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FuzzyRussianHat · 05-31-2025, 10:39 AM

It was a tough fight for the Taiwan League title with three teams in the mix for the top spot. Last year’s second place team Taichung nabbed first at 98-64 and the top seed in the Taiwan-Philippine Association. The Toucans narrowly edged out Taipei (97-65) and Tainan (93-69). The Tigercats ended a nine-year playoff drought with the second place finish. Reigning Austronesia Professional Baseball champ Taoyuan was a distant fifth at 84-78. Taipei allowed the TPA’s fewest runs (414) while 88-74 Hsinchu scored the most at 595.

Cebu returned to the top of the Philippine League at 94-68, extending their playoff streak to six seasons. It was a steep drop to second place with three teams battling for the remaining playoff spot. Manila and Cagayan de Oro tied at 83-79 while last year’s PL winner Quezon was 82-80. The Manatees defeated the Critters in the tiebreaker game, ending a nine-year playoff drought for Manila.

“The King” Binh Tang continued his annual dominance for Hsinchu to win an unprecedented tenth Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP. He became the fourth player in all of world baseball history to win 10+ MVPs, joining OBA/MLB legend Jimmy Caliw (12), WAB legend Darwin Morris (11), and CABA legend Kiko Velazquez (10). It was the fourth consecutive for the Vietnamese first baseman, who amazingly was still only 30-years old. Tang also picked up his tenth Silver Slugger.

Tang led in runs (115), home runs (51), total bases (350), OBP (.360), slugging (.598), OPS (.959), wRC+ (201), and WAR (11.2). He added 172 hits, 104 RBI, 43 stolen bases, and a .294 batting average. It was his eighth time as the WARlord, tenth time leading in OPS, sixth time leading in homers, and eighth time leading in runs. The 115 runs were the second-most in APB history behind Tang’s own 122 from 2023. Tang also became the 11^th APB slugger to 500 career home runs.

Pitcher of the Year went to Patrick Chen in his Taichung debut. The 28-year old Indonesian righty was traded to the Toucans in the offseason after eight seasons with Cebu. Chen led in wins (22-8) and WAR (10.4) while adding a 1.76 ERA over 266.1 innings, 315 strikeouts, and 157 ERA+. He edged out Tainan’s Kuan-Yang Kang for the top honor despite the latter’s 1.57 ERA, 425 strikeouts, and 10.4 WAR. Kang’s season was the 15^th in APB history with 425+ Ks.

The divisional round saw stunning upsets as both second place teams upset the league champs. Taipei edged Cebu 3-2 and Manila ousted Taichung 3-1. The last time either had gotten to the Taiwan-Philippine Association Championship was 2020, when the Tigercats defeated the Manatees in the last gasp of Taipei’s lengthy streak atop the Taiwan League. That series was a seven-game thriller, as would be the 2030 rematch.

Game seven came down to the final inning with the score tied 1-1. RF Tsu-Kai Ku wasn’t a big power hitter for Taipei, having only smacked 10 home runs in the regular season. But the hometown kid sent a solo shot over the fence for a 2-1 walkoff win and series victory for the Tigercats over Manila. Taipei earned their eighth TPA pennant (1968, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2030).

The Sundaland Association’s top seed went to Jakarta at 98-64, reclaiming the Java Sea League crown and extending their playoff streak to six seasons. The Jaguars led the SA with 519 runs, allowing them to hold off 96-66 Semarang despite a historically strong pitching staff for the Sliders. Semarang set a new world record with a team ERA of 1.71, an insane mark even in the extremely low scoring APB. Palembang was third in the Java Sea League at 89-73.

The Sliders allowed 342 runs and 289 earned runs, which surprisingly weren’t APB records as 1985 Jakarta had posted 324 and 289. Semarang’s 1878 strikeouts was a new Sundaland Association record, while their 5.68 H/9 was the second-best in SA history and their 0.797 team WHIP was third. Poor offense (only 401 runs) kept the Sliders second, but it did give them back-to-back playoff spots. Semarang also had only 118 doubles as a team, which was a new APB all-time worst.

The Malacca League had three teams in the fight for the two playoff spots. Pekanbaru claimed first at 95-67, followed by Medan at 94-68. Defending SA champ Batam missed the cut at 91-71. The Palms ended a five-year playoff streak and the Marlins snapped a six-year skid. Last year, expansion squad Penang notably was an 88-win wild card in their debut season. The Possums absolutely collapsed in 2030 with an APB worst 54-108 mark.

Pekanbaru’s James Yuwono won his fifth Sundaland Association MVP and his third consecutive. The 31-year old Indonesian also won his eighth Silver Slugger in left field. Yuwono led in runs (97), hits (178), doubles (31), total bases (353), slugging (.593), OPS (9.45), wRC+ (240), and WAR (10.8). He added 42 home runs, 85 RBI, and a .299 average. The tenth year starter for the Palms also hit for the cycle for the first time in April against Penang. Yuwono became the 30^th member of APB’s 400 home run club in 2030.

Medan’s Pao-Huang Lin repeated as Pitcher of the Year with a historic effort. The 23-year old Taiwanese lefty had a 0.76 ERA, which was the second-best qualifying ERA (162 IP required) in APB history and fourth-best in all of world baseball history. The lone APB mark that was better was 0.73 by Ching-Chen Yao in 2014. Lin also led in WHIP (0.59), shutouts (10), ERA+ (315), FIP- (17), and WAR (11.8). He had a 17-4 record and 14 saves over 223.2 innings with 357 strikeouts. It was the 12^th time an APB pitcher had recorded 10+ shutouts.

Jakarta cruised to a divisional round sweep over Medan while Pekanbaru survived 3-2 against Semarang. This gave the Jaguars their sixth appearance in the Sundaland Association championship in eight years, while it was the first since 2024 for the Palms. For the first time since 2020, the SA final needed all seven games. Jakarta prevailed over Pekanbaru for their third pennant in six years and their 12^th overall (1968, 69, 70, 82, 85, 86, 92, 93, 2004, 25, 27, 30). The 12 pennants led all APB teams.

The 66^th Austronesia Championship was the third finals encounter between Jakarta and Taipei. The Tigercats had won 4-3 in 1968, while the Jaguars claimed the 1993 title 4-2. In 2030, Taipei prevailed 4-2 to become four-time APB champs (1968, 1988, 2020, 2030). Seventh-year DH Chin-Tsai Lan earned finals MVP with 17 playoff starts, 14 hits, 9 runs, 5 homers, 8 RBI, and 0.8 WAR. Taipei’s Tao Lee also set a playoff record with 40.1 innings pitched, although he was merely decent with a 2.68 ERA.

Other notes: APB had three perfect games in 2030, bringing the total to 56. The first was July 8 by Kaohsiung’s Wei-Han Chao with 12 strikeouts against Chiayi. The second was August 16 by Cebu’s Hakimi Aziz with 16 strikeouts against Zamboanga. Aziz did it again in a September 13 rematch with the Zebras with 15 strikeouts.

Aziz joined Vhon Lasam, Yu-Ren Yang, and Rahmat Hasjim as the APB aces with two perfect games. He also joined Chinese League Baseball’s Guodong Lin (1981) as the only pitchers in all of world history with two perfect games in the same season. Like Aziz, Lin also earned both of his against the same opponent.

Quezon’s Nazer Fairusshi had the second-ever four home run game in APB on September 21 against Kaohsiung. Chiayi’s Carson Aguiling set a bad APB single-season record by allowing 274 hits. Jakarta’s Fandi Makatindu had a .348 batting average, which was the 4th-best qualifying season in APB to that point. Nazer Fairusshi was the 31^st to score 1000 runs.

Normeezan Hasrin became the 4^th closer to 400 career saves, finishing his final APB season at 431. That put him six short of APB’s all-time record of 437 by Metta Adam. Hasrin would spend his final four seasons between MLB and ALB. 1B Robert Corrado won his 9^th Gold Glove and SP Kuan-Yang Kang won his 7^th. 2B/SS Rahmadi Wahid won his 7^th Silver Slugger.

05-31-2025, 10:39 AM	#2264
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,882	2030 in APB It was a tough fight for the Taiwan League title with three teams in the mix for the top spot. Last year’s second place team Taichung nabbed first at 98-64 and the top seed in the Taiwan-Philippine Association. The Toucans narrowly edged out Taipei (97-65) and Tainan (93-69). The Tigercats ended a nine-year playoff drought with the second place finish. Reigning Austronesia Professional Baseball champ Taoyuan was a distant fifth at 84-78. Taipei allowed the TPA’s fewest runs (414) while 88-74 Hsinchu scored the most at 595. Cebu returned to the top of the Philippine League at 94-68, extending their playoff streak to six seasons. It was a steep drop to second place with three teams battling for the remaining playoff spot. Manila and Cagayan de Oro tied at 83-79 while last year’s PL winner Quezon was 82-80. The Manatees defeated the Critters in the tiebreaker game, ending a nine-year playoff drought for Manila. “The King” Binh Tang continued his annual dominance for Hsinchu to win an unprecedented tenth Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP. He became the fourth player in all of world baseball history to win 10+ MVPs, joining OBA/MLB legend Jimmy Caliw (12), WAB legend Darwin Morris (11), and CABA legend Kiko Velazquez (10). It was the fourth consecutive for the Vietnamese first baseman, who amazingly was still only 30-years old. Tang also picked up his tenth Silver Slugger. Tang led in runs (115), home runs (51), total bases (350), OBP (.360), slugging (.598), OPS (.959), wRC+ (201), and WAR (11.2). He added 172 hits, 104 RBI, 43 stolen bases, and a .294 batting average. It was his eighth time as the WARlord, tenth time leading in OPS, sixth time leading in homers, and eighth time leading in runs. The 115 runs were the second-most in APB history behind Tang’s own 122 from 2023. Tang also became the 11^th APB slugger to 500 career home runs. Pitcher of the Year went to Patrick Chen in his Taichung debut. The 28-year old Indonesian righty was traded to the Toucans in the offseason after eight seasons with Cebu. Chen led in wins (22-8) and WAR (10.4) while adding a 1.76 ERA over 266.1 innings, 315 strikeouts, and 157 ERA+. He edged out Tainan’s Kuan-Yang Kang for the top honor despite the latter’s 1.57 ERA, 425 strikeouts, and 10.4 WAR. Kang’s season was the 15^th in APB history with 425+ Ks. The divisional round saw stunning upsets as both second place teams upset the league champs. Taipei edged Cebu 3-2 and Manila ousted Taichung 3-1. The last time either had gotten to the Taiwan-Philippine Association Championship was 2020, when the Tigercats defeated the Manatees in the last gasp of Taipei’s lengthy streak atop the Taiwan League. That series was a seven-game thriller, as would be the 2030 rematch. Game seven came down to the final inning with the score tied 1-1. RF Tsu-Kai Ku wasn’t a big power hitter for Taipei, having only smacked 10 home runs in the regular season. But the hometown kid sent a solo shot over the fence for a 2-1 walkoff win and series victory for the Tigercats over Manila. Taipei earned their eighth TPA pennant (1968, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2030). The Sundaland Association’s top seed went to Jakarta at 98-64, reclaiming the Java Sea League crown and extending their playoff streak to six seasons. The Jaguars led the SA with 519 runs, allowing them to hold off 96-66 Semarang despite a historically strong pitching staff for the Sliders. Semarang set a new world record with a team ERA of 1.71, an insane mark even in the extremely low scoring APB. Palembang was third in the Java Sea League at 89-73. The Sliders allowed 342 runs and 289 earned runs, which surprisingly weren’t APB records as 1985 Jakarta had posted 324 and 289. Semarang’s 1878 strikeouts was a new Sundaland Association record, while their 5.68 H/9 was the second-best in SA history and their 0.797 team WHIP was third. Poor offense (only 401 runs) kept the Sliders second, but it did give them back-to-back playoff spots. Semarang also had only 118 doubles as a team, which was a new APB all-time worst. The Malacca League had three teams in the fight for the two playoff spots. Pekanbaru claimed first at 95-67, followed by Medan at 94-68. Defending SA champ Batam missed the cut at 91-71. The Palms ended a five-year playoff streak and the Marlins snapped a six-year skid. Last year, expansion squad Penang notably was an 88-win wild card in their debut season. The Possums absolutely collapsed in 2030 with an APB worst 54-108 mark. Pekanbaru’s James Yuwono won his fifth Sundaland Association MVP and his third consecutive. The 31-year old Indonesian also won his eighth Silver Slugger in left field. Yuwono led in runs (97), hits (178), doubles (31), total bases (353), slugging (.593), OPS (9.45), wRC+ (240), and WAR (10.8). He added 42 home runs, 85 RBI, and a .299 average. The tenth year starter for the Palms also hit for the cycle for the first time in April against Penang. Yuwono became the 30^th member of APB’s 400 home run club in 2030. Medan’s Pao-Huang Lin repeated as Pitcher of the Year with a historic effort. The 23-year old Taiwanese lefty had a 0.76 ERA, which was the second-best qualifying ERA (162 IP required) in APB history and fourth-best in all of world baseball history. The lone APB mark that was better was 0.73 by Ching-Chen Yao in 2014. Lin also led in WHIP (0.59), shutouts (10), ERA+ (315), FIP- (17), and WAR (11.8). He had a 17-4 record and 14 saves over 223.2 innings with 357 strikeouts. It was the 12^th time an APB pitcher had recorded 10+ shutouts. Jakarta cruised to a divisional round sweep over Medan while Pekanbaru survived 3-2 against Semarang. This gave the Jaguars their sixth appearance in the Sundaland Association championship in eight years, while it was the first since 2024 for the Palms. For the first time since 2020, the SA final needed all seven games. Jakarta prevailed over Pekanbaru for their third pennant in six years and their 12^th overall (1968, 69, 70, 82, 85, 86, 92, 93, 2004, 25, 27, 30). The 12 pennants led all APB teams. The 66^th Austronesia Championship was the third finals encounter between Jakarta and Taipei. The Tigercats had won 4-3 in 1968, while the Jaguars claimed the 1993 title 4-2. In 2030, Taipei prevailed 4-2 to become four-time APB champs (1968, 1988, 2020, 2030). Seventh-year DH Chin-Tsai Lan earned finals MVP with 17 playoff starts, 14 hits, 9 runs, 5 homers, 8 RBI, and 0.8 WAR. Taipei’s Tao Lee also set a playoff record with 40.1 innings pitched, although he was merely decent with a 2.68 ERA. Other notes: APB had three perfect games in 2030, bringing the total to 56. The first was July 8 by Kaohsiung’s Wei-Han Chao with 12 strikeouts against Chiayi. The second was August 16 by Cebu’s Hakimi Aziz with 16 strikeouts against Zamboanga. Aziz did it again in a September 13 rematch with the Zebras with 15 strikeouts. Aziz joined Vhon Lasam, Yu-Ren Yang, and Rahmat Hasjim as the APB aces with two perfect games. He also joined Chinese League Baseball’s Guodong Lin (1981) as the only pitchers in all of world history with two perfect games in the same season. Like Aziz, Lin also earned both of his against the same opponent. Quezon’s Nazer Fairusshi had the second-ever four home run game in APB on September 21 against Kaohsiung. Chiayi’s Carson Aguiling set a bad APB single-season record by allowing 274 hits. Jakarta’s Fandi Makatindu had a .348 batting average, which was the 4th-best qualifying season in APB to that point. Nazer Fairusshi was the 31^st to score 1000 runs. Normeezan Hasrin became the 4^th closer to 400 career saves, finishing his final APB season at 431. That put him six short of APB’s all-time record of 437 by Metta Adam. Hasrin would spend his final four seasons between MLB and ALB. 1B Robert Corrado won his 9^th Gold Glove and SP Kuan-Yang Kang won his 7^th. 2B/SS Rahmadi Wahid won his 7^th Silver Slugger. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)