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FuzzyRussianHat · 01-05-2025, 05:34 AM

Defending Chinese League Baseball champ Nanjing finished first in the Northern League at 100-62 in 2022, earning a fourth playoff berth in five years. The Nuggets barely beat out Tianjin (99-63) for the top spot as the Jackrabbits ended a decade-long playoff drought. Qingdao was third at 92-70 to end their own five-year playoff drought. The Devils led the NL in scoring with 597 runs.

In a tight fight for the final playoff spot, Urumqi (88-74) edged out 87-75 efforts by last year’s first place team Changchun and Hangzhou. Shanghai (84-78) was seventh despite allowing the fewest runs in CLB at 431. The Unicorns got their second-ever playoff berth (2017) since joining in the 2009 expansion. Also notable was Shenyang falling to 73-89, ending a five year streak of semifinal appearances by the Swans.

Nanjing’s Kenny Sang won his third Northern League MVP, having also won in 2018 and 2019. The 28-year old second baseman led in runs (108), hits (191), home runs (58), RBI (115), total bases (404), slugging (.667), wRC+ (256), and WAR (12.8). As of 2037, Sang’s 2022 has the 21^st highest single-season WAR by a position player. He remained committed to the Nuggets by signing an eight-year, $60,100,000 extension before the season.

The Pitcher of the Year trophy also came to Nanjing with seventh-year lefty Ling Yu. He won the ERA title at 1.42 and led in K/BB (12.7), quality starts (30), and WAR (10.5). Yu had 318 strikeouts over 259 innings and a 19-5 record. The Nuggets also invested in keeping Yu around with a five-year, $46 million extension signed after the 2022 campaign.

Nanjing was the strongest team in the Round Robin at 5-1, advancing to the semifinal along with Urumqi (3-3) while Qingdao (2-4) and Tianjin (2-4) were eliminated. The Nuggets were looking to repeat and earn their third NL title in five years. However, the Unicorns pulled off the shocking 4-1 semifinal upset. Urumqi became the fourth of the six 2009 expansion teams to earn a trip to the China Series.

Defending Southern League champ Hong Kong and Dongguan both finished 96-66 atop the standings. The tiebreaker officially went to the Donkeys, who hadn’t taken first in the standings since 1986. It was also their first playoff appearance at all since 2009. The Champions meanwhile got their fifth straight playoff berth. Dongguan was the top offense in China with 658 runs scored.

Both Changsha and Foshan at 94-68 took the remaining playoff spots, missing first place by only two games. The Flyers’ streak grew to five years, while the Cannons ended a nine season drought. Xiamen was fifth at 89-73 despite allowing the SL’s fewest runs at 468. Kunming (86-76) and Guangzhou (85-77) were next, both unable to earn repeat playoff berths.

Changsha LF Tao Cai repeated as Southern League MVP in only his fourth season. The 25-year old righty was the leader in runs (114), homers (59), slugging (.664), OPS (1.028), wRC+ (213), and WAR (11.5). Cai added 128 RBI and a .296 batting average.

Guangzhou righty Kamesh Sajeev earned Pitcher of the Year in just his second season. The 23-year old Indian was the WARlord at 8.5 and led with 8 shutouts. Sajeev tossed 232.2 innings with 287 strikeouts, a 1.93 ERA, and 16-7 record.

Hong Kong finished 5-1 atop the Southern League’s round robin, Foshan and Changsha were 3-3 and top-seed Dongguan was 1-5. The tiebreaker sent the Flyers forward for over the Cannons. Both HK and Foshan earned their fourth semifinal trip in five years. The luck yet again favored the Champions, who moved to 4-0 in those trips and while the Flyers moved to 0-4. It was their third meeting of this run, this time going to Hong Kong 4-2. The Champions became only the third franchise to earn four China Series trips in five years, joining Dalian (1989-94) and Beijing (1984-87).

The 53^rd China Series saw Hong Kong roll Urumqi 4-1 to become four-time CLB champs (1984, 2007, 2019, 2022). LF Shikai Xu was finals MVP in his ninth season with the Champions. The 32-year old in 17 starts had 31 hits, 7 runs, 6 doubles, 2 homers, and 12 RBI. The 31 hits set a new CLB playoff record, beating the old high mark of 26. Xu’s 31 wouldn’t be matched for a decade. This marked the end of his CLB career, as Xu left in the offseason on a five-year, $32 million deal with Amman of the Arab League.

Other notes: The season saw an exciting chase as Wenzhou’s Boyu Long and Shijiazhuang’s Cheng Kang both chased Tao Yang’s CLB home run career record of 497. Long passed it barely to end the season at 498, while Kang finished tied with Yang at 497.

Both were chasing Xinze Yan’s RBI record of 1157 as well. Long finished 2022 with 1148 RBI with Kang at 1124. Foshan’s Zhen Zhang was also right in the mix at 1128. Kang won his tenth Silver Slugger with his eighth in left field along with two in right. Long became an eight-time Slugger winner in RF and Zheng an eight-time winner in CF.

CLB’s 53^rd perfect game was thrown by Huikang Liu of Guangzhou on June 29, striking out seven against Wenzhou. 3B Chan Koh and CF Cheung Huang both won their seventh consecutive Gold Glove.

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FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,177	2022 in CLB Defending Chinese League Baseball champ Nanjing finished first in the Northern League at 100-62 in 2022, earning a fourth playoff berth in five years. The Nuggets barely beat out Tianjin (99-63) for the top spot as the Jackrabbits ended a decade-long playoff drought. Qingdao was third at 92-70 to end their own five-year playoff drought. The Devils led the NL in scoring with 597 runs. In a tight fight for the final playoff spot, Urumqi (88-74) edged out 87-75 efforts by last year’s first place team Changchun and Hangzhou. Shanghai (84-78) was seventh despite allowing the fewest runs in CLB at 431. The Unicorns got their second-ever playoff berth (2017) since joining in the 2009 expansion. Also notable was Shenyang falling to 73-89, ending a five year streak of semifinal appearances by the Swans. Nanjing’s Kenny Sang won his third Northern League MVP, having also won in 2018 and 2019. The 28-year old second baseman led in runs (108), hits (191), home runs (58), RBI (115), total bases (404), slugging (.667), wRC+ (256), and WAR (12.8). As of 2037, Sang’s 2022 has the 21^st highest single-season WAR by a position player. He remained committed to the Nuggets by signing an eight-year, $60,100,000 extension before the season. The Pitcher of the Year trophy also came to Nanjing with seventh-year lefty Ling Yu. He won the ERA title at 1.42 and led in K/BB (12.7), quality starts (30), and WAR (10.5). Yu had 318 strikeouts over 259 innings and a 19-5 record. The Nuggets also invested in keeping Yu around with a five-year, $46 million extension signed after the 2022 campaign. Nanjing was the strongest team in the Round Robin at 5-1, advancing to the semifinal along with Urumqi (3-3) while Qingdao (2-4) and Tianjin (2-4) were eliminated. The Nuggets were looking to repeat and earn their third NL title in five years. However, the Unicorns pulled off the shocking 4-1 semifinal upset. Urumqi became the fourth of the six 2009 expansion teams to earn a trip to the China Series. Defending Southern League champ Hong Kong and Dongguan both finished 96-66 atop the standings. The tiebreaker officially went to the Donkeys, who hadn’t taken first in the standings since 1986. It was also their first playoff appearance at all since 2009. The Champions meanwhile got their fifth straight playoff berth. Dongguan was the top offense in China with 658 runs scored. Both Changsha and Foshan at 94-68 took the remaining playoff spots, missing first place by only two games. The Flyers’ streak grew to five years, while the Cannons ended a nine season drought. Xiamen was fifth at 89-73 despite allowing the SL’s fewest runs at 468. Kunming (86-76) and Guangzhou (85-77) were next, both unable to earn repeat playoff berths. Changsha LF Tao Cai repeated as Southern League MVP in only his fourth season. The 25-year old righty was the leader in runs (114), homers (59), slugging (.664), OPS (1.028), wRC+ (213), and WAR (11.5). Cai added 128 RBI and a .296 batting average. Guangzhou righty Kamesh Sajeev earned Pitcher of the Year in just his second season. The 23-year old Indian was the WARlord at 8.5 and led with 8 shutouts. Sajeev tossed 232.2 innings with 287 strikeouts, a 1.93 ERA, and 16-7 record. Hong Kong finished 5-1 atop the Southern League’s round robin, Foshan and Changsha were 3-3 and top-seed Dongguan was 1-5. The tiebreaker sent the Flyers forward for over the Cannons. Both HK and Foshan earned their fourth semifinal trip in five years. The luck yet again favored the Champions, who moved to 4-0 in those trips and while the Flyers moved to 0-4. It was their third meeting of this run, this time going to Hong Kong 4-2. The Champions became only the third franchise to earn four China Series trips in five years, joining Dalian (1989-94) and Beijing (1984-87). The 53^rd China Series saw Hong Kong roll Urumqi 4-1 to become four-time CLB champs (1984, 2007, 2019, 2022). LF Shikai Xu was finals MVP in his ninth season with the Champions. The 32-year old in 17 starts had 31 hits, 7 runs, 6 doubles, 2 homers, and 12 RBI. The 31 hits set a new CLB playoff record, beating the old high mark of 26. Xu’s 31 wouldn’t be matched for a decade. This marked the end of his CLB career, as Xu left in the offseason on a five-year, $32 million deal with Amman of the Arab League. Other notes: The season saw an exciting chase as Wenzhou’s Boyu Long and Shijiazhuang’s Cheng Kang both chased Tao Yang’s CLB home run career record of 497. Long passed it barely to end the season at 498, while Kang finished tied with Yang at 497. Both were chasing Xinze Yan’s RBI record of 1157 as well. Long finished 2022 with 1148 RBI with Kang at 1124. Foshan’s Zhen Zhang was also right in the mix at 1128. Kang won his tenth Silver Slugger with his eighth in left field along with two in right. Long became an eight-time Slugger winner in RF and Zheng an eight-time winner in CF. CLB’s 53^rd perfect game was thrown by Huikang Liu of Guangzhou on June 29, striking out seven against Wenzhou. 3B Chan Koh and CF Cheung Huang both won their seventh consecutive Gold Glove. __________________ 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)