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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-31-2025, 08:42 PM

Three teams finished within one game of the East League’s top seed in 2034. Pakistan Division champ Rawalpindi narrowly took it at 102-60 with both Almaty and Tashkent at 101-61 in the North Division. The Red Wings got their third straight division title and fourth consecutive playoff berth. The Assassins and Tomcats both got repeat playoff berths, although they switched spots from the prior year. By tiebreaker, Almaty was the division champ. Since 2020, they’ve only missed the playoffs twice, although they only have one pennant to show for it.

Three-time defending EL champ and 2032 Asian Baseball Federation champ Hyderabad got the second wild card narrowly at 93-69. The Horned Frogs held off Bishkek (91-71), Lahore (91-71), and Osh (90-72) to extend their playoff streak to 11 years.

Hyderabad set a new East League record with 300 home runs, while their 786 runs were the third-most in EL history. They also had a .473 team slugging and Rawalpindi was at .466, the second and third best in East League history. It was the third time in four years that these four teams made the playoffs out of the EL. Tashkent allowed the fewest runs at 513.

Osh 1B Dhurakhon Asadullayev repeated as East League MVP and had an all-time effort in only his fourth year. The 26-year old Kazakh had the 13^th Triple Crown hitting season in ABF history and the first since 2018. Asadullayev also set new ABF single-season records for on-base percentage (.483), OPS (1.295), and walks (125). In all of world history, Asadullayev’s OBP was the 8^th-best and his OPS the 7^th-best qualifying season.

Asadullayev smacked 70 home runs, the third in ABF to do so behind Vahid Hadadi (74 in 1991) and Arytom Masharipov (73 in 2030). He led with 125 runs, 146 RBI, 442 total bases, .364/.485/.810 slash, 264 wRC+, and 13.4 WAR. It was the seventh-best WAR by an ABF position player ever and the second-best by someone not named Nizami Aghazade. Asadullayev’s slugging was the third-best in ABF history and his total bases were tied for fifth. The Oxen wisely gave him an eight-year, $158,200,000 extension after the season to be their superstar long-term. Asadullayev has led in OPS and OBP in each of his first four seasons.

Amro Katrak won Pitcher of the Year in his debut for Lahore, arriving in a March trade from Multan. The 28-year old Pakistani righty had an 18-5 record, 2.18 ERA, 226.2 innings, 262 strikeouts, 165 ERA+, and 7.1 WAR.

The first round matchups both went 2-1 with Rawalpindi over Hyderabad and Tashkent over Almaty. The Red Wings then edged the Tomcats 2-1 in round two to earn their second East League Championship Series trip in four years. The Horned Frogs swept the Assassins 2-0 to start the loser’s bracket, but their four-peat bid was thwarted 2-0 by Tashkent.

The Tomcats got another shot at Rawalpindi and were making their first ELCS trip since their lone ABF titles in 2000 and 2002. The Red Wings were also shooting for their third-ever pennant (1988, 2010). Rawalpindi was also victorious in the rematch 4-2 over Tashkent. This extended the streak of Pakistani teams on top of the East League to ten consecutive seasons. Five different squads have won in that stretch, but the last non-Pakistani team to take the EL pennant was Almaty in 2024.

Defending Asian Baseball Federation champ Baku had set the league record for wins at 118-44 in both 2032 and 2033. As part of their five straight West League pennants, the Blackbirds had also won 100 in 2029, 113 in 2030, and 114 in 2031. Yet somehow, Baku managed to top those numbers with a 124-38 season in 2034. They were only the 11^th team in all of pro baseball history to win 124+ games in a season.

The Blackbirds set a new ABF record as well for team on-base percentage at .350. Their .292 average and 1645 hits both ranked as the second-best. Baku’s pitching staff also allowed only 237 walks with a 1.46 BB/9, the second and third-best respectively in West League history. The Blackbirds were the top scoring team by a healthy margin at 910 and were second in runs allowed at 529.

Tabriz allowed the fewest runs at 505, allowing them to fend off Mashhad by one game in the Central Division. The Tiger Sharks were 105-57 for their fourth playoff berth in five years and first division title since 2024. The Mercury got the first wild card at 104-58 and extended their ABF-record playoff streak to 14 seasons. It was Mashhad’s third straight year with 104+ wins and their seventh time winning 100+ in the streak.

It was a 13 game drop to the second wild card Ahvaz at 91-71, who held off Gaziantep (90-72) and Adana (89-73). This was a banner season for the Athletics, who were a 2030 expansion team. Prior to 2034, their best effort was a lousy 69-93 in their inaugural season. Istanbul, who won 105 games last year, fell to 84-78. Ankara also notably fell to 70-92, their first losing season since 2026.

Baku 1B Artyom Masharipov won his fourth West League MVP in five years, leading in runs (135), homers (69), RBI (156), total bases (451), and slugging (.725). He became the fifth ABF player to win 4+ MVPs. It was the fifth straight year the 30-year old Azeri lefty led in homers, RBI, and slugging.

Masharipov was five homers short of the ABF record and both his RBI tally and total bases ere the fourth-best in ABF history. Masharipov’s run tally was also the seventh-best single-season in ABF. He added 205 hits, 31 doubles, .330 average, 201 wRC+, and 9.5 WAR.

Blackbirds ace Agshin Jumayev joined Yazeed Anwari as the only seven-time Pitcher of the Year winners in ABF. The 33-year old Tajik lefty had also won in 2025, 27, 29, 30, 31, and 33 for Baku. He led in wins (22-7) and strikeouts (379) while posting a 3.12 ERA over 262.1 innings, 120 ERA+, and 7.0 WAR. It was notably his first season with an ERA above three since his 2024 sophomore campaign. The Blackbirds signed Jumayev in May to a five-year, $124 million extension.

The upstart Ahvaz shocked Baku 2-1 in the first round while Tabriz bested Mashhad 2-0. The Tiger Sharks then swept the Athletics 2-0 in round two, earning their second trip to the West League Championship Series in five years. The Blackbirds had previously used the double-elimination format to prolong the dynasty and looked to do so again, defeating the Mercury 2-1 to start the loser’s bracket.

However, Ahvaz again stunned Baku 2-1 in their rematch, ending the six-peat bid despite their best-ever record. Of the 11 teams in world history to win 124+ games, the Blackbirds became the fourth to fail to advance to the subleague final. This was one of the great disappointments and upsets ever, especially considering the wild card Athletics were a five-year old franchise that had never posted a winning season previously.

While Ahvaz had Baku’s number, they didn’t have Tabriz’s. Just like in round two, the Tiger Sharks swept the Athletics, this time 4-0 in the WLCS. Tabriz became three-time West League champs, having gone on to win it all in both 2019 and 2023.

Tabriz claimed that third ring by defeating Rawalpindi 4-2 in the 50^th ABF Championship. They were the first Iranian champ since Tehran in 2028. 3B Zahra Rezvani won finals MVP in his sixth season for the Tiger Sharks. In 14 playoff starts, the 28-year old Iranian had 18 hits, 5 runs, 4 doubles, 1 homer, and 4 RBI.

Another notable was 1B Jason Perazzo, who set the ABF playoff record with 21 RBI. Over 14 games, he had 17 hits, 14 runs, 3 doubles, and 9 homers, missing the ABF homers record by one. The 39-year old American had a likely 17-year MLB Hall of Fame career with San Diego’s dynasty, but came to Iran on a three-year, $10,440,000 deal with Tabriz in 2033. Perazzo had more than 2000+ career pro RBI and was approaching 900 home runs and 2000 runs scored.

Other notes: Rawalpindi’s Zahir Yazdani had a four home run game on June 15 against Karachi, the fifth four-homer game in ABF history. On April 12, Mashhad’s Farhad Hedayat had only the 17^th six-hit game against Adana. Adana’s Jordane Gosselar set a bad single-season record by allowing 141 walks.

In hitting milestones, Sultan Han became the 10^th slugger to 1500 career RBI. Cihat Cetinkaya became the 19^th to 2500 hits. Artyom Masharipov, Bakhtiyar Kasymov, and Emir Han became the 44^th, 45^th, and 46^th members of the 400 home run club. In pitching milestones, Hasan Yousefi was the 7^th to reach 4500 strikeouts. Hamid Osam and Sistani Ahmadzai became the 25^th and 26^th to 3500 Ks. Osam also became the 20^th to 200 wins. Sabri Erdelhun was the 6^th to 300 saves.

Catcher Ali Mahdian won his 15^th Gold Glove, becoming one of only 12 players in world history to win the honor 15+ times. He’s the only catcher to ever do it and joined RF Hana Zuhair as ABF’s only 15-time Gold Glovers. LF Cihat Cetinkaya won his 7^th Gold Glove. Two-way player Safdar Kalhwan won his 12^th Silver Slugger as a pitcher. SS Vugar Sodikov won his 10^th Silver Slugger and Khalaf bin Abdullah won his 8^th with six in CF and two in RF.

08-31-2025, 08:42 PM	#2418
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,831	2034 in ABF Three teams finished within one game of the East League’s top seed in 2034. Pakistan Division champ Rawalpindi narrowly took it at 102-60 with both Almaty and Tashkent at 101-61 in the North Division. The Red Wings got their third straight division title and fourth consecutive playoff berth. The Assassins and Tomcats both got repeat playoff berths, although they switched spots from the prior year. By tiebreaker, Almaty was the division champ. Since 2020, they’ve only missed the playoffs twice, although they only have one pennant to show for it. Three-time defending EL champ and 2032 Asian Baseball Federation champ Hyderabad got the second wild card narrowly at 93-69. The Horned Frogs held off Bishkek (91-71), Lahore (91-71), and Osh (90-72) to extend their playoff streak to 11 years. Hyderabad set a new East League record with 300 home runs, while their 786 runs were the third-most in EL history. They also had a .473 team slugging and Rawalpindi was at .466, the second and third best in East League history. It was the third time in four years that these four teams made the playoffs out of the EL. Tashkent allowed the fewest runs at 513. Osh 1B Dhurakhon Asadullayev repeated as East League MVP and had an all-time effort in only his fourth year. The 26-year old Kazakh had the 13^th Triple Crown hitting season in ABF history and the first since 2018. Asadullayev also set new ABF single-season records for on-base percentage (.483), OPS (1.295), and walks (125). In all of world history, Asadullayev’s OBP was the 8^th-best and his OPS the 7^th-best qualifying season. Asadullayev smacked 70 home runs, the third in ABF to do so behind Vahid Hadadi (74 in 1991) and Arytom Masharipov (73 in 2030). He led with 125 runs, 146 RBI, 442 total bases, .364/.485/.810 slash, 264 wRC+, and 13.4 WAR. It was the seventh-best WAR by an ABF position player ever and the second-best by someone not named Nizami Aghazade. Asadullayev’s slugging was the third-best in ABF history and his total bases were tied for fifth. The Oxen wisely gave him an eight-year, $158,200,000 extension after the season to be their superstar long-term. Asadullayev has led in OPS and OBP in each of his first four seasons. Amro Katrak won Pitcher of the Year in his debut for Lahore, arriving in a March trade from Multan. The 28-year old Pakistani righty had an 18-5 record, 2.18 ERA, 226.2 innings, 262 strikeouts, 165 ERA+, and 7.1 WAR. The first round matchups both went 2-1 with Rawalpindi over Hyderabad and Tashkent over Almaty. The Red Wings then edged the Tomcats 2-1 in round two to earn their second East League Championship Series trip in four years. The Horned Frogs swept the Assassins 2-0 to start the loser’s bracket, but their four-peat bid was thwarted 2-0 by Tashkent. The Tomcats got another shot at Rawalpindi and were making their first ELCS trip since their lone ABF titles in 2000 and 2002. The Red Wings were also shooting for their third-ever pennant (1988, 2010). Rawalpindi was also victorious in the rematch 4-2 over Tashkent. This extended the streak of Pakistani teams on top of the East League to ten consecutive seasons. Five different squads have won in that stretch, but the last non-Pakistani team to take the EL pennant was Almaty in 2024. Defending Asian Baseball Federation champ Baku had set the league record for wins at 118-44 in both 2032 and 2033. As part of their five straight West League pennants, the Blackbirds had also won 100 in 2029, 113 in 2030, and 114 in 2031. Yet somehow, Baku managed to top those numbers with a 124-38 season in 2034. They were only the 11^th team in all of pro baseball history to win 124+ games in a season. The Blackbirds set a new ABF record as well for team on-base percentage at .350. Their .292 average and 1645 hits both ranked as the second-best. Baku’s pitching staff also allowed only 237 walks with a 1.46 BB/9, the second and third-best respectively in West League history. The Blackbirds were the top scoring team by a healthy margin at 910 and were second in runs allowed at 529. Tabriz allowed the fewest runs at 505, allowing them to fend off Mashhad by one game in the Central Division. The Tiger Sharks were 105-57 for their fourth playoff berth in five years and first division title since 2024. The Mercury got the first wild card at 104-58 and extended their ABF-record playoff streak to 14 seasons. It was Mashhad’s third straight year with 104+ wins and their seventh time winning 100+ in the streak. It was a 13 game drop to the second wild card Ahvaz at 91-71, who held off Gaziantep (90-72) and Adana (89-73). This was a banner season for the Athletics, who were a 2030 expansion team. Prior to 2034, their best effort was a lousy 69-93 in their inaugural season. Istanbul, who won 105 games last year, fell to 84-78. Ankara also notably fell to 70-92, their first losing season since 2026. Baku 1B Artyom Masharipov won his fourth West League MVP in five years, leading in runs (135), homers (69), RBI (156), total bases (451), and slugging (.725). He became the fifth ABF player to win 4+ MVPs. It was the fifth straight year the 30-year old Azeri lefty led in homers, RBI, and slugging. Masharipov was five homers short of the ABF record and both his RBI tally and total bases ere the fourth-best in ABF history. Masharipov’s run tally was also the seventh-best single-season in ABF. He added 205 hits, 31 doubles, .330 average, 201 wRC+, and 9.5 WAR. Blackbirds ace Agshin Jumayev joined Yazeed Anwari as the only seven-time Pitcher of the Year winners in ABF. The 33-year old Tajik lefty had also won in 2025, 27, 29, 30, 31, and 33 for Baku. He led in wins (22-7) and strikeouts (379) while posting a 3.12 ERA over 262.1 innings, 120 ERA+, and 7.0 WAR. It was notably his first season with an ERA above three since his 2024 sophomore campaign. The Blackbirds signed Jumayev in May to a five-year, $124 million extension. The upstart Ahvaz shocked Baku 2-1 in the first round while Tabriz bested Mashhad 2-0. The Tiger Sharks then swept the Athletics 2-0 in round two, earning their second trip to the West League Championship Series in five years. The Blackbirds had previously used the double-elimination format to prolong the dynasty and looked to do so again, defeating the Mercury 2-1 to start the loser’s bracket. However, Ahvaz again stunned Baku 2-1 in their rematch, ending the six-peat bid despite their best-ever record. Of the 11 teams in world history to win 124+ games, the Blackbirds became the fourth to fail to advance to the subleague final. This was one of the great disappointments and upsets ever, especially considering the wild card Athletics were a five-year old franchise that had never posted a winning season previously. While Ahvaz had Baku’s number, they didn’t have Tabriz’s. Just like in round two, the Tiger Sharks swept the Athletics, this time 4-0 in the WLCS. Tabriz became three-time West League champs, having gone on to win it all in both 2019 and 2023. Tabriz claimed that third ring by defeating Rawalpindi 4-2 in the 50^th ABF Championship. They were the first Iranian champ since Tehran in 2028. 3B Zahra Rezvani won finals MVP in his sixth season for the Tiger Sharks. In 14 playoff starts, the 28-year old Iranian had 18 hits, 5 runs, 4 doubles, 1 homer, and 4 RBI. Another notable was 1B Jason Perazzo, who set the ABF playoff record with 21 RBI. Over 14 games, he had 17 hits, 14 runs, 3 doubles, and 9 homers, missing the ABF homers record by one. The 39-year old American had a likely 17-year MLB Hall of Fame career with San Diego’s dynasty, but came to Iran on a three-year, $10,440,000 deal with Tabriz in 2033. Perazzo had more than 2000+ career pro RBI and was approaching 900 home runs and 2000 runs scored. Other notes: Rawalpindi’s Zahir Yazdani had a four home run game on June 15 against Karachi, the fifth four-homer game in ABF history. On April 12, Mashhad’s Farhad Hedayat had only the 17^th six-hit game against Adana. Adana’s Jordane Gosselar set a bad single-season record by allowing 141 walks. In hitting milestones, Sultan Han became the 10^th slugger to 1500 career RBI. Cihat Cetinkaya became the 19^th to 2500 hits. Artyom Masharipov, Bakhtiyar Kasymov, and Emir Han became the 44^th, 45^th, and 46^th members of the 400 home run club. In pitching milestones, Hasan Yousefi was the 7^th to reach 4500 strikeouts. Hamid Osam and Sistani Ahmadzai became the 25^th and 26^th to 3500 Ks. Osam also became the 20^th to 200 wins. Sabri Erdelhun was the 6^th to 300 saves. Catcher Ali Mahdian won his 15^th Gold Glove, becoming one of only 12 players in world history to win the honor 15+ times. He’s the only catcher to ever do it and joined RF Hana Zuhair as ABF’s only 15-time Gold Glovers. LF Cihat Cetinkaya won his 7^th Gold Glove. Two-way player Safdar Kalhwan won his 12^th Silver Slugger as a pitcher. SS Vugar Sodikov won his 10^th Silver Slugger and Khalaf bin Abdullah won his 8^th with six in CF and two in RF. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)