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FuzzyRussianHat · 06-12-2025, 07:06 AM

The top two records in the National Association by a healthy margin battled for the top seed and the Northeast Division. Buffalo shockingly took first at 109-53, edging out two-time defending NA champ Ottawa by one game (108-54). It was a franchise record for the Blue Sox, whose only previous 100+ win seasons came more than a century prior from 1920-22. Buffalo ended a 12-year playoff drought and earned their first division title since 1994.

The Blue Sox won many close games, setting a new MLB single-season team record with 55 saves. They outperformed their expected win/loss by an incredible 17 games. The Elks had your more traditional dominance, allowing the fewest runs at 574 and scoring the third-most in the NA at 815. Ottawa broke their own season attendance world record with 3,524,226 tickets sold.

There was a big gap to the next best division champs, which were Washington and Chicago each at 94-68. The Admirals repeated in the East at 94-68, earning their eighth playoff trip of the decade. Baltimore was a close second at 91-71 to secure the second wild card, ending a 13-year playoff drought for the Orioles. The Cubs won the Upper Midwest for the fourth time in five years and picked up their tenth playoff trip in eleven years.

Kansas City grabbed repeat playoff trips by winning the Lower Midwest at 92-70, their first division title since their 2019 pennant. Last year’s division champ Tulsa held off a tight field for the final wild card. The Tornado finished even at 88-74 with Wichita, but won the one-game playoff to advance. Columbus (87-75), Halifax (86-76), Montreal (85-77), Omaha (85-77), Detroit (83-79), Brooklyn (83-79), and New York (83-79) were all right in the mix.

It was a heartbreaking miss for the Wasps, whose playoff drought continued to 26 seasons, the worst active skid in the National Association. There was also a notably collapse for Louisville down to 56-106, their first losing season since 2019. Despite that streak, the Lynx had been aggressively mid with only one playoff berth in that run.

Indianapolis’s playoff streak snapped at year years with a 79-83 finish. Still, Racers 1B Thomas Rich won his third MVP in four years. The 31-year old lefty from Westlake, Ohio led in hits (238), total bases (444), OPS (1.131), wRC+ (221), and WAR (10.4). Rich had 112 runs, 33 doubles, 53 home runs, 128 RBI, and a .380/.422/.709 slash. His hit tally was tied for the seventh-best in MLB history while his total bases were sixth-best.

Pitcher of the Year was a repeat win for Wichita’s John Ziocha in only his third season. The 23-year old Zimbabwean lefty led in ERA (2.19), shutouts (5), FIP- (57), and WAR (8.9). Ziocha had a 15-4 record in 238 innings, 219 strikeouts, and 169 ERA+. Tragically, Ziocha would face severe shoulder inflammation shortly thereafter, making only seven starts from 2031-32. He would have only 386 total innings from 2031-36, a sad decline for one of the game’s most promising young aces.

The division champs all advanced out of the first round using their home field and one-game handicap. That included 92-win Kansas City ousting 108-win Ottawa 3-2, ending the Elks’ hope for a three-peat. Washington topped Baltimore 3-1 and Chicago swept Tulsa 3-0. In round two, the Admirals cruised to a 3-0 sweep over the Cubs. For Washington, they earned their third trip to the National Association Championship Series in seven years.

Buffalo proved to be a paper tiger, as they were upset 3-1 in the second round by the Cougars. It was Kansas City’s first NACS trip in a decade, looking to reclaim the glory of their late 2010s dynasty. Although they dispatched the top two teams by record, KC promptly got battered by the Admirals. Washington posted only the second NACS sweep in 50 years to win their sixth pennant (1912, 1914, 1930, 1966, 2024, 2030).

Houston had Major League Baseball’s best record at 111-51 to take the American Association’s top seed by a healthy margin. The Hornets repeated as South Central Division champs, growing their playoff streak to four. Houston got its seventh playoff trip in nine years, allowing the AA’s fewest runs at 620. The Hornets sold 3,376,719 tickets, the third-highest attendance mark in AA history.

12 games separated Houston from the #2 seed San Diego, winning a hyper competitive Southwest Division at 99-63. The four-time defending World Series champs won their seventh division title in eight years, fending off San Francisco (97-65) and Oakland (96-66). Both earned wild cards with a repeat trip for the Owls. The Gold Rush ended a three-year drought, although it was their sixth appearance in a decade. Sacramento was fifth in the division at 81-81 despite leading in runs (910) and setting a new MLB team slugging percentage record at .505. The Shamrocks’ 826 runs allowed kept them from their first-ever playoff trip.

Seattle nearly got the #2 seed at 98-64, extending their Northwest Division streak to eight seasons. Anchorage was a competitive second place at 93-69, which earned the third wild card spot. The Avalanche got their third wild card in four years, holding off Dallas (91-71), Denver (88-74), New Orleans (88-74), and Albuquerque (86-76).

A weak Southeast Division saw Charlotte advance at 88-74, giving the Canaries their fourth playoff trip in five years and third division crown of that stretch. Last year’s division champ Nashville was second at 82-80 with Miami third at 81-81. The Mallards were at least respectable this year, but their MLB record playoff drought grew to 58 seasons.

Although Albuquerque missed the playoffs, they had reason for optimism with second-year RF Calvin Clavell winning American Association MVP. The 22-year old lefty from Jennings, Missouri led in runs (128), total bases (434), slugging (.719), OPS (1.132), and wRC+ (188). Clavell added 213 hits, 36 doubles, 59 home runs, 147 RBI, .353 average, and 9.5 WAR. The Isotopes had taken Clavell fifth overall in the 2028 MLB Draft.

Vladyslav Zaporoshehenko made an impressive MLB debut, winning Pitcher of the Year for Houston. The 29-year old Ukrainian lefty had won the award in 2027 for Cologne of the European Baseball Federation. Zaporoshchenko came to MLB on a six-year, $167,500,000 deal with the Hornets and immediately delivered. He had a 3.26 ERA over 243 innings, 17-5 record, 232 strikeouts, 135 ERA+, 68 FIP-, and 7.7 WAR.

Division champs all advanced out of the first round, although the only sweep was San Diego over Anchorage. Charlotte outlasted San Francisco 3-2 and Seattle did the same to Oakland. The Grizzlies then shocked the Seals with a 3-0 sweep, getting some revenge for their multiple recent losses to San Diego in the American Association Championship Series.

This ended the Seals’ bid for a historic fifth straight World Series win and gave Seattle its seventh AACS trip in eight years. The dominance of San Diego’s dynasty run couldn’t be overstated, joining Philadelphia (1941-44) as the only four-peats in MLB history. The Seals had also won the Baseball Grand Championship in 2026 and 2027, the only repeat in that event. Especially when considering the talent level of the modern game, the late 2020s Seals certainly have a legitimate case for baseball’s best-ever dynasty.

On the other side, Charlotte stunned top seed Houston with a 3-2 upset, giving the Canaries their first AACS trip since their 2016 pennant. With San Diego out of the way, Seattle finally got over the final hump. The Grizzlies won a 4-3 classic over the Canaries, winning the pennant after seven straight AACS defeats. Despite 12 trips since the turn of the millennium, this was only Seattle’s third pennant (2000, 2025, 2030).

In the 130^th World Series, Seattle defeated Washington 4-2 to finally overcome their recent disappointments. The Grizzlies won their second MLB title (2005), becoming the 35^th franchise with multiple rings. The Admirals moved to 3-3 in their Fall Classic appearances.

Finals MVP went to veteran LF Fabino Salasar in his sixth season in Seattle. The 31-year old Mexican had spent his first seven years with CABA’s Haiti and was known for defense with nine Gold Gloves between MLB and CABA. Although he was World Series MVP, Salasar actually had -0.2 WAR for the postseason run. He had 17 hits, 6 runs, and 8 RBI in 20 playoff starts.

Other notes: Buffalo’s Matt Stewart recorded 49 saves, breaking Dylan Laporte’s MLB single-season record of 47 that had held back to 1905. Stewart also had 87 appearances, one short of Matt Hataway’s record of 88 from 2098. San Diego’s Emilian Bohler had 27 triples to tie the MLB record. He had previously done it in 2027, as had Neil Allan in 1930. Detroit broke the MLB team record for triples with 93. The previous best was 91 by Houston in 1978.

MLB’s 35^th Perfect Game came from Ottawa’s Lee Weber on August 28 with 12 strikeouts against Cincinnati. Austin’s Chun-Hsiu Wang had a four home run game against Memphis on March 28. Then on April 24, Los Angeles’ Foma Yudov did it against Phoenix. Four homers have been hit 43 times in MLB history

Entering 2030, only nine players had hit 700+ home runs in MLB. Three joined the club in 2030; Jason Perazzo, Itumeleng Sagandira, and Fred Hynes. Perazzo, Sagandira, and Mike Rojas each scored their 1500^th run, a mark met by 121 batters. Ben Conlee became the 130^th to 1500 RBI. B.J. Pasternack became the 68^th to 3000 hits. Pasternack, Sam Harpster, and Gilbert Windemere each joined the 600 home run club, growing that group to 42 strong.

Enyoy Zavala and Mark Jonhston were the 115^th and 116^th to 500 homers. Ronaldo Zellweger was the 100^th pitcher to 3000 strikeouts. Dale Matsuo, Falco Villanueva, and Kipp Semykin all got their 200^th win, met by 229 pitchers. 1B Jan Rychtr won his 9^th Gold Glove.

World baseball WARlord Harvey Coyle played his final MLB season in 2030 at age 43. He finally looked human in his fourth year with Ottawa, missing half the year to injury with only 1.2 WAR and .706 OPS in 89 games. This was essentially the end of his baseball career, although the Englishman would sign with Port Moresby of the Oceania Baseball Association for 2031. Coyle played only four games with the Mud Hens, suffering a torn PCL that April that effectively ended his career.

Between EBF, MLB, and OBA; Coyle was arguably the greatest baseball player ever. He finished with a combined 234.9 WAR, 3430 games, 3695 hits, 2167 runs, 487 doubles, 218 triples, 1092 home runs, 2500 RBI, 919 walks, 504 steals, .296/.349/.632 slash, and 169 wRC+. Coyle’s trophy case had nine MVPs, 14 Gold Gloves at shortstop, 14 Silver Sluggers, and 20 all-star selections. As of 2037, Coyle ranks 14^th among all players in games played, 15^th in runs, 27^th in hits, 3^rd in homers, and 5^th in RBI. He combined an all-time bat with possibly the best defense ever, compiling a career 609.5 zone rating and 1.132 EFF.

06-12-2025, 07:06 AM	#2275
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,889	2030 in MLB The top two records in the National Association by a healthy margin battled for the top seed and the Northeast Division. Buffalo shockingly took first at 109-53, edging out two-time defending NA champ Ottawa by one game (108-54). It was a franchise record for the Blue Sox, whose only previous 100+ win seasons came more than a century prior from 1920-22. Buffalo ended a 12-year playoff drought and earned their first division title since 1994. The Blue Sox won many close games, setting a new MLB single-season team record with 55 saves. They outperformed their expected win/loss by an incredible 17 games. The Elks had your more traditional dominance, allowing the fewest runs at 574 and scoring the third-most in the NA at 815. Ottawa broke their own season attendance world record with 3,524,226 tickets sold. There was a big gap to the next best division champs, which were Washington and Chicago each at 94-68. The Admirals repeated in the East at 94-68, earning their eighth playoff trip of the decade. Baltimore was a close second at 91-71 to secure the second wild card, ending a 13-year playoff drought for the Orioles. The Cubs won the Upper Midwest for the fourth time in five years and picked up their tenth playoff trip in eleven years. Kansas City grabbed repeat playoff trips by winning the Lower Midwest at 92-70, their first division title since their 2019 pennant. Last year’s division champ Tulsa held off a tight field for the final wild card. The Tornado finished even at 88-74 with Wichita, but won the one-game playoff to advance. Columbus (87-75), Halifax (86-76), Montreal (85-77), Omaha (85-77), Detroit (83-79), Brooklyn (83-79), and New York (83-79) were all right in the mix. It was a heartbreaking miss for the Wasps, whose playoff drought continued to 26 seasons, the worst active skid in the National Association. There was also a notably collapse for Louisville down to 56-106, their first losing season since 2019. Despite that streak, the Lynx had been aggressively mid with only one playoff berth in that run. Indianapolis’s playoff streak snapped at year years with a 79-83 finish. Still, Racers 1B Thomas Rich won his third MVP in four years. The 31-year old lefty from Westlake, Ohio led in hits (238), total bases (444), OPS (1.131), wRC+ (221), and WAR (10.4). Rich had 112 runs, 33 doubles, 53 home runs, 128 RBI, and a .380/.422/.709 slash. His hit tally was tied for the seventh-best in MLB history while his total bases were sixth-best. Pitcher of the Year was a repeat win for Wichita’s John Ziocha in only his third season. The 23-year old Zimbabwean lefty led in ERA (2.19), shutouts (5), FIP- (57), and WAR (8.9). Ziocha had a 15-4 record in 238 innings, 219 strikeouts, and 169 ERA+. Tragically, Ziocha would face severe shoulder inflammation shortly thereafter, making only seven starts from 2031-32. He would have only 386 total innings from 2031-36, a sad decline for one of the game’s most promising young aces. The division champs all advanced out of the first round using their home field and one-game handicap. That included 92-win Kansas City ousting 108-win Ottawa 3-2, ending the Elks’ hope for a three-peat. Washington topped Baltimore 3-1 and Chicago swept Tulsa 3-0. In round two, the Admirals cruised to a 3-0 sweep over the Cubs. For Washington, they earned their third trip to the National Association Championship Series in seven years. Buffalo proved to be a paper tiger, as they were upset 3-1 in the second round by the Cougars. It was Kansas City’s first NACS trip in a decade, looking to reclaim the glory of their late 2010s dynasty. Although they dispatched the top two teams by record, KC promptly got battered by the Admirals. Washington posted only the second NACS sweep in 50 years to win their sixth pennant (1912, 1914, 1930, 1966, 2024, 2030). Houston had Major League Baseball’s best record at 111-51 to take the American Association’s top seed by a healthy margin. The Hornets repeated as South Central Division champs, growing their playoff streak to four. Houston got its seventh playoff trip in nine years, allowing the AA’s fewest runs at 620. The Hornets sold 3,376,719 tickets, the third-highest attendance mark in AA history. 12 games separated Houston from the #2 seed San Diego, winning a hyper competitive Southwest Division at 99-63. The four-time defending World Series champs won their seventh division title in eight years, fending off San Francisco (97-65) and Oakland (96-66). Both earned wild cards with a repeat trip for the Owls. The Gold Rush ended a three-year drought, although it was their sixth appearance in a decade. Sacramento was fifth in the division at 81-81 despite leading in runs (910) and setting a new MLB team slugging percentage record at .505. The Shamrocks’ 826 runs allowed kept them from their first-ever playoff trip. Seattle nearly got the #2 seed at 98-64, extending their Northwest Division streak to eight seasons. Anchorage was a competitive second place at 93-69, which earned the third wild card spot. The Avalanche got their third wild card in four years, holding off Dallas (91-71), Denver (88-74), New Orleans (88-74), and Albuquerque (86-76). A weak Southeast Division saw Charlotte advance at 88-74, giving the Canaries their fourth playoff trip in five years and third division crown of that stretch. Last year’s division champ Nashville was second at 82-80 with Miami third at 81-81. The Mallards were at least respectable this year, but their MLB record playoff drought grew to 58 seasons. Although Albuquerque missed the playoffs, they had reason for optimism with second-year RF Calvin Clavell winning American Association MVP. The 22-year old lefty from Jennings, Missouri led in runs (128), total bases (434), slugging (.719), OPS (1.132), and wRC+ (188). Clavell added 213 hits, 36 doubles, 59 home runs, 147 RBI, .353 average, and 9.5 WAR. The Isotopes had taken Clavell fifth overall in the 2028 MLB Draft. Vladyslav Zaporoshehenko made an impressive MLB debut, winning Pitcher of the Year for Houston. The 29-year old Ukrainian lefty had won the award in 2027 for Cologne of the European Baseball Federation. Zaporoshchenko came to MLB on a six-year, $167,500,000 deal with the Hornets and immediately delivered. He had a 3.26 ERA over 243 innings, 17-5 record, 232 strikeouts, 135 ERA+, 68 FIP-, and 7.7 WAR. Division champs all advanced out of the first round, although the only sweep was San Diego over Anchorage. Charlotte outlasted San Francisco 3-2 and Seattle did the same to Oakland. The Grizzlies then shocked the Seals with a 3-0 sweep, getting some revenge for their multiple recent losses to San Diego in the American Association Championship Series. This ended the Seals’ bid for a historic fifth straight World Series win and gave Seattle its seventh AACS trip in eight years. The dominance of San Diego’s dynasty run couldn’t be overstated, joining Philadelphia (1941-44) as the only four-peats in MLB history. The Seals had also won the Baseball Grand Championship in 2026 and 2027, the only repeat in that event. Especially when considering the talent level of the modern game, the late 2020s Seals certainly have a legitimate case for baseball’s best-ever dynasty. On the other side, Charlotte stunned top seed Houston with a 3-2 upset, giving the Canaries their first AACS trip since their 2016 pennant. With San Diego out of the way, Seattle finally got over the final hump. The Grizzlies won a 4-3 classic over the Canaries, winning the pennant after seven straight AACS defeats. Despite 12 trips since the turn of the millennium, this was only Seattle’s third pennant (2000, 2025, 2030). In the 130^th World Series, Seattle defeated Washington 4-2 to finally overcome their recent disappointments. The Grizzlies won their second MLB title (2005), becoming the 35^th franchise with multiple rings. The Admirals moved to 3-3 in their Fall Classic appearances. Finals MVP went to veteran LF Fabino Salasar in his sixth season in Seattle. The 31-year old Mexican had spent his first seven years with CABA’s Haiti and was known for defense with nine Gold Gloves between MLB and CABA. Although he was World Series MVP, Salasar actually had -0.2 WAR for the postseason run. He had 17 hits, 6 runs, and 8 RBI in 20 playoff starts. Other notes: Buffalo’s Matt Stewart recorded 49 saves, breaking Dylan Laporte’s MLB single-season record of 47 that had held back to 1905. Stewart also had 87 appearances, one short of Matt Hataway’s record of 88 from 2098. San Diego’s Emilian Bohler had 27 triples to tie the MLB record. He had previously done it in 2027, as had Neil Allan in 1930. Detroit broke the MLB team record for triples with 93. The previous best was 91 by Houston in 1978. MLB’s 35^th Perfect Game came from Ottawa’s Lee Weber on August 28 with 12 strikeouts against Cincinnati. Austin’s Chun-Hsiu Wang had a four home run game against Memphis on March 28. Then on April 24, Los Angeles’ Foma Yudov did it against Phoenix. Four homers have been hit 43 times in MLB history Entering 2030, only nine players had hit 700+ home runs in MLB. Three joined the club in 2030; Jason Perazzo, Itumeleng Sagandira, and Fred Hynes. Perazzo, Sagandira, and Mike Rojas each scored their 1500^th run, a mark met by 121 batters. Ben Conlee became the 130^th to 1500 RBI. B.J. Pasternack became the 68^th to 3000 hits. Pasternack, Sam Harpster, and Gilbert Windemere each joined the 600 home run club, growing that group to 42 strong. Enyoy Zavala and Mark Jonhston were the 115^th and 116^th to 500 homers. Ronaldo Zellweger was the 100^th pitcher to 3000 strikeouts. Dale Matsuo, Falco Villanueva, and Kipp Semykin all got their 200^th win, met by 229 pitchers. 1B Jan Rychtr won his 9^th Gold Glove. World baseball WARlord Harvey Coyle played his final MLB season in 2030 at age 43. He finally looked human in his fourth year with Ottawa, missing half the year to injury with only 1.2 WAR and .706 OPS in 89 games. This was essentially the end of his baseball career, although the Englishman would sign with Port Moresby of the Oceania Baseball Association for 2031. Coyle played only four games with the Mud Hens, suffering a torn PCL that April that effectively ended his career. Between EBF, MLB, and OBA; Coyle was arguably the greatest baseball player ever. He finished with a combined 234.9 WAR, 3430 games, 3695 hits, 2167 runs, 487 doubles, 218 triples, 1092 home runs, 2500 RBI, 919 walks, 504 steals, .296/.349/.632 slash, and 169 wRC+. Coyle’s trophy case had nine MVPs, 14 Gold Gloves at shortstop, 14 Silver Sluggers, and 20 all-star selections. As of 2037, Coyle ranks 14^th among all players in games played, 15^th in runs, 27^th in hits, 3^rd in homers, and 5^th in RBI. He combined an all-time bat with possibly the best defense ever, compiling a career 609.5 zone rating and 1.132 EFF. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)