Williams. Baltimore made Texas A&M’s slugging 1B Hayden Heller the fourth pick before Charlotte rounded out the top five by taking USC pitcher Bob Barr. Connecticut pitcher Angelo Hernandez was selected sixth by Phoenix, Oregon State’s LF Curtis Troy was taken eighth by St. Louis before San Jose nabbed LSU pitcher Eddie Mullins with the tenth pick. Looking ahead to the season, New York were expected to repeat as Atlantic Division champions with Philadelphia predicted to push them all the way, Boston were an enigma with no clear consensus of what to expect from them, some people seeing a strong season building on their 2046 campaign while others were predicting the Pilgrims to fall back. There were no such divides when it came to Washington, everyone agreed they were once again going to be the worst team in the league bar none. The Central division was likely to be a three-horse race between St. Louis, Detroit and Indianapolis while Chicago and Cleveland would need everything to go right for them to challenge. In the Southeast, Tampa Bay were expected to rise to the top once again, their nearest rivals Charlotte and Atlanta had both been weakened in Free Agency and would, at best challenge for the Wildcard spot along with New Orleans who were finally receiving some love from the pundits. In the west, Denver and Minneapolis would battle each other for the Midwest division crown while OKC were expected to be much better than 2046 (although not enough to challenge for the division crown) and if everything went well, they would be in the WL Wildcard mix. In the Southwest, Austin, Las Vegas and Phoenix would once again do battle for the division title whilst in the Pacific Sanfrancisco were again expected to be top of the pile although both LA and Seattle would be in the running in the event of the Gold slipping up.

04-15-2026, 03:01 AM	#272
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2047 Regular Season Eastern League Review Led by the bats of 1B Jerry Wright (.274, 34 HR, 95 RBI), LF Liam Hawkins (.302, 22 HR, 77 RBI) and C Roberto Saldana (20 HR, 75 RBI) and steady pitching from the likes of Francisco Vela (14-7, 3.10) New York claimed their second consecutive Atlantic division crown with a 93-69 record. Philadelphia (89-73) used a strong offense headlined by RF Desmond Starks (.356, 26 HR, 119 RBI, 38SB) to hang onto New York’s coattails for much of the season, but a mid-September slump (the Independence went 1-8 from September 10th to 19th) left them four games back in second place. Baltimore (77-85) were inconsistent throughout the season and failed to mount a challenge as did Boston who, despite strong seasons from 1B Domingo Vargas (.331, 27 HR, 97 RBI) and 23-year-old SS Tate Brodie (.278, 17 HR, 84 RBI in his sophomore season), slumped to a disappointing 72-90 campaign. Bringing up the rear once again (for the eighth consecutive year) were Washington, held back by abysmal pitching and an offense that struggled at everything but stealing bases (they nabbed a league leading 142 during the campaign) the Generals finished the season with an NABL worst 65-97 record. Relying heavily on the league’s top pitching staff (middle of the pack rotation but league best bullpen) and the NABL’s best defense (committing just 72 Errors on the season) Detroit overcame their brutal offense (3.9 runs per game and just 129 HR) to win the Central division crown, finishing with an 89-73 record. Indianapolis boasted two 30 homerun hitters in 3B Xavier Cisneros (36) and 1B Mitch Higgins (30), but despite their explosive offense the teams penchant for making mistakes (108 errors) came back to bite them, the Racers sloppy ways cost them close games down the stretch as they finished the season four games back from the Giants at 85-77. St. Louis dropped back from 91 wins to just 82 as their top-notch pitching couldn’t make up for an offense that outscored only Omaha, Dallas and Detroit with 1B Carlos Russell (.269, 31 HR, 99 RBI) and C Demitri Lott (.317, 25 HR, 79 RBI) the only reliable performers. New Chicago skipper Gomes Solano failed to produce the expected fireworks as the Zephyrs (79-83) continued their slow decline, even with pitcher of the year frontrunner Glenn Owens (19-8, 3.17 ERA), 1B Dave Jones (.303, 23 HR, 73 RBI) and C Santiago Melendarez (.328, 18 HR, 79 RBI) all producing at a high level, it still wasn’t enough to lift the Chicago to relevancy. Dropping into the division basement with a thoroughly disappointing season were Cleveland (76-86), despite four players hitting 20+ homeruns on the season (SS David Browne, 1B Ricardo Cardenas, CF Keith MacKey and LF Jose Del Gracia) the worst starting rotation in the NABL acted as a brake to any ambitions the Corsairs had. With LF Jesus Rivera (.267, 31 HR, 103 RBI) and CF Sean Lucas (.265, 27 HR, 95 RBI) leading the way Tampa Bay (91-71) returned to the summit of the Southeast division, trailing in their wake were the Rob Penney (.265, 33 HR, 101 RBI) led Charlotte Express, after the high of their unlikely run to the 2046 World Series, their up and down season which culminated in an underwhelming 80-82 final record was seen as a major disappointment and resulted in the firing of manager Corey Jordan after just two seasons in charge. Even though the team dropped back from 81 to 78 wins there was reason for hope in New Orleans, as strong campaigns from Brady Hoover (17-10, 2.98 ERA) and 2B Ramon Lems (.313, 12 HR, 81 RBI) gave the Blues a couple of building blocks to work with moving forward. Injuries to key personnel scuppered any chances Miami had of competing as the Everglades slipped back to finish in fourth place with a 77-85 record, while Atlanta disappointingly dropped into the division basement finishing 10 games shy of their 2046 win-total of 85, leaving the seat under skipper Juan Santos decidedly warm. Final Standings Atlantic Division New York 93-69 * Philadelphia 89-73 * Baltimore 77-85 Boston 72-90 Washington 65-97 Central division Detroit 89-73 * Indianapolis 85-77 St. Louis 82-80 Chicago 79-83 Cleveland 76-86 Southeast Division Tampa Bay 91-71 * Charlotte 80-82 New Orleans 78-84 Miami 77-85 Atlanta 75-87

04-15-2026, 03:04 AM	#273
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2047 Regular Season Western League Review The Midwest division was a season long struggle between three teams, Denver, Minneapolis and a healthy and rejuvenated OKC, with all three teams in with a chance of winning the division entering the final week of play. Both Minneapolis and Denver relied on offense to outscore their opponents while OKC limited their opponents chances (boasting the second best pitching in the WL). Despite disappointing seasons from their big-ticket free agents (2B Hector Torres and RF Gustavo Reyes) Denver entered their final day of the season with a one-game advantage over OKC at the top of the standings but a humbling loss at the hands of Kansas City coupled with OKC’s victory over Minneapolis left the pair tied at the top and facing a win-or-go-home play-in game to decide the destination of the division crown. Minneapolis (80-82) finished three games back after slumping to five defeats in their last six games ending Gabriel Cortez’s first year in charge on a low, Kansas City finished 75-87, five games behind their pace from 2046 and not showing much in the way of improvement for new manager Nathan Campbell. Bringing up the rear were Omaha (69-93) who struggled offensively all season, batting a combined .231 and scoring an NABL low 595 runs. In the Southwest division, riding the WL #1 pitching led by Juan Brito (14-9, 3.13 ERA in 24 games) Austin (91-71) finally broke through to win the division crown for the first time in 23-years and the third time in their history. Phoenix (86-76) finished five games back from Austin after a slide in performance triggered by September injuries to pitcher George Buchanan (13-10, 3.65) and C Jose Gonzalez (.314, 25 HR, 93 RBI) while Las Vegas were a further game back finishing 85-77, the Gamblers owned the western league’s third best pitching staff headlined by off-season acquisition Les Scott (15-5, 3.32 ERA) and Uwe Hale (15-9, 3.32 ERA) but with an offense that struggled to score runs on a nightly basis the Gamblers were always up against it. Houston (80-82) stumbled through the season finishing below .500 for the eighth year in a row but strong campaigns from RF Gannon Pope (32 HR) and pitcher Chris McAndrew 17-10, 3.92 ERA) gave their fans some hope for the future. Dallas ended their campaign with a losing record for the twelfth consecutive year, finishing with a WL worst 67-95 record, their only bright spots in an otherwise bleak season was the play of pitcher Ray Phillips (22-11, 2.73 ERA) and mid-season trade pickup 2B Oliver Black (.332, 10 HR, 66 RBI). In the Pacific division Seattle ended the six-year run of Sanfrancisco, taking the division crown with a 95-67 record, with an explosive offense led by star catcher Felix Beltran (.303, 39 HR, 149 RBI), an excellent rotation headed by Jorge Romero (17-5, 3.34 ERA) and a bullpen led by Eli Reynolds (11-4, 1.82 ERA) and Randy McHutcheon (36 saves) the Pioneers were hotly tipped to be the next World Champions. San Jose needed final day victory sparked by a pair of homeruns from LF Mike Carson (.286, 31 HR, 96 RBI) to finish the season on 87-wins and edge out Phoenix and LA for the wildcard spot. Los Angeles finished the season tied with Phoenix with 86-wins but despite boasting the WL’s most powerful offense featuring five players who hit at least 20 homeruns (C Al Wilson 30, RF Stu Leach 27, 3B Cesar Flores 23, LF Manuel Velasquez 23 and 2B Norberto Perez 21), their hit or miss pitching cost them in the end. Three-time defending WL champs Sanfrancisco dropped back from 99 to 85 wins, after their off-season spending spree the Gold’s pitching was a mixed bag, ace Bryan Marburg (15-10, 2.84 ERA) and newcomer Nate Maddox (15-10, 3.45 ERA) were solid but Brent Brown (5-8, 5.11 ERA) struggled and Jose Vazquez was lost for the season in early April having pitched just seven innings for Sanfrancisco. Once again in the division basement were San Diego (70-92), but the Mariners were not as bad as their record suggested, they boasted relatively strong pitching (4th best ERA in the WL) led by 25-year-old Felix Mendez (12-14, 3.93 ERA) and an offensive star in the making in 2B Norris Lindsey (.279, 32 HR, 113 RBI) the Mariners first round draft pick from 2041. On October 1st OKC and Denver duked it out for the Midwest division crown, OKC emerged triumphant after a hard-fought game, hero of the day was little used outfielder Leo Crocker who hit an eighth inning go-ahead 2-run homer in OKC’s 3-1 victory. Final Standings Midwest Division Oklahoma City 84-79 * (+) Denver 83-80 (+) Minneapolis 80-82 Kansas City 75-87 Omaha 69-93 Southwest Division Austin 91-71 * Phoenix 86-76 Las Vegas 85-77 Houston 80-82 Dallas 67-95 Pacific Division Seattle 95-67 * San Jose 87-75 * Los Angeles 86-76 Sanfrancisco 85-77 San Diego 70-92 + Oklahoma City defeat Denver to win Midwest division.

04-20-2026, 02:56 AM	#274
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2047 Season Notes Pre-Season – Seattle bolstered their pitching staff by trading for Charlotte’s disgruntled pitcher Cameron Schwenke, the cost was a high one for the Pioneers, 25-year-old CF Wes O’Neill (who had broken out in 2046 to the tune of .281, 33 HR, 102 RBI) but it was seen as a necessary sacrifice to improve their rotation. In Baltimore 35-year-old veteran LF Cesar Amaya suffered a fractured rib in an off-field accident ruling him out for the start of the season. April 4th – with his first hit of the day (his fifth of the season) New York SS Pancho Sousa joined Dixon Bodean as being one of only two players in NABL history to have amassed 3500 hits. He finished the day going 5 for 5 with a double and a pair of RBI’s in New York’s 4-2 victory over Philadelphia. April 8th – in just his second start since arriving from Las Vegas, Sanfrancisco pitcher Jose Vazquez suffered a torn rotator cuff ruling him out for the rest of the season. April 13th – after not being able to find a trade partner during the off-season for pitcher Bartolo Garcia, Phoenix lowered their asking price and eventually agreed to send him to Omaha for a pair of middling prospects, 3B Sergio Romo and pitcher Brett Rhodes. May 1st – Charlotte LF Rob Penney collected the 1000th RBI of his career in a losing effort as Charlotte fell 5-1 to Atlanta. May 5th – Miami’s star pitcher Steve Meyna suffered a ruptured finger tendon, ruling him out until September. May 8th – Miami moved quickly to fill the void left by the injury the Steve Meyna, packaging 3B Pancho Fernandez, pitching prospect Mauro Vazquez and $1.6M to San Jose for starting pitcher Peter Woods. May 22nd – Tampa Bay LF Jesus Rivera helped lift the Hurricanes to victory over division rivals Atlanta, he clubbed three homeruns in a four-hit outing and drove in five of Tampa Bay’s runs in a 9-6 win. May 23rd – Baltmore’s Cesar Amaya was in the wars again, suffering a fractured hand when he was hit by an Alfonso Zamora fastball during the Bulls 7-4 loss to Philadelphia. May 25th – Baltimore pitcher Samuel Bergier was just two outs away from a perfect game when he surrendered a bloop single to Miami’s LF Ken Dennis, the hit didn’t spark a comeback though, as Bergier regrouped and retired the next two batters with minimum fuss to complete an impressive one-hit shutout, taking just 82 pitches to dispose of the Everglades. May 26th – New York catcher Roberto Saldana came through for his team, blasting three homeruns and collecting six RBI’s in a 12-8 Senator victory over Boston. May 27th – New York closer Jesus Tobias collected the final two outs in the Senators 4-3 victory over Boston and in doing so became the latest member of the 300 save club. June 1st – Detroit’s star CF Tom Perkins suffered a torn PCL ending his season and leaving him facing a long road to recovery. June 3rd – New Orleans 2B Al O’Brien had an eventful day in the Blues victory over Cleveland, he drew a pair of walks and collected a hit, scored three runs, stole four bases and to cap it all off his lone hit was a Grand-Slam!!. June 5th – Indianapolis 2B David Evans scored the 1000th run of his career against Tampa Bay while the Hurricanes starter Shane Olson became only the third player to reach 3500 career strikeouts. June 15th – Las Vegas 3B Don Roberts belted three homers (including a Grand Slam) and drove in 7-RBI’s as the Gamblers cruised to a 13-3 victory over Dallas. June 22nd – Atlanta catcher Gabriel Melendez hit for the CYCLE (4-for-5, 5 RBI) against Boston, helping the Flames to a 7-4 victory. June 30th – Tampa Bay SS Brandon Buck suffered a torn abdominal muscle ruling him out for up to four months. July 3rd – Denver’s Eugene Fey reached the 2500 career strikeout milestone in the Wildcats 5-3 victory over San Jose July 4th – 21-year-old LF Antonio Cordero (.314, 11HR, 44 RBI in 66 games) one of the few bright spots for Washington in yet another forgettable season, suffered a torn rib muscle leaving him facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines. July 5th – Tampa Bay pitcher Robert Woodruff suffered a torn triceps ruling him out for the remainder of the season. July 6th – OKC 3B Julio Rosa hit a trio of homeruns and was responsible for all four of OKC’s runs in a losing effort against Minneapolis. July 7th – in a swap of young talented players, Dallas sent SS/2B Ray Massey (25 y/o) and LF John Porter (22 y/o) to Seattle for 2B Oliver Black (24 y/o), the motivation for Seattle was to get their hands on Porter (BNN #51 prospect) who was seen by some as a perfect replacement for Wes O’Neill whom they had traded away during the off-season for pitching help. July 8th – in what proved to be his last game action for Sanfrancisco, RF Adrian Ramirez blasted a walk-off Grand Slam to lift the Gold to a 12-8 victory over rivals San Jose. July 9th – Sanfrancisco traded veteran RF Adrian Ramirez to Indianapolis for a pair of prospects, SS Craig Carter and pitcher Pedro Pacheco. July 11th – Chicago traded SP Luis Davila to New York for RF Jose Peralta and 3B Francisco Alvarez. July 14th – with four hits in five at bats, a trio of homeruns and five RBI’s, Phoenix catcher Jose Gonzalez played a major role in the Eagles 8-6 victory over New York. July 25th – Sanfrancisco pulled the trigger on a trade that sent 3B Michael Langley to Dallas for 27-year-old infielder Francisco Sanchez and 20-year-old pitching prospect Gildas Licci. July 26th – Detroit 2B Mike Watson helped himself to six hits (including a pair of doubles) and three RBI’s as the Giants saw off Boston 6-4. July 28th – Detroit and Washington were involved in wild shootout, with the Giants eventually overcoming the Generals 14-12 in extra innings behind big days from 2B Mike Watson (4-for-5, 2B, HR, 6 RBI) and C Eduardo Alou (6-for-6, 2B, 2 RBI). July 29th – New York CF Hunter Jones played a leading role in the Senators 11-8 victory over Dallas, collecting six hits including a pair of homeruns and 8 RBI’s. July 31st – Las Vegas LF Vaughan Snyder was held hitless (0-3) by St. Louis ending his 27-game hitting streak. August 11th – Baltimore LF Cesar Amaya hit the DL again, this time a strained back muscle would rule him out for three weeks. August 12th – OKC pitcher Todd Dunn blitzed Dallas, striking out 15 in 7.2 innings of work while allowing just a pair of hits and a single walk. But Dunn’s big day was all in vain as Dallas mounted a comeback against the OKC bullpen. August 13th – in an eventful game between division rivals Philadelphia and Washington, three players clubbed Grand-Slams, RF Julian Morin and C Gary Lee for Philadelphia and 2B Antonio Aguilar for Washington. August 16th – San Jose starter Alexandre Cotovia took just 91-pitches to NO-HIT Omaha, Cotovia allowed three walks while striking out six in San Jose’s 6-0 victory. August 21st - After months of protracted take-over talks, Washington Generals owner Howard Steinberg finally gave in and significantly lowered his asking price, eventually agreeing to the sale of his franchise to a consortium fronted by Terrence Trafford with the NABL duly ratifying the deal in the following days. At Trafford’s inaugural speech he announced there would be no immediate changes to the management team but that come the end of the season “everything was on the table in our efforts to re-invigorate the sleeping giant that is the Generals”. Most observers felt this meant a complete teardown of the front office and management team a major overhaul of the playing staff and possibly even an attempt to move the franchise away from Washington in the future, depending how negotiations for a new stadium proceeded. September 3rd – Las Vegas ace Les Scott joined Larry de Meza, Cristobal Chapa and Shane Olson as the fourth member of the 3500K club. September 5th – Denver’s veteran closer Pablo Hernandez reached 400 career saves with a four-out performance against Kansas City. September 7th – Indianapolis 3B Xavier Cisneros drilled the 300th homerun of his career in the Racers 8-2 demolition of Detroit. September 8th – Las Vegas star Les Scott struck out fifteen Denver batters in the Gamblers comfortable 8-1 victory. September 14th – Denver LF John Wilkins blasted three homers and collected five RBI’s in a wild 14-12 Denver victory over division foes Minneapolis. September 16th – in the thick of the playoff hunt Phoenix received some bad news, pitcher George Buchanan, who had suffered from back spasms throughout the season, had to be shut down for the remainder of the campaign by team doctors. September 20th – Washington’s Mario Balderas had a day to remember, belting a trio of homeruns (including a Grand Slam) and driving in eight of the Generals 13 runs in a 13-5 victory over Boston. It was the second time Balderas had hit a Grand-Slam against Boston during the season (hitting one in a loss back on May 15th) September 21st – Philadelphia 2B Jose Villalobos collected the 2500th hit of his illustrious career in Philadelphia’s 6-4 victory over New York. September 22nd – Sanfrancisco ace Bryan Marburg reached 2500 career strikeouts with an 8K performance in the Gold’s 6-2 victory over Los Angeles. September 28th – Tampa Bay’s playoff plans suffered a blow with the news the RF John Salazar would miss the remainder of the season and all of the postseason with a fractured hand.

Yesterday, 02:58 AM	#276
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2047 Playoffs Championship Round The ELCS between New York and Tampa Bay saw two offensively focused teams go head-to-head in what was expected to be an entertaining series. The ELCS had not been kind to the two teams in the past, with the pair having previously combined for eleven appearances and only three victories (TB in 2021 and 2033 while NY were victorious in 2026). A blustery night in New York saw the home team take an early lead on RF Jose Ibarra’s 2-RBI homerun, Tampa threatened to erase the lead in the fourth but a timely Pancho Sousa to Jerry Wright double-play kept New York on top. The Senators effectively wrapped the game up next inning, erupting for five runs and although the Hurricanes cut into the deficit with homeruns from C Jose Ruiz and 1B Jesus Rivera they never really threatened New York’s lead as the Senators coasted to an 8-4 victory. Game two was much closer with neither team able to break the game open until the seventh inning, when a CF Hunter Jones inspired three-run outburst saw New York take control on their way to a 7-3 win. Hunter Jones was at his best again two nights later, scoring or driving-in all four of New York’s runs (2-RBI’s, 2 runs scored) as the Senators squeezed past the Hurricanes 4-2, with closer Jesus Tobias stranding a pair of TB runners on base in the ninth. With New York firmly in control of the series, Tampa Bay rallied behind the scintillating pitching of Saikaku Yoshida (7.0 IP, 5H, 1R, 8K) to build a 5-1 lead in game four, but once Yoshida left the game the wheels fell off for the Hurricanes, Enrique Segura and Daniel Gibson combined to allow three runs in the eighth and closer Billy Ray Sanders dished up a 2-run homer to LF Liam Hawkins in the ninth, as New York proved too much for Tampa Bay to handle, completing the series sweep and booking their place in the World Series for a second time. The Western League pennant series saw division rivals Seattle and San Jose go head-to-head for the first time in postseason play. With Seattle owning the home advantage and possessing the league’s top scoring offense many people expected a comfortable series for the Pioneers. As expected, Seattle took game one, a strong outing from starter Jorge Romero (7.2 IP, 4H, 1R, 1BB, 9K) and a seventh inning 2-RBI double from bat of catcher Felix Beltran proving to be enough in a tighter than expected 3-1 victory. Game two was another closely fought pitching battle with neither team able to build a lead through nine innings sending the game to extras tied at two. With one out in the bottom of the tenth SS Cesar Sanchez drilled a triple off of San Jose’s star reliever Steve Beaubien putting the winning run just 90-feet from home, next man up RF Scott Lewis fought off several pitches before hitting a flyball deep enough into centerfield to allow Sanchez to canter home for the walk-off run as Seattle took a 2-0 series lead ahead of three games in San Jose. Game three was another extra inning affair, but this time San Jose edged past their visitors, courtesy of a LF Mike Carson 10th inning walk-off RBI-single capping a thrilling come-from-behind victory (the Pioneers had led 3-1 after seven innings). The following night, homeruns from LF Mike Carson and RF Pancho Delgado helped San Jose build an early lead but a furious Seattle fightback threatened cancel out their advantage, however closer Steve Beaubien remained calm as he navigated a tense final inning to secure the series tying 6-4 win. With the series on a knife edge at two-games apiece, fans were treated to easily the best game of the series in game five. Both teams took turns to lead but neither could find a way to win in regulation, and so for the third time in the series a game went to extra innings. Seattle opened the tenth inning putting two men aboard, but a brilliant defensive play from SS Kip Chase and a pair of Steve Beaubien strikeouts denied the Pioneers the opportunity to score. After that drama neither team could find a way to get on base until the twelfth when with two out San Jose PH Bob Mahoney battled with Eli Reynolds for thirteen pitches before earning a walk, next man up C Pepe Gonzales didn’t hang around, as he drilled the first pitch he saw from Reynolds, deep into the stands for a dramatic walk-off win that put San Jose on the verge of a stunning upset. The teams returned to Seattle for games six and seven with the home team up against it and knowing there would be no second chances. In their most complete game of the postseason, Seattle rolled to a comfortable 4-0 series tying victory, Cameron Schwenke and Francis Harvey combined to shutout the visiting Spartans allowing just three hits between them, while homeruns from 3B Morihiro Makino and RF Scott Lewis provided the offense. The winner-takes-all game seven turned out to be a damp squib compared to earlier games in the series, as Seattle opened an early five-run lead courtesy of C Felix Beltran’s 3-RBI homerun and 2B Ray Massey’s 2-RBI single, the clearly shellshocked Spartans failed to mount any semblance of a comeback as the Pioneers cruised to a 7-2 Pennant clinching victory.

Yesterday, 03:01 AM	#277
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 276	2047 Playoffs World Series The World Series featured two teams who could score for fun (SEA #1 scoring offense in the NABL and NY #2), both teams were also undefeated at home during their playoff run which gave Seattle a slight edge, but where New York were also unbeaten on their travels, Seattle had not managed a single win on the road which pretty much nullified their advantage and made predicting the winner of the 2047 Fall Classic too close to call. New York continued their unbeaten postseason run at Seattle’s expense in the series opener, the game was as close as expected with neither team giving an inch and the end when it came was both confusing and controversial. With one out in the bottom of the ninth and the visiting Senators clinging to a narrow 4-3 lead, back-to-back hits put men on first and third for Seattle and when SS Cesar Sanchez flew out deep to center, it allowed Dale Everhart to canter home from third for what appeared to be the tying run. However, Eagle eyed New York manager Matt Tate challenged the play and upon review Everhart was called out, as in his haste to score he had failed to tag up, turning an apparent game-tying sacrifice fly into a game ending double play. Determined to atone for his baserunning error the night before, 22-year-old Seattle CF Dale Everhart opened the scoring in game two with a second inning RBI-double, catcher Felix Beltran’s homerun in the sixth broke New York’s resistance and a flurry of late runs wrapped up Seattle’s series levelling victory. Two days later Seattle’s road woes returned once again, as behind a solid outing from starter Jorge Cisneros (6.2 IP, 6H, 1R, 0BB 7K) and homeruns from LF Liam Hawkins and 1B Jerry Wright, New York cruised to a 6-1 victory. Game four saw New York starter Joe Taylor struggle early, surrendering a pair of first inning homeruns as Seattle exploded for six runs in the opening frame. Pioneer starter Roger Schumacher was in cruise control throughout his seven innings of work, however once he left the game Seattle’s bullpen had some trouble maintaining control allowing the Senators to cut their deficit from seven to two runs, but Francis Harvey took the mound for Seattle in the ninth and stopped New York’s rally dead in its tracks as the Pioneers broke their road duck taking the game 8-6. Game five was the last home game of the season for the Senators and the hometown fans turned out in force, New York gave them plenty to cheer early on, building a 3-0 lead after the opening two frames. NY starter David Salas eventually ran into trouble in the fifth surrendering back-to-back RBI-singles and a 2-Run homer to C Felix Beltran to give Seattle the lead. With New York unable to answer, the visitors added an insurance run in the eighth before Francis Harvey once again breezed through the ninth to collect his second consecutive save and give Seattle the series lead for the first time. New York opened game six with a bang, slamming a pair of homeruns in the first inning and building an early five run lead, Seattle clawed their way back into the game cutting the deficit to a single run heading into the eighth inning. 3B Joe Baker’s RBI-single extended New York’s lead only for Seattle 2B Ray Massey’s RBI-double to cut the lead to a single run again. In the top of the ninth RF Michael Miller drilled a solo homerun to once again push New York’s lead to two, and although Seattle threatened briefly in the bottom of the inning, New York closer Jesus Tobias held his nerve to close out the 7-5 victory and send the series to a deciding seventh game. For the second consecutive year and the fourth time in six years the World Series went to a winner-takes-all game 7. On a damp chilly night in the Pacific Northwest, the hometown Pioneers drew first blood plating the game’s first run on LF Juan Marin’s third inning sacrifice fly, New York tied proceedings in the fourth before edging ahead one inning later. With starter Joe Taylor’s pitch-count rising fast, New York manager Matt Tate turned to his bullpen to navigate the last three innings, a task which proved to be too much for them to handle, Chris Miller surrendered the lead on a 2-RBI double to C Felix Beltran while Steven Berry gave up a solo bomb to RF Scott Lewis which provided Seattle with a two-run cushion. With the game entering its final stretch, New York threw everything they had (including the kitchen sink) at Seattle, Pioneer closer Francis Harvey retired the first man he faced before surrendering a pair of singles and making way for Eli Reynolds who struck out RF Michael Miller then walked 1B Jerry Wright to load the bases. Jose Cavazos then took the mound and walked C Roberto Saldana on four pitches forcing in a run and cutting the lead to just one, in desperation Seattle manager Luis Chavez turned to game four starter Roger Schumacher to get the final elusive out. Schumacher came through for his manager, enticing 3B Joe Baker to hit a weak groundball to SS Cesar Sanchez who calmy threw Baker out at first to wrap up the game, delivering Seattle their second World championship, thirty-one years on from their first. 2047 Playoff Recap Divisional Series EL: New York 3-0 Detroit, Tampa Bay 3-2 Philadelphia WL: Seattle 3-2 Oklahoma City, San Jose 3-1 Austin Championship Series EL: New York 4-0 Tampa Bay WL: Seattle 4-3 San Jose World Series Seattle 4-3 New York