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FuzzyRussianHat · 10-24-2025, 08:21 PM

Designated hitter Hazem Ibrahim was Arab League Baseball’s only Hall of Famer in 2037 with a first ballot selection at 80.4%. 1B Faqi Al-Thakur barely missed the 66% requirement on his penultimate chance with 64.4% for the ninth ballot. Three others were above 50% with 1B Mohamed Ali Mansour at 58.6% on his third try, SP Muhammad Fadel at 54.1% with is fourth attempt, and SP Ahmed Essa at 54.1% in his debut.

Dropped after ten ballots was 3B/2B Abdul Rahman Abu Hamal, who peaked at 32.0% in 2029 and ended at 4.8%. He had a 23-year career with six Silver Sluggers, one Gold Glove, and two championship rings with Medina. He was finals MVP in the Mastodons’ 2005 triumph. Abu Hamal had 2779 games, 2921 hits, 1381 runs, 773 doubles, 88 triples, 280 home runs, 1318 RBI, 552 walks, 1295 strikeouts, 510 steals, .283/.324/.457 slash, 112 wRC+, and 76.8 WAR.

Abu Hamal is ALB’s all-time leader in doubles and ranks 8^th on the world leaderboard. He also ranks 5^th in games, 37^th in runs, 11^th in hits, 36^th in total bases (4710), 91^st in triples, 54^th in RBI, and 24^th in WAR for position players. Abu Hamal was never an MVP finalist and had almost no black ink though. Most voters dismissed him as a compiler who was merely above average for two decades. Still, holding the doubles title in ALB is a strong distinction, although Emad Tarek has a chance to catch him in either 2037 or 2038.

Hazem Ibrahim – Designated Hitter – Cairo Pharaohs – 80.4% First Ballot

Hazem Ibrahim was a 5’10’’, 205 pound right-handed designated hitter from El Harga, Egypt; an oasis town of about 87,000 in the center of the country. Ibrahim in his prime was a very well rounded batter against both sides, although he had a slight edge facing left-handed pitching (.980 OPS, 153 wRC+) compared to righties (.904 OPS, 140 wRC+). He had reliably strong power with good contact skills and an excellent eye for walks, although his strikeout rate was iffy.

Although he never was a league leader in home runs, he was good for 40 dingers and 34 doubles per his 162 game average. Ibrahim’s baserunning skills were decent, but lousy speed limited him. He was a true designated hitter who made one start and played only 22.1 career innings in the field. Ibrahim was also one of the great ironmen and never missed time to injury, playing 140+ games each year from 2015-30. He was considered very loyal to teammates, but he also liked to get paid.

Ibrahim quickly emerged as a top batting prospect out of Egypt for the 2012 ALB Draft. Despite his lack of defensive potential, he was selected #7 by Cairo. Ibrahim was still a bit raw and played only 26 games with five starts in his first two seasons. He was on the roster full-time and a part-time starter in 2015 with 5.3 WAR and 1.026 OPS over 143 games and 97 starts. That earned Ibrahim the full-time gig for the next seven seasons for the Pharaohs.

He won Silver Sluggers in 2017, 18, 20, 21, and 22. After the 2017 season, he signed a five-year, $36 million extension. Cairo ended a 13-year playoff drought and Ibrahim was Western Conference Final MVP, although they were defeated by Casablanca. This started a nine-year reign atop the Nile Division for the Pharaohs. Cairo had playoff woes initially, falling to Tripoli in the 2018-19 conference finals despite having 100 and 111 win seasons, respectively.

Ibrahim won his first MVP in 2018 with conference and career bests for runs (127), hits (222), total bases (433), OBP (.418), wRC+ (204), and WAR (10.4). He also had his career high for doubles (51) and batting average (.352) along with 50 homers and 125 RBI. Ibrahim had his best for RBI the next year at 148 and followed it with 147 and 145. From 2020-22, he had three straight seasons with 50+ homers.

In 2020, Ibrahim was third in MVP voting. He won the award for the second time in 2021, then finished second in 2022. 2021 had his best for homers (59), and OPS (1.119) and was his second time as the leader in WAR (8.1) and wRC+ (187). He led in doubles with 51 in 2022. In 2020 and 2021, Cairo got over the Western Conference Final hump. They finally got one against Tripoli in 2020 and bested Jerusalem in 2021.

The Pharaohs filled to win it all though, losing the Arab League Championship to Basra in 2020 and Jeddah in 2021. Ibrahim’s playoff stats were outstanding over 40 career starts with 55 hits, 28 runs, 14 doubles, 12 home runs, 34 RBI, 25 walks, .387/.480/.739 slash, 210 wRC+, and 3.1 WAR. Ibrahim’s 1.227 OPS is the 4^th-best in ALB playoff history among anyone with 40+ plate appearances.

Cairo did also qualify as an at-large team for the 2021 Baseball Grand Championship, although they were only 8-11. Ibrahim delivered on that stage too with 21 hits, 12 runs, 5 doubles, 5 homers, 12 RBI, 1.067 OPS, 189 wRC+, and 1.2 WAR. In 2022, the Pharaohs failed to make the conference final for the first time of the streak, dropping the first round matchup to eventual ALB champ Casablanca.

Although Ibrahim was very proud of his time in Cairo, he knew he could get big money with free agency coming after the 2022 season. At age 30, he left Egypt and the Arab League. In 1301 games, Ibrahim had 1553 hits, 876 runs, 330 doubles, 364 homers, 979 RBI, 541 walks, 1086 strikeouts, .325/.393/.631 slash, 172 wRC+, and 55.6 WAR. For his role in two pennant wins, Ibrahim’s #22 uniform would later be retired by the Pharaohs.

Although he left Egypt, Ibrahim would continue to represent his country in the World Baseball Championship. From 2016-29, he played 103 games with 63 hits, 43 runs, 12 doubles, 26 homers, 58 RBI, .194/.319/.472 slash, and 2.6 WAR. The lone playoff berth for the Egyptians with Ibrahim was 2027.

In his last year with Cairo, Ibrahim made his biggest annual salary yet at $8,400,000. He more than tripled that as he joined Major League Baseball and Phoenix in 2023 on a seven-year, $177,000,000 deal. Ibrahim would make $28 million in his best seasons financially in Arizona.

He never lived up to his Cairo hype with the Firebirds, but he was still generally a reliably decent starter good for 30-40 homers and an OPS above .800. Phoenix was stuck in the middle tier in the 2020s with a lone first round exit in 2023. In six seasons, Ibrahim played 967 games with 901 hits, 510 runs, 140 doubles, 211 home runs, 548 RBI, 459 walks, 627 strikeouts, .255/.340/.477 slash, 116 wRC+, and 14.5 WAR.

While not a complete bust, Phoenix officials were a bit let down that he never came close to Silver Slugger level. They voided the team option seventh year, sending Ibrahim to free agency for 2029 at age 36. He returned to ALB on a two-year, $14,400,000 deal with Baghdad. The Brown Bears were a perennial loser and struggled to 63 wins in 2029, although they did get to .500 in 2030.

By this point, Ibrahim’s production stayed around the lower MLB levels even in ALB. In 311 games for Baghdad, Ibrahim had 279 hits, 172 runs, 70 doubles, 60 homers, 156 RBI, 161 walks, .251/.347/.482 slash, 111 wRC+, and 3.8 WAR. He signed a veteran minimum deal with Kuwait in 2031 and only played 31 games, although he had .970 OPS and 0.6 WAR in the small sample. Ibrahim wasn’t signed in 2032 and finally retired that winter shortly after his 40^th birthday.

For his entire pro career, Ibrahim played 2610 games with 2753 hits, 1571 runs, 545 doubles, 29 triples, 640 home runs, 1693 RBI, 1169 walks, 1992 strikeouts, 110 steals, .290/.367/.556 slash, 143 wRC+, and 74.5 WAR. Just in ALB, Ibrahim had 1643 games, 1852 hits, 1061 runs, 405 doubles, 22 triples, 429 home runs, 1145 RBI, 710 walks, 1365 strikeouts, 103 steals, .311/.384/.603 slash, 160 wRC+, and 60.0 WAR.

Playing six MLB seasons lowered his ALB totals, ranking 95^th in runs, 86^th in total bases (3588), 68^th in homers, 75^th in RBI, 38^th in walks, and 59^th in WAR among position players. His .987 OPS was 29^th among all ALB batters with 3000+ plate appearances and his triple slash is 78^th/20^th/40^th. The rate stats and the accolades like two MVPs helped overcome the lack of accumulations and the DH penalty that would make many Hall of Fame voters balk.

The real clincher for Ibrahim was his outstanding playoff stats. He was remembered as a clutch hitter who played a big role in two conference titles and five straight conference finals trips for Cairo. Those factors and a quieter 2037 ballot made Ibrahim’s resume pop out. At 80.4%, Ibrahim was Arab League Baseball’s lone inductee for 2037.

10-24-2025, 08:21 PM	#2522
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,901	2037 ALB Hall of Fame Designated hitter Hazem Ibrahim was Arab League Baseball’s only Hall of Famer in 2037 with a first ballot selection at 80.4%. 1B Faqi Al-Thakur barely missed the 66% requirement on his penultimate chance with 64.4% for the ninth ballot. Three others were above 50% with 1B Mohamed Ali Mansour at 58.6% on his third try, SP Muhammad Fadel at 54.1% with is fourth attempt, and SP Ahmed Essa at 54.1% in his debut. Dropped after ten ballots was 3B/2B Abdul Rahman Abu Hamal, who peaked at 32.0% in 2029 and ended at 4.8%. He had a 23-year career with six Silver Sluggers, one Gold Glove, and two championship rings with Medina. He was finals MVP in the Mastodons’ 2005 triumph. Abu Hamal had 2779 games, 2921 hits, 1381 runs, 773 doubles, 88 triples, 280 home runs, 1318 RBI, 552 walks, 1295 strikeouts, 510 steals, .283/.324/.457 slash, 112 wRC+, and 76.8 WAR. Abu Hamal is ALB’s all-time leader in doubles and ranks 8^th on the world leaderboard. He also ranks 5^th in games, 37^th in runs, 11^th in hits, 36^th in total bases (4710), 91^st in triples, 54^th in RBI, and 24^th in WAR for position players. Abu Hamal was never an MVP finalist and had almost no black ink though. Most voters dismissed him as a compiler who was merely above average for two decades. Still, holding the doubles title in ALB is a strong distinction, although Emad Tarek has a chance to catch him in either 2037 or 2038. Hazem Ibrahim – Designated Hitter – Cairo Pharaohs – 80.4% First Ballot Hazem Ibrahim was a 5’10’’, 205 pound right-handed designated hitter from El Harga, Egypt; an oasis town of about 87,000 in the center of the country. Ibrahim in his prime was a very well rounded batter against both sides, although he had a slight edge facing left-handed pitching (.980 OPS, 153 wRC+) compared to righties (.904 OPS, 140 wRC+). He had reliably strong power with good contact skills and an excellent eye for walks, although his strikeout rate was iffy. Although he never was a league leader in home runs, he was good for 40 dingers and 34 doubles per his 162 game average. Ibrahim’s baserunning skills were decent, but lousy speed limited him. He was a true designated hitter who made one start and played only 22.1 career innings in the field. Ibrahim was also one of the great ironmen and never missed time to injury, playing 140+ games each year from 2015-30. He was considered very loyal to teammates, but he also liked to get paid. Ibrahim quickly emerged as a top batting prospect out of Egypt for the 2012 ALB Draft. Despite his lack of defensive potential, he was selected #7 by Cairo. Ibrahim was still a bit raw and played only 26 games with five starts in his first two seasons. He was on the roster full-time and a part-time starter in 2015 with 5.3 WAR and 1.026 OPS over 143 games and 97 starts. That earned Ibrahim the full-time gig for the next seven seasons for the Pharaohs. He won Silver Sluggers in 2017, 18, 20, 21, and 22. After the 2017 season, he signed a five-year, $36 million extension. Cairo ended a 13-year playoff drought and Ibrahim was Western Conference Final MVP, although they were defeated by Casablanca. This started a nine-year reign atop the Nile Division for the Pharaohs. Cairo had playoff woes initially, falling to Tripoli in the 2018-19 conference finals despite having 100 and 111 win seasons, respectively. Ibrahim won his first MVP in 2018 with conference and career bests for runs (127), hits (222), total bases (433), OBP (.418), wRC+ (204), and WAR (10.4). He also had his career high for doubles (51) and batting average (.352) along with 50 homers and 125 RBI. Ibrahim had his best for RBI the next year at 148 and followed it with 147 and 145. From 2020-22, he had three straight seasons with 50+ homers. In 2020, Ibrahim was third in MVP voting. He won the award for the second time in 2021, then finished second in 2022. 2021 had his best for homers (59), and OPS (1.119) and was his second time as the leader in WAR (8.1) and wRC+ (187). He led in doubles with 51 in 2022. In 2020 and 2021, Cairo got over the Western Conference Final hump. They finally got one against Tripoli in 2020 and bested Jerusalem in 2021. The Pharaohs filled to win it all though, losing the Arab League Championship to Basra in 2020 and Jeddah in 2021. Ibrahim’s playoff stats were outstanding over 40 career starts with 55 hits, 28 runs, 14 doubles, 12 home runs, 34 RBI, 25 walks, .387/.480/.739 slash, 210 wRC+, and 3.1 WAR. Ibrahim’s 1.227 OPS is the 4^th-best in ALB playoff history among anyone with 40+ plate appearances. Cairo did also qualify as an at-large team for the 2021 Baseball Grand Championship, although they were only 8-11. Ibrahim delivered on that stage too with 21 hits, 12 runs, 5 doubles, 5 homers, 12 RBI, 1.067 OPS, 189 wRC+, and 1.2 WAR. In 2022, the Pharaohs failed to make the conference final for the first time of the streak, dropping the first round matchup to eventual ALB champ Casablanca. Although Ibrahim was very proud of his time in Cairo, he knew he could get big money with free agency coming after the 2022 season. At age 30, he left Egypt and the Arab League. In 1301 games, Ibrahim had 1553 hits, 876 runs, 330 doubles, 364 homers, 979 RBI, 541 walks, 1086 strikeouts, .325/.393/.631 slash, 172 wRC+, and 55.6 WAR. For his role in two pennant wins, Ibrahim’s #22 uniform would later be retired by the Pharaohs. Although he left Egypt, Ibrahim would continue to represent his country in the World Baseball Championship. From 2016-29, he played 103 games with 63 hits, 43 runs, 12 doubles, 26 homers, 58 RBI, .194/.319/.472 slash, and 2.6 WAR. The lone playoff berth for the Egyptians with Ibrahim was 2027. In his last year with Cairo, Ibrahim made his biggest annual salary yet at $8,400,000. He more than tripled that as he joined Major League Baseball and Phoenix in 2023 on a seven-year, $177,000,000 deal. Ibrahim would make $28 million in his best seasons financially in Arizona. He never lived up to his Cairo hype with the Firebirds, but he was still generally a reliably decent starter good for 30-40 homers and an OPS above .800. Phoenix was stuck in the middle tier in the 2020s with a lone first round exit in 2023. In six seasons, Ibrahim played 967 games with 901 hits, 510 runs, 140 doubles, 211 home runs, 548 RBI, 459 walks, 627 strikeouts, .255/.340/.477 slash, 116 wRC+, and 14.5 WAR. While not a complete bust, Phoenix officials were a bit let down that he never came close to Silver Slugger level. They voided the team option seventh year, sending Ibrahim to free agency for 2029 at age 36. He returned to ALB on a two-year, $14,400,000 deal with Baghdad. The Brown Bears were a perennial loser and struggled to 63 wins in 2029, although they did get to .500 in 2030. By this point, Ibrahim’s production stayed around the lower MLB levels even in ALB. In 311 games for Baghdad, Ibrahim had 279 hits, 172 runs, 70 doubles, 60 homers, 156 RBI, 161 walks, .251/.347/.482 slash, 111 wRC+, and 3.8 WAR. He signed a veteran minimum deal with Kuwait in 2031 and only played 31 games, although he had .970 OPS and 0.6 WAR in the small sample. Ibrahim wasn’t signed in 2032 and finally retired that winter shortly after his 40^th birthday. For his entire pro career, Ibrahim played 2610 games with 2753 hits, 1571 runs, 545 doubles, 29 triples, 640 home runs, 1693 RBI, 1169 walks, 1992 strikeouts, 110 steals, .290/.367/.556 slash, 143 wRC+, and 74.5 WAR. Just in ALB, Ibrahim had 1643 games, 1852 hits, 1061 runs, 405 doubles, 22 triples, 429 home runs, 1145 RBI, 710 walks, 1365 strikeouts, 103 steals, .311/.384/.603 slash, 160 wRC+, and 60.0 WAR. Playing six MLB seasons lowered his ALB totals, ranking 95^th in runs, 86^th in total bases (3588), 68^th in homers, 75^th in RBI, 38^th in walks, and 59^th in WAR among position players. His .987 OPS was 29^th among all ALB batters with 3000+ plate appearances and his triple slash is 78^th/20^th/40^th. The rate stats and the accolades like two MVPs helped overcome the lack of accumulations and the DH penalty that would make many Hall of Fame voters balk. The real clincher for Ibrahim was his outstanding playoff stats. He was remembered as a clutch hitter who played a big role in two conference titles and five straight conference finals trips for Cairo. Those factors and a quieter 2037 ballot made Ibrahim’s resume pop out. At 80.4%, Ibrahim was Arab League Baseball’s lone inductee for 2037. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)