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FuzzyRussianHat · 03-01-2025, 03:46 AM

Santa Cruz won the Peru-Bolivia Division for the third straight year and took the Bolivar League’s top seed at 104-58. The Crawfish were second in the league in both runs scored (809) and fewest allowed (599). They narrowly took the #1 seed over reigning Copa Sudamerica champ Barranquilla at 102-60. The Blues earned their fifth consecutive playoff appearance and their fourth Colombia-Ecuador Division title of that run.

Both of those divisions earned a wild card team with Quito (95-67) and Arequipa (91-71) advancing. Cali (88-74) was the only other team really in the hunt. The Thunderbolts allowed the fewest runs in the league at 587 and earned their third straight playoff trip. The Arrows grabbed their second berth in four years. Caracas (92-70) repeated as Venezuela Division champs and earned their ninth division title in a decade. Ciudad Guayana was their nearest foe at 85-79. Also of note, last year’s BLCS runner-up Guayaquil fell to 81-81.

Lima at 83-79 also missed the cut despite leading in scoring with 839 runs. The Lobos set new Beisbol Sudamerica all-time team records for batting average (.312), on-base percentage (.351), and hits (1787), but it didn’t translate into a playoff berth. It did land an MVP award for LF Pedro Corga in his fifth season with Lima.

The 28-year old Brazilian led in hits (244), runs (122), triples (25), RBI (121), total bases (428), average (.400), and WAR (9.0). Corga added 38 doubles, 32 triples, 59 stolen bases, 1.127 OPS, and 194 wRC+. He became the fifth in BSA history to post a .400 batting average in a season. Corga had been traded in the first round by Fortaleza in 2017’s draft out of high school, then came to the Lobos before the 2022 season in a six-player trade.

Maracaibo was mid at 79-83, but they had the Bolivar League’s Pitcher of the Year Montrell Geronimo. The 24-year old Venezuelan righty led in wins (20-9), ERA (2.04), quality starts (25), complete games (17), shutouts (4), ERA+ (196), FIP- (58), and WAR (8.7). Geronimo had 234 strikeouts over 237.2 innings. The Mariners would reward Geronimo with a seven-year, $98,200,000 extension the following summer, although injuries would limit his production.

Caracas claimed the first round series 2-0 over Arequipa, then got bounced by Santa Cruz 3-1 in the divisional series. The Crawfish earned their first Bolivar League Championship Series trip since their 2020 pennant. Barranquilla outlasted a feisty Quito 3-2 for a third straight BLCS trip. Santa Cruz had home field advantage, but the Blues pulled off the 4-2 upset to earn repeat titles. Barranquilla became the first of the 2009 expansion teams to win two pennants.

Five wins separated the five playoff teams in a competitive Southern Cone League. Fortaleza and Sao Paulo tied for the top record at 97-65 with the defending league champ Foxes officially taking the #1 seed via tiebreaker. Fortaleza had to fend off Brasilia (95-67) to repeat as North Division champs, growing their playoff streak to six seasons. The Foxes scored the league’s most runs at 808 and set a new league record for team hits at 1682.

It was a remarkable turnaround for the Bearcats, who were an atrocious 56-106 the prior year. As the first wild card, Brasilia ended a 13-year playoff drought. The Padres earned a fourth Southeast Division title in five years. Buenos Aires was five back at 92-70, securing the second wild card to end a two-year playoff skid. Rosario was the first team out at 87-75, but did notably post their first winning season since 2015. The Robins also allowed the league’s fewest runs at 535.

Santiago meanwhile was the South Central Division winner at 94-68, growing their division title streak to seven. The Saints earned their 11^th playoff trip in 12 seasons, finishing 11 games ahead of second place Salta at 83-79. Concepcion’s four-year playoff streak ended as they missed the cut for only the third time since 2011. At 74-88, it was also the first losing season for the Chiefs in that stretch. Asuncion also dropped to 73-89 after earning a wild card in 2025.

Manaus at 85-77 fell seven games short in the wild card race, but their young LF Ismael Pimental won Southern Cone League MVP. He officially wasn’t a rookie, but he might has well have been since he had played only 72 games and started 7 prior to 2026.

The 21-year old Bolivian lefty earned a full-time starting gig in 2026 and delivered, leading in hits (250), triples (27), total bases (438), triple slash (.409/.433/.717), OPS (1.150), wRC+ (230), and WAR (8.5). Pimentel’s batting average was the second-best in BSA history, behind only the world record .420 by Francisco Magellan from 2010. Pimentel also had 38 doubles, 32 home runs, 104 RBI, and 52 stolen bases.

Sao Paulo’s Noel Sandoval won Pitcher of the Year, leading in ERA (2.19), wins (22-6), K/BB (11.3), shutouts (6), and WAR (8.8). The 27-year old Peruvian righty had 238 strikeouts over 263 innings and 164 ERA+. Also of note, Puerto Alegre’s Igor Vigil won his third consecutive Reliever of the Year award, posting career bests in ERA (1.27), strikeouts (154), and WAR (5.8) with 32 saves in 85.1 innings. Vigil would get traded in the offseason to Buenos Aires, where he spent the next three years.

The Atlantics edged Santiago 2-1 in the first round, then shocked the defending champ Fortaleza 3-1 in the divisional series. Buenos Aires last made the Southern Cone League Championship in 2019, but hadn’t won a pennant since 1982. Sao Paulo bested Brasilia 3-1 to give the Padres their third straight LCS trip.

The Atlantics’ unexpected run continued, upsetting Sao Paulo 4-2 to end their 43-year title drought. Buenos Aires became ten-time league champs and were the first team to win the Southern Cone League’s title as the #5 seed since the playoffs expanded in 2009. The #5 seed had made it to the final thrice over in the Bolivar League.

In the 96^th Copa Sudamerica, Barranquilla’s repeat bid was thwarted by Buenos Aires in a seven-game thriller. The Atlantics ended a 45-year championship drought and won their seventh Cup (1941, 42, 45, 63, 75, 80, 2026). Buenos Aires now stood alone with the most. Caracas, Medellin, Salvador, Santiago, and Sao Paulo had all entered the season with six Cups apiece.

Veteran 3B Spinoza Arajo was finals MVP in his 13^th season with the Atlantics. The 33-year old Venezuelan started 19 playoff games with 28 hits, 17 runs, 2 doubles, 8 home runs, 20 RBI, and 1.5 WAR. Teammate Elijah Reuter also set a new playoff record for singles with 25. The result ended a five-year title streak by Bolivar League teams over the Southern Cone League. Buenos Aires was also the first Argentine Cup winner since Rosario in 1992.

Other notes: Arequipa’s Paco Amorim broke his own BSA record for on-base percentage at .485. He had previously set the high mark of .479 in 2023. Amorim’s 2026 mark was the 6^th best qualifying season in all of pro baseball history to that point. Buenos Aires’ pitcher Adrian Jimenez set a bad playoff record with 16 walks, although he still had a strong postseason with a 2.40 ERA over 41.1 innings, 4-1 record, and 47 strikeouts.

Niccolo Coelho joined Milton Becker as the only BSA sluggers with 900 career home runs. At age 43, the timeless Recife 3B hit another 41 homers to get to 919, putting him in striking distance of Becker’s record 941. This also put him as one of only 17 in world history with 900+ professional homers. Coelho also ended the year at 2215 RBI, just shy of Becker’s 2231.

Coleho had 158 hits in 2026, passing Javier Herrera (3597) for the #2 spot at 3720. Owen Arcia’s all-time mark of 3940 seemed possibly reachable, although he’d need two more good seasons to get there. Coelho at this point was BSA’s runs leader (2123), total bases leader (7225) and led position players in WAR (168.1). Only world strikeout king Mohamed Ramos had him beat in WAR in BSA at 205.06. He planned to return for the 2027 season at age 44 for his 22^nd season with the Retrievers.

In other milestones, Daniel Schafer and Carlos Ulibarri became the 16^th and 17^th members of the 3000 hit club. Ulibarri and Raul Reis became the 33^rd and 34^th to 1500 career RBI. Reis joined Sebastian Nazario and Pablo Amor in crossing 500 homers in 2026, a mark met by 57 BSA sluggers. Nazario became the 77^th to reach 2500 hits. PJ Driver and Matt Gomes were the 35^th and 36^th closers to 300 saves.

03-01-2025, 03:46 AM	#2113
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,098	2026 in BSA Santa Cruz won the Peru-Bolivia Division for the third straight year and took the Bolivar League’s top seed at 104-58. The Crawfish were second in the league in both runs scored (809) and fewest allowed (599). They narrowly took the #1 seed over reigning Copa Sudamerica champ Barranquilla at 102-60. The Blues earned their fifth consecutive playoff appearance and their fourth Colombia-Ecuador Division title of that run. Both of those divisions earned a wild card team with Quito (95-67) and Arequipa (91-71) advancing. Cali (88-74) was the only other team really in the hunt. The Thunderbolts allowed the fewest runs in the league at 587 and earned their third straight playoff trip. The Arrows grabbed their second berth in four years. Caracas (92-70) repeated as Venezuela Division champs and earned their ninth division title in a decade. Ciudad Guayana was their nearest foe at 85-79. Also of note, last year’s BLCS runner-up Guayaquil fell to 81-81. Lima at 83-79 also missed the cut despite leading in scoring with 839 runs. The Lobos set new Beisbol Sudamerica all-time team records for batting average (.312), on-base percentage (.351), and hits (1787), but it didn’t translate into a playoff berth. It did land an MVP award for LF Pedro Corga in his fifth season with Lima. The 28-year old Brazilian led in hits (244), runs (122), triples (25), RBI (121), total bases (428), average (.400), and WAR (9.0). Corga added 38 doubles, 32 triples, 59 stolen bases, 1.127 OPS, and 194 wRC+. He became the fifth in BSA history to post a .400 batting average in a season. Corga had been traded in the first round by Fortaleza in 2017’s draft out of high school, then came to the Lobos before the 2022 season in a six-player trade. Maracaibo was mid at 79-83, but they had the Bolivar League’s Pitcher of the Year Montrell Geronimo. The 24-year old Venezuelan righty led in wins (20-9), ERA (2.04), quality starts (25), complete games (17), shutouts (4), ERA+ (196), FIP- (58), and WAR (8.7). Geronimo had 234 strikeouts over 237.2 innings. The Mariners would reward Geronimo with a seven-year, $98,200,000 extension the following summer, although injuries would limit his production. Caracas claimed the first round series 2-0 over Arequipa, then got bounced by Santa Cruz 3-1 in the divisional series. The Crawfish earned their first Bolivar League Championship Series trip since their 2020 pennant. Barranquilla outlasted a feisty Quito 3-2 for a third straight BLCS trip. Santa Cruz had home field advantage, but the Blues pulled off the 4-2 upset to earn repeat titles. Barranquilla became the first of the 2009 expansion teams to win two pennants. Five wins separated the five playoff teams in a competitive Southern Cone League. Fortaleza and Sao Paulo tied for the top record at 97-65 with the defending league champ Foxes officially taking the #1 seed via tiebreaker. Fortaleza had to fend off Brasilia (95-67) to repeat as North Division champs, growing their playoff streak to six seasons. The Foxes scored the league’s most runs at 808 and set a new league record for team hits at 1682. It was a remarkable turnaround for the Bearcats, who were an atrocious 56-106 the prior year. As the first wild card, Brasilia ended a 13-year playoff drought. The Padres earned a fourth Southeast Division title in five years. Buenos Aires was five back at 92-70, securing the second wild card to end a two-year playoff skid. Rosario was the first team out at 87-75, but did notably post their first winning season since 2015. The Robins also allowed the league’s fewest runs at 535. Santiago meanwhile was the South Central Division winner at 94-68, growing their division title streak to seven. The Saints earned their 11^th playoff trip in 12 seasons, finishing 11 games ahead of second place Salta at 83-79. Concepcion’s four-year playoff streak ended as they missed the cut for only the third time since 2011. At 74-88, it was also the first losing season for the Chiefs in that stretch. Asuncion also dropped to 73-89 after earning a wild card in 2025. Manaus at 85-77 fell seven games short in the wild card race, but their young LF Ismael Pimental won Southern Cone League MVP. He officially wasn’t a rookie, but he might has well have been since he had played only 72 games and started 7 prior to 2026. The 21-year old Bolivian lefty earned a full-time starting gig in 2026 and delivered, leading in hits (250), triples (27), total bases (438), triple slash (.409/.433/.717), OPS (1.150), wRC+ (230), and WAR (8.5). Pimentel’s batting average was the second-best in BSA history, behind only the world record .420 by Francisco Magellan from 2010. Pimentel also had 38 doubles, 32 home runs, 104 RBI, and 52 stolen bases. Sao Paulo’s Noel Sandoval won Pitcher of the Year, leading in ERA (2.19), wins (22-6), K/BB (11.3), shutouts (6), and WAR (8.8). The 27-year old Peruvian righty had 238 strikeouts over 263 innings and 164 ERA+. Also of note, Puerto Alegre’s Igor Vigil won his third consecutive Reliever of the Year award, posting career bests in ERA (1.27), strikeouts (154), and WAR (5.8) with 32 saves in 85.1 innings. Vigil would get traded in the offseason to Buenos Aires, where he spent the next three years. The Atlantics edged Santiago 2-1 in the first round, then shocked the defending champ Fortaleza 3-1 in the divisional series. Buenos Aires last made the Southern Cone League Championship in 2019, but hadn’t won a pennant since 1982. Sao Paulo bested Brasilia 3-1 to give the Padres their third straight LCS trip. The Atlantics’ unexpected run continued, upsetting Sao Paulo 4-2 to end their 43-year title drought. Buenos Aires became ten-time league champs and were the first team to win the Southern Cone League’s title as the #5 seed since the playoffs expanded in 2009. The #5 seed had made it to the final thrice over in the Bolivar League. In the 96^th Copa Sudamerica, Barranquilla’s repeat bid was thwarted by Buenos Aires in a seven-game thriller. The Atlantics ended a 45-year championship drought and won their seventh Cup (1941, 42, 45, 63, 75, 80, 2026). Buenos Aires now stood alone with the most. Caracas, Medellin, Salvador, Santiago, and Sao Paulo had all entered the season with six Cups apiece. Veteran 3B Spinoza Arajo was finals MVP in his 13^th season with the Atlantics. The 33-year old Venezuelan started 19 playoff games with 28 hits, 17 runs, 2 doubles, 8 home runs, 20 RBI, and 1.5 WAR. Teammate Elijah Reuter also set a new playoff record for singles with 25. The result ended a five-year title streak by Bolivar League teams over the Southern Cone League. Buenos Aires was also the first Argentine Cup winner since Rosario in 1992. Other notes: Arequipa’s Paco Amorim broke his own BSA record for on-base percentage at .485. He had previously set the high mark of .479 in 2023. Amorim’s 2026 mark was the 6^th best qualifying season in all of pro baseball history to that point. Buenos Aires’ pitcher Adrian Jimenez set a bad playoff record with 16 walks, although he still had a strong postseason with a 2.40 ERA over 41.1 innings, 4-1 record, and 47 strikeouts. Niccolo Coelho joined Milton Becker as the only BSA sluggers with 900 career home runs. At age 43, the timeless Recife 3B hit another 41 homers to get to 919, putting him in striking distance of Becker’s record 941. This also put him as one of only 17 in world history with 900+ professional homers. Coelho also ended the year at 2215 RBI, just shy of Becker’s 2231. Coleho had 158 hits in 2026, passing Javier Herrera (3597) for the #2 spot at 3720. Owen Arcia’s all-time mark of 3940 seemed possibly reachable, although he’d need two more good seasons to get there. Coelho at this point was BSA’s runs leader (2123), total bases leader (7225) and led position players in WAR (168.1). Only world strikeout king Mohamed Ramos had him beat in WAR in BSA at 205.06. He planned to return for the 2027 season at age 44 for his 22^nd season with the Retrievers. In other milestones, Daniel Schafer and Carlos Ulibarri became the 16^th and 17^th members of the 3000 hit club. Ulibarri and Raul Reis became the 33^rd and 34^th to 1500 career RBI. Reis joined Sebastian Nazario and Pablo Amor in crossing 500 homers in 2026, a mark met by 57 BSA sluggers. Nazario became the 77^th to reach 2500 hits. PJ Driver and Matt Gomes were the 35^th and 36^th closers to 300 saves. __________________ 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)