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Defending champ Medellin fell to fourth place in the Bolivar North Division in year two of Beisbol Sudamerica at 84 wins. Caracas, who only won 75 in the first season, rolled to a 112-50 season. Valencia was their closest competitor at 100-62. In the South Division, Lima was first at 95-67, seven games better than last year’s champ Callao.

Veteran shortstop Sid Guijarro would win the MVP for Bogota, posting a 11.9 WAR season. Next season would be his last as a torn labrum would end his career prematurely. Pitcher of the year was Lima’s Mohamed Ramos, a 23-year old Bolivian who struck out a ridiculous 484 batters. With his five pitches, including a dominant fastball, slider, and forkball, this would be only the beginning for one of the greatest pitchers to have ever lived.

Despite Ramos’ dominance, Lima wouldn’t have any luck in the postseason against Caracas, as the Colts swept the BLCS.



Year two in the Southern Cone also had new division champs. Fortaleza ran away with it in Brazil at 96-66, 14 games ahead of defending champ Brasilia. In the South, Santiago was first at 100-62, five better than Buenos Aires and six over last year’s division champ Rosario.

MVP went to Saints third baseman Yukiichi De Leon, a Brazilian/Japanese dual national. He led Liga Cono Sur in WAR (11.4) and OPS (.976). Foxes ace Ian Silverio was Pitcher of the Year, as the 28-year old Chilean was the leader in wins, putting him ahead of other pitchers with far more impressive advanced stats.

Fortaleza would down Santiago in five games for the Southern Cone crown. In Copa Sudamerica, the Foxes continued to roll, sweeping Caracas and giving a Brazilian team its first Beisbol Sudamerica title.