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FuzzyRussianHat · 10-06-2025, 08:16 AM

Defending Africa Series champ Dar es Salaam repeated as the Southern Conference’s top team at 105-57, finishing the season on an eight-game winning streak. That allowed them to pass Cape Town for first in the final week, as they were even with three games to go. The Cowboys still firmly took second at 102-60 for their second playoff berth in three years. Durban (95-67), Johannesburg (94-68), and Windhoek (94-68) were in the mix, but ultimately came up short.

The Sabercats were the top scoring team for the entire African Association of Baseball at 951 runs, followed by Cape Town at 924. The Cowboys allowed 695 runs, the fewest in the conference. Dar es Salaam smacked 326 home runs for a new conference record with a .516 slugging percentage; the third-best in conference history. The Sabercats also had a 2,065,851 season attendance, the second-best in conference history.

The fall was quick for Port Elizabeth, who had won pennants in 2031 and 2033. The Elephants fell to 55-107 and suffered relegation, ending their tenure in the AAB First League after a decade. Comoros was the only team in range of PE, but survived at 61-101.

Much of Dar es Salaam’s historic power came from Southern Conference MVP Ferdinand Rajerison in his fourth year starting at first base. It was his third straight year as the homers leader, this time with a blistering 80 home runs. It is one of only 10 seasons in all of world history in any league of 80+ homers (with another coming in the adjacent conference). It was still ten away from Dagne Mersha’s 90 from 2028, which is second in world history.

Rajerison also had 178 RBI, which ranks as the sixth-best in AAB history and 15^th best in any world league. He was actually second in the conference to Sabercats teammate Ketema Gudeta’s 186. Gudeta’s mark was tied for the fifth-best in world history and just short of Mersha’s 189 RBI from the before-mentioned 2028 campaign.

As for Rajerison, the 26-year old Malagasy lefty led in total bases (486), slugging (.805), OPS (1.176), wRC+ (185), and WAR (8.2). His total bases were second in AAB history to Mersha’s 510 in 2028 and ranked 16^th in world history. Rajerison also had 201 hits, 41 doubles, 125 runs, and a .333 average. His slugging was seventh-best in AAB history and one of only 41 qualifying seasons in world history above .800. Dar es Salaam had picked him ninth in the 2031 AAB Draft and he helped them to a 2033 promotion back to the big league.

Harare was a non-factor at 74-88, but they had the Pitcher of the Year in Ghebrezgiabhier Alemayehu. It was his second time with the top honor, having also won in 2028. The 32-year old Ethiopian righty led in ERA (3.02), innings (265.2), WHIP (0.97), K/BB (6.4), quality starts (24), complete games (17), shutouts (5), FIP- (58), and WAR (10.3). Alemayehu had a 21-10 record and 305 strikeouts. The Hustlers’ long-time ace still had two years left on a $129,800,000 deal signed back in 2031.

Four teams finished within five wins of the top spot in the Central Conference. Mombasa went 9-1 in their final ten games to surge ahead for first place at 96-66. Prior to this, the Bisons had never even had a winning season in the top league, having been back up since 2030. For the #2 spot, Lubumbashi and Kampala finished tied at 93-69 while Kinshasa was 91-71.

In a one-game tiebreaker, the Loggerheads defeated the Peacocks for their first playoff trip since 2025. Lubumbashi had only gotten promoted back up the prior year. It was a brutal collapse late for Kampala, who lost their last seven games. Last year’s conference champ Nairobi fell to fifth at 85-77. The Loggerheads allowed the fewest runs in the CC at 640. Kigali scored the most at 933, but allowed 926 and limped to 72-90.

Bahir Dar ended up relegated at 64-98, finishing seven games from both Bangui and Brazzaville for the bottom spot. The Baboons were the 2035 African Second League champ, lasting only one season in the top tier. Bahir Dar set conference worsts for team ERA (5.75) and earned runs (919). Their 963 runs allowed were the 2^nd worst in CC history.

AAB’s other huge power season came from Kinshasa’s Martin Kulatilaka, who repeated as Central Conference MVP. The 28-year old 1B from Seychelles led in HRs, RBI, and total bases for the third straight year with 81, 172, and 484. Kulatilaka’s homers were the ninth-best single season in all of world history, the RBI ranked 24^th, and total bases were 18^th.

Nicknamed “Big Train,” Kulatilaka also led in runs (139), hits (205), slugging (.792), OPS (1.192), wRC+ (189), and WAR (8.5). He added 36 doubles and was second in batting average at .336, although he was still far from a Triple Crown due to Kigali’s Rivomanatsoa Vombola at .355. Kulatilaka had only been starting for five-and-a-half years with the Sun Cats and already had 347 home runs and 798 RBI.

There was also historic pitching as Kampala’s Abdullahi Ali repeated as Pitcher of the Year. His 13.0 WAR the prior year had set the league record for pitchers and was arguably the best pitching season in AAB to that point. At only age 24, the Somali lefty managed to best that in 2036 with back-to-back Triple Crowns and his third straight 400+ strikeout season. Before Ali, the AAB Ks record was 388.

Ali tied the wins record at 27-3 and had 437 strikeouts, breaking his record 430 from the prior year. He also led in ERA (1.63), innings (259), WHIP (0.78), K/BB (10.2), quality starts (25), complete games (12), shutouts (3), FIP- (28), ERA+ (293), and WAR (15.3). Ali’s WAR was the AAB record for all players and one of only 48 seasons by any player in world history of 15+ WAR.

His ERA was the second-best qualifying season (162+ innings required) in AAB history, behind only Yves Munyaneza’s 1.59 from 1996. Ali’s WHIP was also second only to Michael Wakachu’s 0.76 in 2010. 27+ wins has only happened 54 total times in world history. Ali’s 15.19 K/9 and .503 opponent’s OPS both were AAB’s third-best season and his .222 OBP ranked second. He also finished second in MVP voting, joining Lawal Deffallah (2032-33) as the only AAB players with multiple and/or repeat Triple Crowns.

The Southern Conference Championship went the distance with Dar es Saalam taking the series 4-3 after winning the finale 6-2. The Sabercats secured repeat pennants and their fifth overall (1997, 2004, 2027, 2035, 2036). Mombasa meanwhile rolled 4-1 over Lubumbashi for their first-ever Central Conference Championship win.

In the 42^nd Africa Series, Mombasa dethroned the defending champ Dar es Salaam 5-2, capping off their first-ever winning season in the top league with the title. The Bisons joined Djibouti (2031) as the only teams created in 2018 with the A2L to win the AAB’s top prize.

The series had drama right away in game one, with the Sabercats scoring two in the bottom of the ninth to force extras at 3-3. Mombasa scored four in the 12^th, allowing them to hold on ultimately 7-5. RF Yaya Kyomukama was finals MVP, going 9-26 in the series with 4 homers and 5 RBI. The 27-year old Ugandan closed the series with a walkoff solo homer to give Mombasa a 2-1 win in game seven.

Other notes: AAB’s 5^th perfect game and first since 2021 came on August 22 by Gaborone’s Mert Seyoum, who struck out nine facing Luanda. Gaborone’s Brandon Tsolope scored 145 runs, tied for the 7^th-best single season in AAB history. Bahir Dar’s Tshepo Masino on July 31 had AAB’s 19^th four home run game against Addis Ababa.

Lilongwe at 66-96 avoided relegation despite having historically bad pitching. The Lightning’s 5.96 team ERA and 957 earned runs allowed were both the worst in AAB history. Their 998 runs allowed were the 2^nd worst. Port Elizabeth, who did get relegated from the Southern Conference, had a 5.87 ERA for the 3^rd worst mark and their 10.32 H/9 was the 4^th worst.

Dagne Mersha became AAB’s 7^th member of the 800 home run club. Asa Ngoie was the 14^th to 600 homers and Panya Hailemariam the 23^rd to 500 dingers. Ngoie also won his 9^th Silver Slugger in LF. Zenzele Mnisi, Noah Njuguna, and Tariku Desta grew AAB’s 2000 hit club to 39 batters. Ghebrezgiabhier Alemayehu and Lawal Deffalah were the 25^th and 26^th AAB pitchers to 2500 strikeouts.

Longtime American star Jason Perazzo made his AAB debut in 2036 at age 41 for Nairobi with 36 homers and 113 RBI. He had been in the ABF the prior three years, but had gotten famous with San Diego’s dynasty in MLB. In 2036, Perazzo got to 2506 combined RBI for his career, becoming only the 6^th player in world history at 2500+ RBI.

Perazzo was also up to 13^th on the world homer list at 946 and 22^nd in runs with 2110. He also breached 3500 pro hits in 2036 with 3516 and was just outside of the top 50. Perazzo also crossed 600+ total doubles and was close to cracking that top 50 as well. The Los Angeles native had signed a three-year, $33,300,000 deal with the Night Hawks.

10-06-2025, 08:16 AM	#2488
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,226	2036 in AAB Defending Africa Series champ Dar es Salaam repeated as the Southern Conference’s top team at 105-57, finishing the season on an eight-game winning streak. That allowed them to pass Cape Town for first in the final week, as they were even with three games to go. The Cowboys still firmly took second at 102-60 for their second playoff berth in three years. Durban (95-67), Johannesburg (94-68), and Windhoek (94-68) were in the mix, but ultimately came up short. The Sabercats were the top scoring team for the entire African Association of Baseball at 951 runs, followed by Cape Town at 924. The Cowboys allowed 695 runs, the fewest in the conference. Dar es Salaam smacked 326 home runs for a new conference record with a .516 slugging percentage; the third-best in conference history. The Sabercats also had a 2,065,851 season attendance, the second-best in conference history. The fall was quick for Port Elizabeth, who had won pennants in 2031 and 2033. The Elephants fell to 55-107 and suffered relegation, ending their tenure in the AAB First League after a decade. Comoros was the only team in range of PE, but survived at 61-101. Much of Dar es Salaam’s historic power came from Southern Conference MVP Ferdinand Rajerison in his fourth year starting at first base. It was his third straight year as the homers leader, this time with a blistering 80 home runs. It is one of only 10 seasons in all of world history in any league of 80+ homers (with another coming in the adjacent conference). It was still ten away from Dagne Mersha’s 90 from 2028, which is second in world history. Rajerison also had 178 RBI, which ranks as the sixth-best in AAB history and 15^th best in any world league. He was actually second in the conference to Sabercats teammate Ketema Gudeta’s 186. Gudeta’s mark was tied for the fifth-best in world history and just short of Mersha’s 189 RBI from the before-mentioned 2028 campaign. As for Rajerison, the 26-year old Malagasy lefty led in total bases (486), slugging (.805), OPS (1.176), wRC+ (185), and WAR (8.2). His total bases were second in AAB history to Mersha’s 510 in 2028 and ranked 16^th in world history. Rajerison also had 201 hits, 41 doubles, 125 runs, and a .333 average. His slugging was seventh-best in AAB history and one of only 41 qualifying seasons in world history above .800. Dar es Salaam had picked him ninth in the 2031 AAB Draft and he helped them to a 2033 promotion back to the big league. Harare was a non-factor at 74-88, but they had the Pitcher of the Year in Ghebrezgiabhier Alemayehu. It was his second time with the top honor, having also won in 2028. The 32-year old Ethiopian righty led in ERA (3.02), innings (265.2), WHIP (0.97), K/BB (6.4), quality starts (24), complete games (17), shutouts (5), FIP- (58), and WAR (10.3). Alemayehu had a 21-10 record and 305 strikeouts. The Hustlers’ long-time ace still had two years left on a $129,800,000 deal signed back in 2031. Four teams finished within five wins of the top spot in the Central Conference. Mombasa went 9-1 in their final ten games to surge ahead for first place at 96-66. Prior to this, the Bisons had never even had a winning season in the top league, having been back up since 2030. For the #2 spot, Lubumbashi and Kampala finished tied at 93-69 while Kinshasa was 91-71. In a one-game tiebreaker, the Loggerheads defeated the Peacocks for their first playoff trip since 2025. Lubumbashi had only gotten promoted back up the prior year. It was a brutal collapse late for Kampala, who lost their last seven games. Last year’s conference champ Nairobi fell to fifth at 85-77. The Loggerheads allowed the fewest runs in the CC at 640. Kigali scored the most at 933, but allowed 926 and limped to 72-90. Bahir Dar ended up relegated at 64-98, finishing seven games from both Bangui and Brazzaville for the bottom spot. The Baboons were the 2035 African Second League champ, lasting only one season in the top tier. Bahir Dar set conference worsts for team ERA (5.75) and earned runs (919). Their 963 runs allowed were the 2^nd worst in CC history. AAB’s other huge power season came from Kinshasa’s Martin Kulatilaka, who repeated as Central Conference MVP. The 28-year old 1B from Seychelles led in HRs, RBI, and total bases for the third straight year with 81, 172, and 484. Kulatilaka’s homers were the ninth-best single season in all of world history, the RBI ranked 24^th, and total bases were 18^th. Nicknamed “Big Train,” Kulatilaka also led in runs (139), hits (205), slugging (.792), OPS (1.192), wRC+ (189), and WAR (8.5). He added 36 doubles and was second in batting average at .336, although he was still far from a Triple Crown due to Kigali’s Rivomanatsoa Vombola at .355. Kulatilaka had only been starting for five-and-a-half years with the Sun Cats and already had 347 home runs and 798 RBI. There was also historic pitching as Kampala’s Abdullahi Ali repeated as Pitcher of the Year. His 13.0 WAR the prior year had set the league record for pitchers and was arguably the best pitching season in AAB to that point. At only age 24, the Somali lefty managed to best that in 2036 with back-to-back Triple Crowns and his third straight 400+ strikeout season. Before Ali, the AAB Ks record was 388. Ali tied the wins record at 27-3 and had 437 strikeouts, breaking his record 430 from the prior year. He also led in ERA (1.63), innings (259), WHIP (0.78), K/BB (10.2), quality starts (25), complete games (12), shutouts (3), FIP- (28), ERA+ (293), and WAR (15.3). Ali’s WAR was the AAB record for all players and one of only 48 seasons by any player in world history of 15+ WAR. His ERA was the second-best qualifying season (162+ innings required) in AAB history, behind only Yves Munyaneza’s 1.59 from 1996. Ali’s WHIP was also second only to Michael Wakachu’s 0.76 in 2010. 27+ wins has only happened 54 total times in world history. Ali’s 15.19 K/9 and .503 opponent’s OPS both were AAB’s third-best season and his .222 OBP ranked second. He also finished second in MVP voting, joining Lawal Deffallah (2032-33) as the only AAB players with multiple and/or repeat Triple Crowns. The Southern Conference Championship went the distance with Dar es Saalam taking the series 4-3 after winning the finale 6-2. The Sabercats secured repeat pennants and their fifth overall (1997, 2004, 2027, 2035, 2036). Mombasa meanwhile rolled 4-1 over Lubumbashi for their first-ever Central Conference Championship win. In the 42^nd Africa Series, Mombasa dethroned the defending champ Dar es Salaam 5-2, capping off their first-ever winning season in the top league with the title. The Bisons joined Djibouti (2031) as the only teams created in 2018 with the A2L to win the AAB’s top prize. The series had drama right away in game one, with the Sabercats scoring two in the bottom of the ninth to force extras at 3-3. Mombasa scored four in the 12^th, allowing them to hold on ultimately 7-5. RF Yaya Kyomukama was finals MVP, going 9-26 in the series with 4 homers and 5 RBI. The 27-year old Ugandan closed the series with a walkoff solo homer to give Mombasa a 2-1 win in game seven. Other notes: AAB’s 5^th perfect game and first since 2021 came on August 22 by Gaborone’s Mert Seyoum, who struck out nine facing Luanda. Gaborone’s Brandon Tsolope scored 145 runs, tied for the 7^th-best single season in AAB history. Bahir Dar’s Tshepo Masino on July 31 had AAB’s 19^th four home run game against Addis Ababa. Lilongwe at 66-96 avoided relegation despite having historically bad pitching. The Lightning’s 5.96 team ERA and 957 earned runs allowed were both the worst in AAB history. Their 998 runs allowed were the 2^nd worst. Port Elizabeth, who did get relegated from the Southern Conference, had a 5.87 ERA for the 3^rd worst mark and their 10.32 H/9 was the 4^th worst. Dagne Mersha became AAB’s 7^th member of the 800 home run club. Asa Ngoie was the 14^th to 600 homers and Panya Hailemariam the 23^rd to 500 dingers. Ngoie also won his 9^th Silver Slugger in LF. Zenzele Mnisi, Noah Njuguna, and Tariku Desta grew AAB’s 2000 hit club to 39 batters. Ghebrezgiabhier Alemayehu and Lawal Deffalah were the 25^th and 26^th AAB pitchers to 2500 strikeouts. Longtime American star Jason Perazzo made his AAB debut in 2036 at age 41 for Nairobi with 36 homers and 113 RBI. He had been in the ABF the prior three years, but had gotten famous with San Diego’s dynasty in MLB. In 2036, Perazzo got to 2506 combined RBI for his career, becoming only the 6^th player in world history at 2500+ RBI. Perazzo was also up to 13^th on the world homer list at 946 and 22^nd in runs with 2110. He also breached 3500 pro hits in 2036 with 3516 and was just outside of the top 50. Perazzo also crossed 600+ total doubles and was close to cracking that top 50 as well. The Los Angeles native had signed a three-year, $33,300,000 deal with the Night Hawks. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)