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Old 08-09-2024, 11:22 PM   #1505
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CABA After 100 Years

With the 2010 season complete, the Central American Baseball Association joined Major League Baseball as the pro leagues with 100 years of history. Here’s a look at how CABA has played out over 100 seasons.



Mexico City has the most overall CABA titles at 10, despite having the eighth most playoff appearances. Ecatepec and Monterrey both have the next most CABA rings at eight, while Santo Domingo, Honduras, and Salvador each have seven.

In terms of subleague titles, the Matadors lead the Mexican League at 18, followed by the Explosion at 14, the Aztecs with 12, and Juarez at 11. Monterrey has the highest team score at 251, narrowly ahead of Ecatepec. Both have the strongest winning percentage with the Matadors narrowly beating the Explosion at 86.5 wins per season to 86.4.

Monterrey also has the most playoff berths at 36, one better than Ecatepec. These teams have been the most dominant by a good margin with the next most playoff appearances in the ML being Juarez at 22. The Explosion also have the most division titles at 32, then Monterrey at 28 and Mexico City at 20. Merida has been the worst of the original ML teams with a 38 team score.

Honduras has the top overall team score in CABA at 307 and by far the most playoff appearances (47) and division titles (37). The Horsemen have the most Caribbean League pennants at 16, followed by Santo Domingo with 12, Salvador with 11, Santiago at 10, and both Haiti and Puerto Rico with 9. The Stallions have the second most playoff appearances (31), followed by the Dolphins (26) and Herons (25). Haiti has the best average wins per season at 86.5, trailed by Honduras at 85.6 and Santo Domingo at 84.5.

Each of the original franchise has won at least one subleague title. Nicaragua is the only original team without an overall CABA title. Panama has been the weakest original team with only six playoff appearances in 100 years and 73.2 wins per season.

The competitive balance has stayed remarkably even between the leagues with 52 CABA titles going to the Caribbean League and 48 to the Mexican League. Monterrey had the longest playoff streak at 18 seasons from 1988-2005.

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