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FuzzyRussianHat · 04-26-2025, 07:54 AM

Barranquilla’s playoff streak grew to eight years with their sixth Colombia-Ecuador Division title of the run. The Blues had the Bolivar League’s best record at 104-58, their sixth time above 100 wins in the decade. Barranquilla led the BL with 883 runs scored. The #2 seed was defending BL champ Lima at 95-67, atop the Peru-Bolivia Division for the third straight year.

Arequipa (92-70) and La Paz (90-72) both gave the Lobos chase, earning the two wild card spots. The Pump Jacks ended a 23-year playoff drought, while the Arrows ended a two-year skid. The first teams out came from Colombia with Medellin at 89-73 and Bogota at 87-75. The Bats allowed the Bolivar League’s fewest runs at 627.

Maracaibo claimed the last spot by winning the Venezuela Division at 88-74, ending a 12-year postseason drought. Caracas was second at 85-77, followed by Barquisimeto at 83-79. The Colts have posted 14 straight winning seasons, although this was only the third time in that run without a division crown. The Black Cats notably had their first winning season since 2016. Also of note was Bolivia’s Santa Cruz at 79-83, ending their five year playoff streak. It was the first losing season for the Crawfish since 2018.

Lima RF Marc Melgar repeated as Bolivar League MVP with one of the all-time great seasons. He had the first hitting Triple Crown in Beisbol Sudamerica since 2009 and only the 12^th ever. Melgar also set new BSA single-season records for slugging percentage (.811) and OPS (1.281). His .419 batting average nearly set the world record, behind only Francisco Magellan’s .420 from the 2010 BSA season. As of 2037, Melgar’s average remains the second-best qualifying single-season in world history while his OPS ranks 15^th, slugging is 23^rd, and OBP (.470) is 21^st. The OBP was the sixth-best within BSA.

On top of Melgar’s .420/.470/.811 slash, he led with 253 hits, 61 home runs, 143 RBI, 489 total bases, 219 wRC+, and 11.1 WAR. The 27-year old hometown hero’s hits were third-most in BSA history and his total bases were four short of Juan Suarez’s 493 from 2022. This also ranked as the 15^th-most total bases and 28^th most hits in world history as of 2037. Melgar also scored 131 runs with 29 doubles, 12 triples, and 75 stolen bases. The former #1 overall draft pick inked an eight-year, $160,500,000 extension with the Lobos prior to the 2029 campaign.

Barquisimeto’s Jorge Fred won Pitcher of the Year, leading in ERA (1.61) and FIP- (67). The 27-year old Venezuelan lefty had a 12-9 record, 196 innings, 177 strikeouts, 245 ERA+, and 6.1 WAR. Fred also was a two-way player who had an impressive 66 games in the outfield worth 3.7 WAR with a 1.008 OPS, 14 home runs, 87 hits, and 39 runs. He posted those stats despite being out from August 4 onward with a ruptured finger tendon. The Black Cats gave Fred a five-year, $58,100,000 extension after the 2030 season.

Maracaibo swept La Paz in the first round, then was ousted 3-1 by Barranquilla in the divisional series. The Blues earned their fifth trip to the Bolivar League Championship Series in six years. Arequipa upset Lima 3-1 on the other side to earn their first-ever BLCS trip. The upstart Arrows then shocked Barranquilla 4-1 in the BLCS to earn their first pennant. With that, every Bolivar League team had now won at least one pennant apart from the brand new expansion teams. Arequipa had entered BSA in 1987 along with Mendoza.

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Brasilia repeated as the Southern Cone League’s top seed and the North Division champ at 107-55. The Bearcats set a new league record with a team .495 slugging percentage and led with 813 runs scored. It was an eight game drop to the #2 seed Santiago, who claimed the South Central Division at 99-63. The Saints allowed the fewest runs at 528 and grew their playoff streak to 10 seasons. Since 2015, Santiago has missed the playoffs only once and has 11 division titles.

The closest division was the Southeast with Sao Paulo (94-68) edging out Rosario (93-69), and defending Copa Sudamerica champ Buenos Aires (92-70). The Padres extended their playoff streak to six years. The North Division meanwhile had Belo Horizonte at 93-69 and Manaus at 92-70. With that, the Robins and Hogs earned wild cards while the Atlantics and Magpies missed the cut. Rosario earned its second trip in three years and BH ended a four-year drought. Also notably was Concepcion at 82-80, only their third playoff miss since 2011.

Salta finished 84-78 and had the Southern Cone League MVP Antonio Coria. The 27-year old Argentinian LF led in hits (251), doubles (41), RBI (120), total bases (427), triple slash (.405/.430/.690), OPS (1.120), wRC+ (222), and WAR (9.8). With Coria and Melgar’s efforts, BSA has seen nine seasons with a qualifying hitter at or above .400. Coria added 109 runs, 15 triples, 35 homers and hit for the cycle in August. This was already the third cycle of his career, becoming the sixth in BSA history to achieve the feat thrice.

Although Concepcion missed the playoffs, they had reason for optimism with Luis Enrique De La Cruz winning both Pitcher of the Year and Rookie of the Year. He was picked 14^th overall in the 2026 BSA Draft and earned a full-time slot for 2029. De La Cruz led in ERA (2.12), innings (280), quality starts (29), and complete games (19). The 23-year old Chilean righty had a 17-10 record, 249 strikeouts, and 8.1 WAR.

Also notable was Buenos Aires’ Igor Vigil winning his fourth Reliever of the Year. He became the ninth in BSA history to win the award 4+ times with wins from 2024-26 with Porto Alegre. Vigil had been with Buenos Aires since a 2027 trade and in 2029 had 33 saves, 1.54 ERA, 133 strikeouts, 82 innings, and 4.0 WAR. He would try his hand at MLB in 2030 with Washington.

Belo Horizonte edged Rosario 2-1 in the first round, then upset Brasilia 3-1 in the divisional series. It was back-to-back one-and-dones for the Bearcats, while the Hogs secured their first trip to the Southern Cone Championship since 2001. Sao Paulo outlasted Santiago 3-2 on the other side, giving the Padres their fifth LCS trip in six years.

For the fourth straight appearance, Sao Paulo was ousted in the Southern Cone Championship. Belo Horizonte got the firm 4-1 victory to end a 37-year pennant drought for the Hogs. Belo Horizonte became six-time league champs (1939, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1991, 2029). The Hogs had lost their first Copa Sudamerica, but had won four straight since.

The 99^th Copa Sudamerica was an all-timer that wasn’t decided until the final pitch of game seven. The finale was an all-time pitcher’s duel with no score entering the ninth inning. On top of that, Belo Horizonte hadn’t even gotten a hit off Arequipa through eight innings. The Hogs only got one hit for the entire game, but it proved to be decisive and from an unlikely source.

35-year old catcher Junior Perdomo had joined Belo Horizonte in 2029 after 13 years with Caracas. He was known as a defense-first catcher and definitely wasn’t known as a home run hitter. For his entire 15-year career, Perdomo would hit only 51 dingers. However, in game seven of the 99^th Copa Sudamerica, Perdomo sent a solo shot over the fence for the 1-0 walk-off victory. It was one of only three career playoff homers for Perdomo.

With that, Belo Horizonte became five-time cup winners. Despite Brazilian teams making up a plurality in Beisbol Sudamerica, the Hogs were the only Brazilian team to claim the Cup in the 2020s. Two-time league MVP Paco Amorim had a big postseason for Arequipa, winning finals MVP in defeat and BLCS MVP. In 16 playoff starts, the 29-year old Brazilian 1B had 29 hits, 15 runs, 5 doubles, 7 home runs, 19 RBI, 1.478 OPS, and 2.0 WAR.

Other notes: BSA’s 51^st perfect game came on August 16 from Fortaleza’s Alex Pederneiras with six strikeouts against Montevideo. Expansion Curitiba had a rough debut at 52-110, setting new Southern Cone League all-time pitching worsts for team ERA (5.01), hits (1774), runs (871), earned runs (794), H/9 (11.19), and WHIP (1.517).

In milestones, Pablo Amor became the 26^th batter to 1500 career runs scored. Amor and Michael Escalante became the 37^th and 38^th to reach 1500 RBI. Benjamim Pinheiro and Jeffry Lucero were the 82^nd and 83^rd to 2500 hits. Pinheiro joined the 500 home run club along with Eddy Corunha, Emmanuel Angel, and Juan Rizo. This made the club 62 players strong. Corunha also won his 8^th Silver Slugger at shortstop. Agostino Cortez was the 69^th pitcher to 200 wins and Antonio Kercado became the 39^th to 300 saves. LF Feliz Zaldivar won his 7^th Gold Glove.

Beisbol Sudamerica’s scoring was similar in the 2020s to the prior three decades since instituting rule changes. BSA had been a low scoring league when it founded in the 1930s, but had been considered an above average scoring league since the 2000s.

With the DH, the Bolivar League had a 4.08 ERA for the 2020s while the Southern Cone League was at 3.67. However, the BL had a .278 batting average, the highest of any world league in the 2020s. The Southern Cone was at .266 for the decade. Although BSA had among the most hits of any league, the scoring wasn’t nearly as inflated as the African leagues were in the 2020s.

04-26-2025, 07:54 AM	#2227
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,607	2029 in BSA Barranquilla’s playoff streak grew to eight years with their sixth Colombia-Ecuador Division title of the run. The Blues had the Bolivar League’s best record at 104-58, their sixth time above 100 wins in the decade. Barranquilla led the BL with 883 runs scored. The #2 seed was defending BL champ Lima at 95-67, atop the Peru-Bolivia Division for the third straight year. Arequipa (92-70) and La Paz (90-72) both gave the Lobos chase, earning the two wild card spots. The Pump Jacks ended a 23-year playoff drought, while the Arrows ended a two-year skid. The first teams out came from Colombia with Medellin at 89-73 and Bogota at 87-75. The Bats allowed the Bolivar League’s fewest runs at 627. Maracaibo claimed the last spot by winning the Venezuela Division at 88-74, ending a 12-year postseason drought. Caracas was second at 85-77, followed by Barquisimeto at 83-79. The Colts have posted 14 straight winning seasons, although this was only the third time in that run without a division crown. The Black Cats notably had their first winning season since 2016. Also of note was Bolivia’s Santa Cruz at 79-83, ending their five year playoff streak. It was the first losing season for the Crawfish since 2018. Lima RF Marc Melgar repeated as Bolivar League MVP with one of the all-time great seasons. He had the first hitting Triple Crown in Beisbol Sudamerica since 2009 and only the 12^th ever. Melgar also set new BSA single-season records for slugging percentage (.811) and OPS (1.281). His .419 batting average nearly set the world record, behind only Francisco Magellan’s .420 from the 2010 BSA season. As of 2037, Melgar’s average remains the second-best qualifying single-season in world history while his OPS ranks 15^th, slugging is 23^rd, and OBP (.470) is 21^st. The OBP was the sixth-best within BSA. On top of Melgar’s .420/.470/.811 slash, he led with 253 hits, 61 home runs, 143 RBI, 489 total bases, 219 wRC+, and 11.1 WAR. The 27-year old hometown hero’s hits were third-most in BSA history and his total bases were four short of Juan Suarez’s 493 from 2022. This also ranked as the 15^th-most total bases and 28^th most hits in world history as of 2037. Melgar also scored 131 runs with 29 doubles, 12 triples, and 75 stolen bases. The former #1 overall draft pick inked an eight-year, $160,500,000 extension with the Lobos prior to the 2029 campaign. Barquisimeto’s Jorge Fred won Pitcher of the Year, leading in ERA (1.61) and FIP- (67). The 27-year old Venezuelan lefty had a 12-9 record, 196 innings, 177 strikeouts, 245 ERA+, and 6.1 WAR. Fred also was a two-way player who had an impressive 66 games in the outfield worth 3.7 WAR with a 1.008 OPS, 14 home runs, 87 hits, and 39 runs. He posted those stats despite being out from August 4 onward with a ruptured finger tendon. The Black Cats gave Fred a five-year, $58,100,000 extension after the 2030 season. Maracaibo swept La Paz in the first round, then was ousted 3-1 by Barranquilla in the divisional series. The Blues earned their fifth trip to the Bolivar League Championship Series in six years. Arequipa upset Lima 3-1 on the other side to earn their first-ever BLCS trip. The upstart Arrows then shocked Barranquilla 4-1 in the BLCS to earn their first pennant. With that, every Bolivar League team had now won at least one pennant apart from the brand new expansion teams. Arequipa had entered BSA in 1987 along with Mendoza. https://i.imgur.com/9h10BOf.jpeg Brasilia repeated as the Southern Cone League’s top seed and the North Division champ at 107-55. The Bearcats set a new league record with a team .495 slugging percentage and led with 813 runs scored. It was an eight game drop to the #2 seed Santiago, who claimed the South Central Division at 99-63. The Saints allowed the fewest runs at 528 and grew their playoff streak to 10 seasons. Since 2015, Santiago has missed the playoffs only once and has 11 division titles. The closest division was the Southeast with Sao Paulo (94-68) edging out Rosario (93-69), and defending Copa Sudamerica champ Buenos Aires (92-70). The Padres extended their playoff streak to six years. The North Division meanwhile had Belo Horizonte at 93-69 and Manaus at 92-70. With that, the Robins and Hogs earned wild cards while the Atlantics and Magpies missed the cut. Rosario earned its second trip in three years and BH ended a four-year drought. Also notably was Concepcion at 82-80, only their third playoff miss since 2011. Salta finished 84-78 and had the Southern Cone League MVP Antonio Coria. The 27-year old Argentinian LF led in hits (251), doubles (41), RBI (120), total bases (427), triple slash (.405/.430/.690), OPS (1.120), wRC+ (222), and WAR (9.8). With Coria and Melgar’s efforts, BSA has seen nine seasons with a qualifying hitter at or above .400. Coria added 109 runs, 15 triples, 35 homers and hit for the cycle in August. This was already the third cycle of his career, becoming the sixth in BSA history to achieve the feat thrice. Although Concepcion missed the playoffs, they had reason for optimism with Luis Enrique De La Cruz winning both Pitcher of the Year and Rookie of the Year. He was picked 14^th overall in the 2026 BSA Draft and earned a full-time slot for 2029. De La Cruz led in ERA (2.12), innings (280), quality starts (29), and complete games (19). The 23-year old Chilean righty had a 17-10 record, 249 strikeouts, and 8.1 WAR. Also notable was Buenos Aires’ Igor Vigil winning his fourth Reliever of the Year. He became the ninth in BSA history to win the award 4+ times with wins from 2024-26 with Porto Alegre. Vigil had been with Buenos Aires since a 2027 trade and in 2029 had 33 saves, 1.54 ERA, 133 strikeouts, 82 innings, and 4.0 WAR. He would try his hand at MLB in 2030 with Washington. Belo Horizonte edged Rosario 2-1 in the first round, then upset Brasilia 3-1 in the divisional series. It was back-to-back one-and-dones for the Bearcats, while the Hogs secured their first trip to the Southern Cone Championship since 2001. Sao Paulo outlasted Santiago 3-2 on the other side, giving the Padres their fifth LCS trip in six years. For the fourth straight appearance, Sao Paulo was ousted in the Southern Cone Championship. Belo Horizonte got the firm 4-1 victory to end a 37-year pennant drought for the Hogs. Belo Horizonte became six-time league champs (1939, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1991, 2029). The Hogs had lost their first Copa Sudamerica, but had won four straight since. The 99^th Copa Sudamerica was an all-timer that wasn’t decided until the final pitch of game seven. The finale was an all-time pitcher’s duel with no score entering the ninth inning. On top of that, Belo Horizonte hadn’t even gotten a hit off Arequipa through eight innings. The Hogs only got one hit for the entire game, but it proved to be decisive and from an unlikely source. 35-year old catcher Junior Perdomo had joined Belo Horizonte in 2029 after 13 years with Caracas. He was known as a defense-first catcher and definitely wasn’t known as a home run hitter. For his entire 15-year career, Perdomo would hit only 51 dingers. However, in game seven of the 99^th Copa Sudamerica, Perdomo sent a solo shot over the fence for the 1-0 walk-off victory. It was one of only three career playoff homers for Perdomo. With that, Belo Horizonte became five-time cup winners. Despite Brazilian teams making up a plurality in Beisbol Sudamerica, the Hogs were the only Brazilian team to claim the Cup in the 2020s. Two-time league MVP Paco Amorim had a big postseason for Arequipa, winning finals MVP in defeat and BLCS MVP. In 16 playoff starts, the 29-year old Brazilian 1B had 29 hits, 15 runs, 5 doubles, 7 home runs, 19 RBI, 1.478 OPS, and 2.0 WAR. Other notes: BSA’s 51^st perfect game came on August 16 from Fortaleza’s Alex Pederneiras with six strikeouts against Montevideo. Expansion Curitiba had a rough debut at 52-110, setting new Southern Cone League all-time pitching worsts for team ERA (5.01), hits (1774), runs (871), earned runs (794), H/9 (11.19), and WHIP (1.517). In milestones, Pablo Amor became the 26^th batter to 1500 career runs scored. Amor and Michael Escalante became the 37^th and 38^th to reach 1500 RBI. Benjamim Pinheiro and Jeffry Lucero were the 82^nd and 83^rd to 2500 hits. Pinheiro joined the 500 home run club along with Eddy Corunha, Emmanuel Angel, and Juan Rizo. This made the club 62 players strong. Corunha also won his 8^th Silver Slugger at shortstop. Agostino Cortez was the 69^th pitcher to 200 wins and Antonio Kercado became the 39^th to 300 saves. LF Feliz Zaldivar won his 7^th Gold Glove. Beisbol Sudamerica’s scoring was similar in the 2020s to the prior three decades since instituting rule changes. BSA had been a low scoring league when it founded in the 1930s, but had been considered an above average scoring league since the 2000s. With the DH, the Bolivar League had a 4.08 ERA for the 2020s while the Southern Cone League was at 3.67. However, the BL had a .278 batting average, the highest of any world league in the 2020s. The Southern Cone was at .266 for the decade. Although BSA had among the most hits of any league, the scoring wasn’t nearly as inflated as the African leagues were in the 2020s. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)