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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-17-2023, 12:39 PM

Mexico City’s dominance continued yet again in the Mexican League as the five-time defending league champ dominated the South Division at 102-60. The Aztecs now have seven consecutive playoff berths, tying the CABA record. Queretaro was a distant second at 86-76, but that was enough to get the wild card, the first playoff berth for the expansion Terriers in their 11^th season. Mexicali won the North Division for the second time in three years, first at 90-62. They were seven ahead of Hermosillo and eigth better than both Juarez and Monterrey. Last year’s division winner Tijuana fell to 75-87.

Veteran Mexico City shortstop Aaron Valencia won his third league MVP. The 33-year old Puerto Rican was the WARlord at 10.0 and led in total bases with 363. He had a .329 average, 31 home runs, 200 hits, and 104 runs. The Aztecs also had the Pitcher of the ear with Venezuelan righty Flor Perez. The 28-year old was the ERA leader at 1.97 with a 46 FIP-, adding 7.3 WAR and 244 strikeouts over 182.2 innings with a 15-7 record and 17 saves.

Wild card Queretaro upset Mexicali on the road in the first round, sending the Terriers to their first ever Mexican League Championship Series. They were no match ultimately for the Mexico City dynasty, who took the series 4-1. The Aztecs have won six straight league titles, the first six-peat in Mexican League history (Mexicali had a five-peat from 1950-54).

Trinidad was the top team in the Caribbean League with a 96-66 record atop the Island Division. This gives the Trail Blazers three playoff berths in four years. Havana was second at 91-71, taking the wild card by four games over Haiti. The Hurricanes also earn a third berth in four years. Honduras won a very competitive Continental Division. The Horsemen were 86-76, one game better than Panama and two ahead of both defending league champ Guatemala and Salvador. That ends the Ghosts’ three-year league title run and five-year playoff streak. It was the first playoff berth since 1967 for the Horsemen.

Guatemala CF Wesley Dubar won a Caribbean League record seventh MVP award. Still only 29 years old, the right-handed Panamanian led the league in runs (112), RBI (128), walks (75), total bases (407), triple slash (.346/.421/.719), OPS (1.140), wRC+ (193) and WAR (11.6). Dubar also had 46 home runs, his fourth straight year with 45+ dingers. Pitcher of the Year was Havana’s Cajetano Ortega, who won the award previously in 1967 with Merida. Traded to the Hurricanes in 1970, the 31-year old was the ERA leader (2.03), WARlord (9.2), WIHP leader (0.83) and quality starts leader (26) with 54 FIP-, 274 strikeouts and 235 innings.

Wild card Havana topped Honduras 3-1 in the first round, sweeping them with the Horsemen only scoring on their handicap. The Hurricanes would fall to division foe Trinidad 4-1 in the Caribbean League Championship Series. The Trail Blazers become the first of the 1962 expansion teams to win a league title, doing so in their 11^th season.

In the 62^nd Central American Baseball Association Championship, Mexico City remained kings of CABA, sweeping Trinidad. The Aztecs become the first team in CABA history to four-peat as overall champs, getting their fifth title in six years and ninth overall. 1B Solomon Aragon was finals and MLCS MVP, getting 18 hits, 11 runs, 4 home runs, and 12 RBI in 9 games. Mexico City is the third pro franchise in any league to win four or more consecutive overall titles along with MLB’s Philadelphia (six-peat from 1941-47) and EAB’s Pyongyang (four-peat from 1965-68).

Other notes: 39-year old pitcher Ronaldo Antunez allowed 341 hits over 264.2 innings, a CABA-single season record for most hits allowed as of 2037. Haiti stole 467 bases as a team, which remained the CABA single-season record until 2032. SS Ivan Marrero earned his ninth Gold Glove. SS Aaron Valencia won his ninth Silver Slugger.

08-17-2023, 12:39 PM	#513
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,363	1972 in CABA Mexico City’s dominance continued yet again in the Mexican League as the five-time defending league champ dominated the South Division at 102-60. The Aztecs now have seven consecutive playoff berths, tying the CABA record. Queretaro was a distant second at 86-76, but that was enough to get the wild card, the first playoff berth for the expansion Terriers in their 11^th season. Mexicali won the North Division for the second time in three years, first at 90-62. They were seven ahead of Hermosillo and eigth better than both Juarez and Monterrey. Last year’s division winner Tijuana fell to 75-87. Veteran Mexico City shortstop Aaron Valencia won his third league MVP. The 33-year old Puerto Rican was the WARlord at 10.0 and led in total bases with 363. He had a .329 average, 31 home runs, 200 hits, and 104 runs. The Aztecs also had the Pitcher of the ear with Venezuelan righty Flor Perez. The 28-year old was the ERA leader at 1.97 with a 46 FIP-, adding 7.3 WAR and 244 strikeouts over 182.2 innings with a 15-7 record and 17 saves. Wild card Queretaro upset Mexicali on the road in the first round, sending the Terriers to their first ever Mexican League Championship Series. They were no match ultimately for the Mexico City dynasty, who took the series 4-1. The Aztecs have won six straight league titles, the first six-peat in Mexican League history (Mexicali had a five-peat from 1950-54). Trinidad was the top team in the Caribbean League with a 96-66 record atop the Island Division. This gives the Trail Blazers three playoff berths in four years. Havana was second at 91-71, taking the wild card by four games over Haiti. The Hurricanes also earn a third berth in four years. Honduras won a very competitive Continental Division. The Horsemen were 86-76, one game better than Panama and two ahead of both defending league champ Guatemala and Salvador. That ends the Ghosts’ three-year league title run and five-year playoff streak. It was the first playoff berth since 1967 for the Horsemen. Guatemala CF Wesley Dubar won a Caribbean League record seventh MVP award. Still only 29 years old, the right-handed Panamanian led the league in runs (112), RBI (128), walks (75), total bases (407), triple slash (.346/.421/.719), OPS (1.140), wRC+ (193) and WAR (11.6). Dubar also had 46 home runs, his fourth straight year with 45+ dingers. Pitcher of the Year was Havana’s Cajetano Ortega, who won the award previously in 1967 with Merida. Traded to the Hurricanes in 1970, the 31-year old was the ERA leader (2.03), WARlord (9.2), WIHP leader (0.83) and quality starts leader (26) with 54 FIP-, 274 strikeouts and 235 innings. Wild card Havana topped Honduras 3-1 in the first round, sweeping them with the Horsemen only scoring on their handicap. The Hurricanes would fall to division foe Trinidad 4-1 in the Caribbean League Championship Series. The Trail Blazers become the first of the 1962 expansion teams to win a league title, doing so in their 11^th season. In the 62^nd Central American Baseball Association Championship, Mexico City remained kings of CABA, sweeping Trinidad. The Aztecs become the first team in CABA history to four-peat as overall champs, getting their fifth title in six years and ninth overall. 1B Solomon Aragon was finals and MLCS MVP, getting 18 hits, 11 runs, 4 home runs, and 12 RBI in 9 games. Mexico City is the third pro franchise in any league to win four or more consecutive overall titles along with MLB’s Philadelphia (six-peat from 1941-47) and EAB’s Pyongyang (four-peat from 1965-68). Other notes: 39-year old pitcher Ronaldo Antunez allowed 341 hits over 264.2 innings, a CABA-single season record for most hits allowed as of 2037. Haiti stole 467 bases as a team, which remained the CABA single-season record until 2032. SS Ivan Marrero earned his ninth Gold Glove. SS Aaron Valencia won his ninth Silver Slugger. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)