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j.tom · 03-31-2025, 02:16 PM

We begin in 2058, 14 years after the creation of this world, where Major League Baseball looks... a little different. Gone are the minors, replaced by a five-tier pro-rel system that resembles European soccer (this could be entirely inaccurate as I do not watch European soccer). The previous iteration of this world had 9 tiers of relegation, that has been reduced this time around for multiple reasons.

The Major League features the top-16 teams across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Cuba. The top-5 teams make the playoffs, where they compete for the familiar World Series. Seasons are 120 games long, each team plays one another 8 times. There is no Spring Training, and as of now, no minor league affiliates for any teams in the pro-rel system.

(2058 Major League Standings)

At the end of each Major League season, the bottom-two teams are relegated to the Union League (T-II). Like the ML, the Union League is also 16 teams (as are the Continental and Country Leagues), promoting its top-2 to the Major League. Union League teams play 100 games per season, and the bottom-4 teams are relegated to T-III.

(2058 Union League Standings)

Next up is the Continental League (T-III), the purgatory of our pro-rel system. Teams in the Continental League play 82 games per year, the top-4 and bottom-4 leave the league at seasons' end.

(2058 Continental League Standings)

I like to call the Country League (T-IV) the place where careers go to die. This is the lowest tier of relegation available for veteran players. Just like T-III, teams play 82 games each and the top-4 are promoted. However in T-IV, the bottom-six teams are relegated.

(2058 Country League Standings)

Our last (and least!) tier of relegation is the Grassroots League (T-V). T-V is the largest level of our pro-rel system, featuring 20 teams playing 82 games each. Players over 26 years old are prohibited in the Grassroots League.

(2058 Grassroots League Standings)

The most recent World Series champion is the Louisville Sluggers! Congrats, Louisville.

03-31-2025, 02:16 PM	#2
j.tom Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2025 Posts: 166	The Major League We begin in 2058, 14 years after the creation of this world, where Major League Baseball looks... a little different. Gone are the minors, replaced by a five-tier pro-rel system that resembles European soccer (this could be entirely inaccurate as I do not watch European soccer). The previous iteration of this world had 9 tiers of relegation, that has been reduced this time around for multiple reasons. The Major League features the top-16 teams across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Cuba. The top-5 teams make the playoffs, where they compete for the familiar World Series. Seasons are 120 games long, each team plays one another 8 times. There is no Spring Training, and as of now, no minor league affiliates for any teams in the pro-rel system. (2058 Major League Standings) At the end of each Major League season, the bottom-two teams are relegated to the Union League (T-II). Like the ML, the Union League is also 16 teams (as are the Continental and Country Leagues), promoting its top-2 to the Major League. Union League teams play 100 games per season, and the bottom-4 teams are relegated to T-III. (2058 Union League Standings) Next up is the Continental League (T-III), the purgatory of our pro-rel system. Teams in the Continental League play 82 games per year, the top-4 and bottom-4 leave the league at seasons' end. (2058 Continental League Standings) I like to call the Country League (T-IV) the place where careers go to die. This is the lowest tier of relegation available for veteran players. Just like T-III, teams play 82 games each and the top-4 are promoted. However in T-IV, the bottom-six teams are relegated. (2058 Country League Standings) Our last (and least!) tier of relegation is the Grassroots League (T-V). T-V is the largest level of our pro-rel system, featuring 20 teams playing 82 games each. Players over 26 years old are prohibited in the Grassroots League. (2058 Grassroots League Standings) The most recent World Series champion is the Louisville Sluggers! Congrats, Louisville. Last edited by j.tom; 03-31-2025 at 04:11 PM.