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FuzzyRussianHat · 02-13-2025, 12:19 PM

For the first time in 13 years, Cebu was the Philippine League champion. The Crows had the Taiwan-Philippine Association’s top record at 105-57, well ahead of second place Zamboanga’s 88-74. Although the Zebras failed at a third straight playoff berth, their streak of winning seasons grew to 14 seasons. Cebu was second in scoring (600) and fewest runs allowed (420) in the TPA. Zamboanga had allowed the least runs at 415.

At 95-67, Hsinchu won a competitive Taiwan League over defending TPA champ Kaohsiung (92-70) and Taichung (91-71). The Sweathogs picked up their third TL crown in five years. 82-80 Taoyuan was the TPA’s top scoring team at 610 runs, but also allowed the most runs at 600.

“The King” Binh Tang continued his dominance for Hsinchu with his sixth consecutive Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP. He joined Nerius Senaen as the only six-time winners in Austronesia Professional Baseball history. Tang also joined all time world greats Jimmy Caliw, Darwin Morris, and Harvey Coyle as the only players to win six consecutive MVPs. That was incredibly elite company since those three guys were among the top five in WAR for all of baseball history. Tang secured his third Triple Crown to become the only APB batter with three.

Still only 25-years old, the Vietnamese first baseman led in runs (107), home runs (52), RBI (118), total bases (393), triple slash (.350/.401/.683), OPS (1.084), wRC+ (239), and WAR (13.7). Tang broke his own WAR best from the prior year with the second-highest mark ever by an APB position player behind only Gavin Loh’s 14.02 from 1996. He also broke his own APB total bases single-season record by nine and won his second Gold Glove.

Tang also narrowly missed the APB all-time OBP record of .404 by Eli Cheng from 1986 and the batting average record of .352 by Francis Pung from 1972. His slugging and OPS were the second-best behind his own .702 and 1.100 from the prior year. By many measures, 2024 and 2025 would be the two best years of Tang’s career, although he was far done from rewriting APB’s record books.

Pitcher of the Year was Davao’s Jah Manorek at only age 21. He had debuted in 2023 at only age 19, but missed all of 2024 to a labrum tear. The Indonesian righty bounced back for an association-best 8.3 WAR, 12 complete games, 5 shutouts, and 54 FIP-. Manorek had an 18-6 record, 1.57 ERA, 178 ERA+, and 320 strikeouts over 234.2 innings. Unfortunately, big injuries would be a recurring theme from Manorek, who would lose most of 2026 to a torn rotator cuff. The Devil Rays still gave him a seven-year, $72,700,000 extension that winter in hopes that he could stay healthy.

The Sundaland Association was very competitive in 2025 with the best record being a mere 92-70. That went to Jakarta, who needed every bit of it to hold off 91-71 Depok for the Java Sea League title. It was the second in three years for the Jaguars. Surabaya was also in the mix for a bit at 84-78, while reigning Austronesia Champion Bandung fell to fourth at 81-81.

The Malacca League had Johor Bahru on top at 89-73, fighting off 86-76 Kuala Lumpur and defending ML winner Pekanbaru at 84-78. The Blue Wings ended a six-year playoff drought back to their 2017 pennant. JB was the association’s top scoring team with 564 runs while Surabaya allowed the fewest with 414. Medan, the Sundaland Association champ in 2022 and 2023, dropped noticeably down to 70-92.

The top awards had repeat winners with Pekanbaru LF James Yuwono again taking MVP honors. The 26-year old Indonesian lefty led in homers (49), RBI (91), total bases (331), slugging (.597), OPS (.940), wRC+ (231), and WAR (10.1). Yuwono added 76 runs, 58 steals, and a .276 average. Prior to the season, he committed to the Palms on an eight-year, $100,060,000 extension.

Surabaya’s Rahman Omar was again Pitcher of the Year in his ninth season with the Sunbirds. He won his first ERA title (1.50) and led in strikeouts (346), WHIP (0.68), K/BB (13.8), complete games (19), shutouts (7), and WAR (9.3). Omar had a 12-12 record, 10 saves, and 165 ERA+ in 240.2 innings. He also picked up his lone Gold Glove. Omar stayed one more year with Surabaya, then cashed in on MLB money with a six-year, $153,600,000 deal with San Diego.

Cebu rolled Hsinchu 4-1 in the Taiwan-Philippine Association Championship to end a 12-yaer pennant drought. The Crows became five-time TPA champs (1990, 1991, 1992, 2012, 2025). Jakarta downed Johor Bahru 4-2 for the Sundaland Association Championship to end their own 20-year pennant drought. The Jaguars became ten-time champs (1968-70, 82, 85, 86, 92, 93, 2004, 25), tied for the most with Medan.

In their previous finals meeting back in 1992, Jakarta defeated Cebu to deny the Crows’ repeat bid. The 61^st Austronesia Championship needed all seven games for the fourth consecutive year. The Jaguars were again victorious over the Crows to become seven-time APB champs (1969, 1970, 1985, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2025), which leads all teams despite the two decade gap between wins.

Finals MVP was CF Mustari Reumbekwan in his eighth season with Jakarta. The 31-year old in 13 playoff starts had 14 hits, 3 runs, 1 triple, and 5 RBI. It was his final APB season, as he finished out his career with OBA’s Vanuatu. With the Jaguars’ title, APB has had six different champs in six years with each league represented. There have been nine different champs in the last decade with Palembang as the only repeat.

Other notes: APB’s 50^th perfect game came on April 11 by Cagayan de Oro’s Yuri Jesus with eight strikeouts against Manila. Jesus also tossed another no-hitter on September 28 with six Ks against Davao, giving him three no-no’s for his career. He was the first in APB history to have multiple no-hitters in a season with one of them as a perfect game.

Cebu’s Davey Ong set an APB postseason record with seven triples. In milestones, Liu Hu became the 10^th member of the 500 home run club. Aru Haj was the 34^th pitcher to reach 3500 strikeouts. 1B Widodo Megawati won his 15^th and final Gold Glove. He matched fellow 1B Kent Wang for the APB record and became the eighth in pro baseball history with 15+ Gold Gloves and the fourth at first base specifically. C Yi-Hsiang Chang won his eighth Silver Slugger.

02-13-2025, 12:19 PM	#2065
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,887	2025 in APB For the first time in 13 years, Cebu was the Philippine League champion. The Crows had the Taiwan-Philippine Association’s top record at 105-57, well ahead of second place Zamboanga’s 88-74. Although the Zebras failed at a third straight playoff berth, their streak of winning seasons grew to 14 seasons. Cebu was second in scoring (600) and fewest runs allowed (420) in the TPA. Zamboanga had allowed the least runs at 415. At 95-67, Hsinchu won a competitive Taiwan League over defending TPA champ Kaohsiung (92-70) and Taichung (91-71). The Sweathogs picked up their third TL crown in five years. 82-80 Taoyuan was the TPA’s top scoring team at 610 runs, but also allowed the most runs at 600. “The King” Binh Tang continued his dominance for Hsinchu with his sixth consecutive Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP. He joined Nerius Senaen as the only six-time winners in Austronesia Professional Baseball history. Tang also joined all time world greats Jimmy Caliw, Darwin Morris, and Harvey Coyle as the only players to win six consecutive MVPs. That was incredibly elite company since those three guys were among the top five in WAR for all of baseball history. Tang secured his third Triple Crown to become the only APB batter with three. Still only 25-years old, the Vietnamese first baseman led in runs (107), home runs (52), RBI (118), total bases (393), triple slash (.350/.401/.683), OPS (1.084), wRC+ (239), and WAR (13.7). Tang broke his own WAR best from the prior year with the second-highest mark ever by an APB position player behind only Gavin Loh’s 14.02 from 1996. He also broke his own APB total bases single-season record by nine and won his second Gold Glove. Tang also narrowly missed the APB all-time OBP record of .404 by Eli Cheng from 1986 and the batting average record of .352 by Francis Pung from 1972. His slugging and OPS were the second-best behind his own .702 and 1.100 from the prior year. By many measures, 2024 and 2025 would be the two best years of Tang’s career, although he was far done from rewriting APB’s record books. Pitcher of the Year was Davao’s Jah Manorek at only age 21. He had debuted in 2023 at only age 19, but missed all of 2024 to a labrum tear. The Indonesian righty bounced back for an association-best 8.3 WAR, 12 complete games, 5 shutouts, and 54 FIP-. Manorek had an 18-6 record, 1.57 ERA, 178 ERA+, and 320 strikeouts over 234.2 innings. Unfortunately, big injuries would be a recurring theme from Manorek, who would lose most of 2026 to a torn rotator cuff. The Devil Rays still gave him a seven-year, $72,700,000 extension that winter in hopes that he could stay healthy. The Sundaland Association was very competitive in 2025 with the best record being a mere 92-70. That went to Jakarta, who needed every bit of it to hold off 91-71 Depok for the Java Sea League title. It was the second in three years for the Jaguars. Surabaya was also in the mix for a bit at 84-78, while reigning Austronesia Champion Bandung fell to fourth at 81-81. The Malacca League had Johor Bahru on top at 89-73, fighting off 86-76 Kuala Lumpur and defending ML winner Pekanbaru at 84-78. The Blue Wings ended a six-year playoff drought back to their 2017 pennant. JB was the association’s top scoring team with 564 runs while Surabaya allowed the fewest with 414. Medan, the Sundaland Association champ in 2022 and 2023, dropped noticeably down to 70-92. The top awards had repeat winners with Pekanbaru LF James Yuwono again taking MVP honors. The 26-year old Indonesian lefty led in homers (49), RBI (91), total bases (331), slugging (.597), OPS (.940), wRC+ (231), and WAR (10.1). Yuwono added 76 runs, 58 steals, and a .276 average. Prior to the season, he committed to the Palms on an eight-year, $100,060,000 extension. Surabaya’s Rahman Omar was again Pitcher of the Year in his ninth season with the Sunbirds. He won his first ERA title (1.50) and led in strikeouts (346), WHIP (0.68), K/BB (13.8), complete games (19), shutouts (7), and WAR (9.3). Omar had a 12-12 record, 10 saves, and 165 ERA+ in 240.2 innings. He also picked up his lone Gold Glove. Omar stayed one more year with Surabaya, then cashed in on MLB money with a six-year, $153,600,000 deal with San Diego. Cebu rolled Hsinchu 4-1 in the Taiwan-Philippine Association Championship to end a 12-yaer pennant drought. The Crows became five-time TPA champs (1990, 1991, 1992, 2012, 2025). Jakarta downed Johor Bahru 4-2 for the Sundaland Association Championship to end their own 20-year pennant drought. The Jaguars became ten-time champs (1968-70, 82, 85, 86, 92, 93, 2004, 25), tied for the most with Medan. In their previous finals meeting back in 1992, Jakarta defeated Cebu to deny the Crows’ repeat bid. The 61^st Austronesia Championship needed all seven games for the fourth consecutive year. The Jaguars were again victorious over the Crows to become seven-time APB champs (1969, 1970, 1985, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2025), which leads all teams despite the two decade gap between wins. Finals MVP was CF Mustari Reumbekwan in his eighth season with Jakarta. The 31-year old in 13 playoff starts had 14 hits, 3 runs, 1 triple, and 5 RBI. It was his final APB season, as he finished out his career with OBA’s Vanuatu. With the Jaguars’ title, APB has had six different champs in six years with each league represented. There have been nine different champs in the last decade with Palembang as the only repeat. Other notes: APB’s 50^th perfect game came on April 11 by Cagayan de Oro’s Yuri Jesus with eight strikeouts against Manila. Jesus also tossed another no-hitter on September 28 with six Ks against Davao, giving him three no-no’s for his career. He was the first in APB history to have multiple no-hitters in a season with one of them as a perfect game. Cebu’s Davey Ong set an APB postseason record with seven triples. In milestones, Liu Hu became the 10^th member of the 500 home run club. Aru Haj was the 34^th pitcher to reach 3500 strikeouts. 1B Widodo Megawati won his 15^th and final Gold Glove. He matched fellow 1B Kent Wang for the APB record and became the eighth in pro baseball history with 15+ Gold Gloves and the fourth at first base specifically. C Yi-Hsiang Chang won his eighth Silver Slugger. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)