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FuzzyRussianHat · 02-03-2025, 04:59 AM

After posting the Mexican League’s best-ever record at 117-45 in 2023, Mexico City managed to do even better in 2024. The reigning Central American Baseball Association champ broke the wins record for all of CABA at 120-42. The Aztecs became the 28^th team in all of world history to win 120+ games in a season. The previous CABA best was 118-44 by 1933 Jamaica and 1969 Guatemala.

Mexico City set a new ML record for runs scored with 891 and set a team slugging record of .516. The Aztecs also had a .294 batting average (second in ML history) and 1674 hits (3^rd). The #2 seed was 23 games away with North Division champ Juarez at 97-65. The Jesters won their third straight division title and grew their playoff streak to 11 seasons.

Both wild cards came from the North with Torreon (93-69) and Tijuana (90-72) advancing. The first teams out came from the South with Ecatepec (89-73), Puebla (88-74), and Queretaro (88-74). The Tomahawks got their second wild card in three years and extended their run of winning seasons to 25. The Toros ended a two-year playoff drought and allowed the fewest runs at 531.

Leading Mexico City’s dominance was Mexican League MVP Franklin Madrid, who set a new CABA record with 481 total bases, beating Stevie Montoya’s 469 from 1998. In his second full season, the 24-year old Cuban posted CABA’s 22^nd Triple Crown hitting effort and the first since 2010. Madrid led in runs (145), hits (241), home runs (68), RBI (152), triple slash (.384/.428/.766), OPS (1.194), wRC+ (249), and WAR (12.6).

Madrid’s runs ranked as the third-most in a CABA season, his hits ranked eighth, homers ranked fifth, and OPS ranked sixth. By WAR, it was the 19^th-best for a position player. In April 2025, the Aztecs signed Madrid to an eight-year, $154,700,000 extension. Mexico City also got an awesome Rookie of the Year effort by RF Basil Torres, who had 7.2 WAR, .922 OPS, and a league-best 30 triples.

Tijuana’s Richard Wright won his fourth Pitcher of the Year in five years. Still in only his sixth season, the 26-year old Jamaican lefty got his fifth straight ERA title with a staggering 1.27. This was the second-best qualifying ERA in CABA history, only behind Lian Llanes’ 1.24 a century earlier in 1922. Wright also led in strikeouts (333), WHIP (0.80), K/BB (10.7), shutouts (7), FIP- (29), ERA+ (282), and WAR (12.4).

Wright had a 17-7 record and 10 saves over 226.2 innings. His WAR was the 12^th-best single season effort by a CABA pitcher thus far. Wright was the first pitcher with a 12+ WAR season since Junior Vergara in 1988. He tossed two one-hitters in the regular season and would throw another in the Mexican League Championship Series.

Tijuana made it there in large part due to Wright’s efforts as the Toros shocked Mexico City 3-1 in the first round. This ended the Aztecs’ repeat bid and went down as an all-time disappointment. Of the 28 teams in world history to win 120+ games in a season, Mexico City became the 7^th of those to lose in the first round. Only eight of those teams won it all with 18 of the 28 making it to the championship.

Juarez swept Torreon on the other side, giving the Jesters their sixth consecutive MLCS trip and their 11^th since 2012. The Toros had made it once during Juarez’s run, beating them in 2021 en route to the CABA title. In a seven-game classic, Tijuana pulled off the upset of the Jesters to become ten-time Mexican League champs (1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1998, 2021, 2024). Juarez is now 6-5 in their MLCS trips since 2012.

Two-time defending Caribbean League champ Guatemala took the top seed and the Continental Division for the fourth consecutive season. The Ghosts finished 108-54, leading in runs scored (846) and fewest allowed (570). It was a 17 game drop to second place in the division with both Guyana and Honduras at 91-71. These teams took the two wild card slots. The Horsemen matched Guatemala’s 846 runs and earned back-to-back wild cards. The Golden Knights ended a three-year playoff drought.

Haiti picked up the Island Division title for the third year running at 93-69. Puerto Rico was their closest foe at 89-73, also finishing two back in the wild card race. Last year’s CLCS runner-up Santo Domingo was a distant third at 83-79. Also of note was Bahamas at 82-80, which was the first winning season since 2005 for the generally inept Buccaneers. Meanwhile Havana dropped to 77-85, their first losing campaign since 2015.

Santo Domingo 3B Jamel Forsyth was named Caribbean League MVP in his sixth season. The 27-year old Grenadan led in homers (51), average (.388), OBP (.430), OPS (1.129), wRC+ (192), and WAR (12.3). Forsyth added 239 hits, 124 runs, and 139 RBI. He beat out Honduras’s Juan Gusman for MVP despite Gusman leading in hits (251), runs (125), and RBI (154). The 251 hits fell only one short of the CABA record of 252 set by Prometheo Garcia back in 1949.

Guatemala ace Israel Montague won his fourth consecutive Pitcher of the Year in his fifth season. The 27-year old Panamanian posted the 20^th Triple Crown pitching season in CABA history with a 24-4 record, 2.04 ERA, and 387 strikeouts over 233.1 innings. Montague also led in WHIP (0.79), ERA+ (200), FIP- (38), and WAR (11.8). The 387 Ks were the most any CABA pitcher has gotten since the 1980s.

The Ghosts topped Guyana 3-1 in the first round to keep their three-peat hopes intact while Haiti edged Honduras 3-2. It was the first trip to the Caribbean League Championship Series since 2018 for the Herons. Guatemala’s dynasty rolled on with a 4-1 victory over Haiti, becoming the first team to win three Caribbean crowns in a row since the Herons did it from 2000-02. It was the ninth pennant for the Ghosts, who had three-peated previously back from 1969-71.

The 114^th CABA Championship had Guatemala defeat Tijuana 4-1 for their second overall title in three years. It was only the third CABA ring for the Ghosts in total (1974, 2022, 2024). Veteran 1B Pascal Candelaria was finals MVP in his fifth season with Guatemala. The 37-year old American had posted a solid 11-year MLB run prior to signing with the Ghosts. In 13 playoff starts, Candelaria had 19 hits, 12 runs, 4 doubles, 5 homers, 1 triple, and 8 RBI.

Other notes: Noah Breton became the 8^th member of the 700 home run club and Lucas Martinez became the 22^nd to reach 600. Both Breton and Clayton Morgan reached 1500 runs scored, making 20 CABA players to do so. Morgan, Americo Negron, and Max Valentin each reached 1500 RBI, a mark hit by 35 batters. Negron was also the 58^th to 2500 hits and the 59^th to 500 homers. Luis Ruiz became the 11^th pitcher to 250 wins. RF James Figueroa won his 7^th Gold Glove.

As an opener, Costa Rica’s Chamorro Ramires started a CABA record 68 games on the mound, although he stunk with a 5.60 ERA in 106 innings. The Rays allowed 1720 hits and 909 runs as a team, both the second-worst in Caribbean League history. San Luis Potosi had only 68 home runs as a team, the third-lowest in Mexican League history.

02-03-2025, 04:59 AM	#2034
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,614	2024 in CABA After posting the Mexican League’s best-ever record at 117-45 in 2023, Mexico City managed to do even better in 2024. The reigning Central American Baseball Association champ broke the wins record for all of CABA at 120-42. The Aztecs became the 28^th team in all of world history to win 120+ games in a season. The previous CABA best was 118-44 by 1933 Jamaica and 1969 Guatemala. Mexico City set a new ML record for runs scored with 891 and set a team slugging record of .516. The Aztecs also had a .294 batting average (second in ML history) and 1674 hits (3^rd). The #2 seed was 23 games away with North Division champ Juarez at 97-65. The Jesters won their third straight division title and grew their playoff streak to 11 seasons. Both wild cards came from the North with Torreon (93-69) and Tijuana (90-72) advancing. The first teams out came from the South with Ecatepec (89-73), Puebla (88-74), and Queretaro (88-74). The Tomahawks got their second wild card in three years and extended their run of winning seasons to 25. The Toros ended a two-year playoff drought and allowed the fewest runs at 531. Leading Mexico City’s dominance was Mexican League MVP Franklin Madrid, who set a new CABA record with 481 total bases, beating Stevie Montoya’s 469 from 1998. In his second full season, the 24-year old Cuban posted CABA’s 22^nd Triple Crown hitting effort and the first since 2010. Madrid led in runs (145), hits (241), home runs (68), RBI (152), triple slash (.384/.428/.766), OPS (1.194), wRC+ (249), and WAR (12.6). Madrid’s runs ranked as the third-most in a CABA season, his hits ranked eighth, homers ranked fifth, and OPS ranked sixth. By WAR, it was the 19^th-best for a position player. In April 2025, the Aztecs signed Madrid to an eight-year, $154,700,000 extension. Mexico City also got an awesome Rookie of the Year effort by RF Basil Torres, who had 7.2 WAR, .922 OPS, and a league-best 30 triples. Tijuana’s Richard Wright won his fourth Pitcher of the Year in five years. Still in only his sixth season, the 26-year old Jamaican lefty got his fifth straight ERA title with a staggering 1.27. This was the second-best qualifying ERA in CABA history, only behind Lian Llanes’ 1.24 a century earlier in 1922. Wright also led in strikeouts (333), WHIP (0.80), K/BB (10.7), shutouts (7), FIP- (29), ERA+ (282), and WAR (12.4). Wright had a 17-7 record and 10 saves over 226.2 innings. His WAR was the 12^th-best single season effort by a CABA pitcher thus far. Wright was the first pitcher with a 12+ WAR season since Junior Vergara in 1988. He tossed two one-hitters in the regular season and would throw another in the Mexican League Championship Series. Tijuana made it there in large part due to Wright’s efforts as the Toros shocked Mexico City 3-1 in the first round. This ended the Aztecs’ repeat bid and went down as an all-time disappointment. Of the 28 teams in world history to win 120+ games in a season, Mexico City became the 7^th of those to lose in the first round. Only eight of those teams won it all with 18 of the 28 making it to the championship. Juarez swept Torreon on the other side, giving the Jesters their sixth consecutive MLCS trip and their 11^th since 2012. The Toros had made it once during Juarez’s run, beating them in 2021 en route to the CABA title. In a seven-game classic, Tijuana pulled off the upset of the Jesters to become ten-time Mexican League champs (1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1998, 2021, 2024). Juarez is now 6-5 in their MLCS trips since 2012. Two-time defending Caribbean League champ Guatemala took the top seed and the Continental Division for the fourth consecutive season. The Ghosts finished 108-54, leading in runs scored (846) and fewest allowed (570). It was a 17 game drop to second place in the division with both Guyana and Honduras at 91-71. These teams took the two wild card slots. The Horsemen matched Guatemala’s 846 runs and earned back-to-back wild cards. The Golden Knights ended a three-year playoff drought. Haiti picked up the Island Division title for the third year running at 93-69. Puerto Rico was their closest foe at 89-73, also finishing two back in the wild card race. Last year’s CLCS runner-up Santo Domingo was a distant third at 83-79. Also of note was Bahamas at 82-80, which was the first winning season since 2005 for the generally inept Buccaneers. Meanwhile Havana dropped to 77-85, their first losing campaign since 2015. Santo Domingo 3B Jamel Forsyth was named Caribbean League MVP in his sixth season. The 27-year old Grenadan led in homers (51), average (.388), OBP (.430), OPS (1.129), wRC+ (192), and WAR (12.3). Forsyth added 239 hits, 124 runs, and 139 RBI. He beat out Honduras’s Juan Gusman for MVP despite Gusman leading in hits (251), runs (125), and RBI (154). The 251 hits fell only one short of the CABA record of 252 set by Prometheo Garcia back in 1949. Guatemala ace Israel Montague won his fourth consecutive Pitcher of the Year in his fifth season. The 27-year old Panamanian posted the 20^th Triple Crown pitching season in CABA history with a 24-4 record, 2.04 ERA, and 387 strikeouts over 233.1 innings. Montague also led in WHIP (0.79), ERA+ (200), FIP- (38), and WAR (11.8). The 387 Ks were the most any CABA pitcher has gotten since the 1980s. The Ghosts topped Guyana 3-1 in the first round to keep their three-peat hopes intact while Haiti edged Honduras 3-2. It was the first trip to the Caribbean League Championship Series since 2018 for the Herons. Guatemala’s dynasty rolled on with a 4-1 victory over Haiti, becoming the first team to win three Caribbean crowns in a row since the Herons did it from 2000-02. It was the ninth pennant for the Ghosts, who had three-peated previously back from 1969-71. The 114^th CABA Championship had Guatemala defeat Tijuana 4-1 for their second overall title in three years. It was only the third CABA ring for the Ghosts in total (1974, 2022, 2024). Veteran 1B Pascal Candelaria was finals MVP in his fifth season with Guatemala. The 37-year old American had posted a solid 11-year MLB run prior to signing with the Ghosts. In 13 playoff starts, Candelaria had 19 hits, 12 runs, 4 doubles, 5 homers, 1 triple, and 8 RBI. Other notes: Noah Breton became the 8^th member of the 700 home run club and Lucas Martinez became the 22^nd to reach 600. Both Breton and Clayton Morgan reached 1500 runs scored, making 20 CABA players to do so. Morgan, Americo Negron, and Max Valentin each reached 1500 RBI, a mark hit by 35 batters. Negron was also the 58^th to 2500 hits and the 59^th to 500 homers. Luis Ruiz became the 11^th pitcher to 250 wins. RF James Figueroa won his 7^th Gold Glove. As an opener, Costa Rica’s Chamorro Ramires started a CABA record 68 games on the mound, although he stunk with a 5.60 ERA in 106 innings. The Rays allowed 1720 hits and 909 runs as a team, both the second-worst in Caribbean League history. San Luis Potosi had only 68 home runs as a team, the third-lowest in Mexican League history. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)