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FuzzyRussianHat · 11-18-2025, 07:12 AM

For the second time in five years and the fifth time in more than a century of history, Major League Baseball had a five-player Hall of Fame class. The 2038 group seemed to make up for the zero players from the prior year. All five inductee were slam dunk first ballot nods with the highest percentage going to 1B/DH Jason Perazzo at 97.1%. Both LF Ben Conlee and 1B B.J. Pasternack had 96.2%. OF Ric Ransom saw 93.9% and SP Devin Ormsby capped the group at 88.4%. The only other above 50% and best returner was SP Rowney Simpson on his third ballot. Simpson got 64.9%, falling painfully short of the 66% induction threshold.

The one player dropped after ten ballots was CL Nuke Malkarali, who had a 17-year run with six teams. He debuted at 42.6% but was down to 9.0% by the end. Malkarali won Reliever of the Year twice and had 237 saves, 102-63 record, 1.79 ERA, 937.2 innings, 1102 strikeouts, 263 walks, 201 ERA+, 59 FIP-, and 31.6 WAR. His ERA is notably lower than all other MLB HOF closers.

Malkarali also notably ranks 37^th in ERA and his ERA+ is 25^th among world HOF relievers and other notables. However, voters are often hyper-fixated on saves and he didn’t even get to 250, spending only about half of his career in the closer role. Malkarali isn’t even in MLB’s top 100 for saves or games pitched. His WAR is in line with some of MLB’s weaker RP inductees, but short of the more prominent names. Malkarali certainly had a unique and effective career, but even reliever-friendly voters felt he didn’t have the right tallies needed to make it in.

Jason Perazzo – First Base/Designated Hitter – San Diego Seals – 97.1% First Ballot

Jason Perazzo was a 6’4’’, 205 pound left-handed first baseman from Los Angeles, California. At his peak, Perazzo had outstanding contact and power skills specifically facing right-handed pitching. He was a well-rounded hitter that was solid at drawing walks and avoiding strikeouts. Perazzo hit 30+ home runs in all of his full seasons and had 15 seasons with 40+ dingers. His 162 game average got you 47 homers, 31 doubles, and 3 triples.

Facing RHP, Perazzo had a career 1.000 OPS and 158 wRC+. Against lefties, he was above average with a .799 OPS and 112 wRC+. Perazzo had subpar speed and baserunning, but you could do worse. He was a career first baseman with similar defensive grades; mediocre, but not atrocious. About ¼ of his career starts came as a designated hitter.

Perazzo’s excellent durability made him one of the game’s longest tenured players.
His power and longevity did make him popular for some fans, but he didn’t have a likeable personality. Perazzo was considered self-centered with a lackluster work ethic, but even coasting on natural talent made him a huge part of San Diego’s dynasty run.

He had one of the all-time great college careers playing for Akron, winning NCAA MVP and Silver Sluggers in both 2013 and 2015. Perazzo is one of 14 players to earn multiple collegiate MVPs. In 2013 as a DH in 50 games, he had 69 hits, 42 runs, 16 doubles, 25 homers, 63 RBI, 257 wRC+, and 4.9 WAR. After a weaker 2014, Perazzo in 2015 in 48 starts at 1B had 66 hits, 49 runs, 33 homers, 56 RBI, 8 doubles, 1.508 OPS, 334 wRC+, and 6.6 WAR.

The WAR mark remains the NCAA all-time single-season record for a position player, as is his OPS and 1.108 slugging percentage. Perazzo’s homers are the third-best single season and his 173 total bases rank eighth. For his college career, he had 147 games, 175 hits, 124 runs, 31 doubles, 71 homers, 157 RBI, 79 walks, .332/.423/.799 slash, 249 wRC+, and 13.8 WAR. Perazzo ranks 12^th in WAR among NCAA position players.

In the 2015 MLB Draft, Perazzo was taken tenth overall by San Diego, where he’d spend his entire 17-year MLB career. He was a full-time starter right away and an immediate success, taking second in 2016’s Rookie of the Year voting. The Seals had posted a dynasty run with three pennants from 2007-10, but they were in a rebuild throughout the 2010s. For Perazzo’s initial seasons, San Diego was stuck in the middle-tier mostly with a playoff drought from 2011-22.

Perazzo did his part with Silver Sluggers from 2017-23; all at first base except for 2020 as a DH. He was third in 2018’s MVP voting and second in 2022. In 2020, Perazzo claimed the top honor with American Association bests for hits (206), total bases (42), slugging (.669), wRC+ (183), and WAR (8.8). The WAR, hits, and total bases would be his career highs.

In 2021, Perazzo led in homers for the only time with a career-best 60 and led in RBI at 143. He led in runs in both 2019 and 2021, peaking in the former at 127. Perazzo led four times in total bases and twice in slugging during this run. He also led again in WAR (8.7) in 2022 and led in doubles for 2023.

San Diego finally ended their playoff drought as a division champ in 2023 at 97-65. The Seals got hot and upset top seed Seattle to win the AACS in a seven-game classic. San Diego would fall though 4-2 to Cincinnati in the World Series. Perazzo’s first playoff run was rock solid over 19 games with 23 hits, 11 runs, 9 extra base hits, 12 RBI, 156 wRC+, and 0.9 WAR.

In the Baseball Grand Championship, San Diego finished 11-8, one of three teams tied for fifth place. Perazzo fared well there with 17 hits, 13 runs, 5 doubles, 8 homers, 17 RBI, 1.044 OPS, 188 wRC+, and 1.1 WAR. As the Seals began their dynasty, he’d become known as a big game player for his postseason and BGC exploits.

Perazzo also did play from 2015-24 in the World Baseball Championship for the United States team, winning world titles with the 2017 and 2020 American squads. In the WBC, he had 109 games with 96 hits, 59 runs, 20 doubles, 25 home runs, 71 RBI, .320/.411/.643 slash, 1.054 OPS, and 5.5 WAR.

In March 2024, San Diego gave him one of the richest extensions in baseball history to that point at $276,500,000 over seven years. Perazzo didn’t win any additional Sluggers in his 30s and was only a league leader once with a career-best 154 RBI in 2028. Still, he was reliably consistent for around 40-50 homers, an OPS above .900, and around 4-5 WAR. Notably in 2026, he had one of MLB’s rare four home run games against Miami on April 3. In September 2027, he hit for the cycle against Jacksonville.

The Seals weren’t an immediate dynasty following the 2023 pennant. They went 103-59 in 2024 with a division title, but got upset in the first round. San Diego then missed the playoffs entirely in 2025 at 83-79. In 2026, they got in as a 94-68 wild card. That year, they upset top seed San Francisco in the second round, then bested Seattle in the AACS 4-2. San Diego met Cincinnati again in the World Series and this time earned the 4-2 victory over the Reds.

Perazzo actually had a lackluster playoff run with .700 OPS, 83 wRC+, and 0.1 WAR. He made up for it in the Baseball Grand Championship with 19 hits, 14 runs, 3 doubles, 7 homers, 16 RBI, .914 OPS, 160 wRC+, and 0.9 WAR. San Diego finished 15-4, putting them atop the baseball world as Grand Champion. Little did the world know that the Seals were just getting started.

In 2027, San Diego finished 119-43, tied for the second-most wins in MLB history. Unlike 120-win Phoenix from 1906, the 2027 Seals won the World Series, arguably cementing their spot as the best team in MLB history. They beat Seattle again in a seven-game AACS and topped Montreal 4-2 in the finale. Perazzo was AACS MVP and had a .953 OPS over 16 playoff starts.

For the 2027 BGC, Perazzo had a .940 OPS and 0.7 WAR as San Diego finished 14-5, becoming the first (and only so far) repeat Grand Champion. That pushed them from arguably being MLB’s best-ever team to maybe the best in the entire history of the game. The Seals were 108-54 in 2028 and 99-63 in 2029, winning the World Series both years against Ottawa. They joined Philadelphia (1941-44) as the only four-peat champs in MLB history. Perazzo was AACS MVP again in 2029 as they again thwarted Seattle.

The Seals were unable to four-peat in the BGC, but stayed competitive. In 2028, they were in sixth place at 12-7. The field expanded in 2029 and a 12-9 finish put them in a three-way tie for seventh, although they were only two wins short of the top spot.

Perazzo did see a sharp drop in production in 2029 with .764 OPS and 0.6 WAR. He bounced back with 50 homers in 2030 and a .926 OPS. Perazzo was down from his peaks in his final years, but was still a respectable power force. In 2030, he hit for the cycle a second time against Atlanta. That year, Perazzo also crossed the 700 home run, 1500 run, and 2500 hit milestones.

San Diego won another division title at 99-63 in 2030, but the dynasty seemed over as they fell in the second round. The Seals missed the playoffs in 2031 at 87-75, then got a wild card in 2032 at 95-67. They had one last run in them, getting hot and yet again defeated the Grizzlies in the AACS for their sixth pennant in a decade. San Diego then outlasted Omaha 4-3 to win their fifth World Series in seven years

Perazzo had one more AACS MVP in him, yet again proving a nightmare for Seattle. In 17 playoff games, Perazzo had a 1.263 OPS, 197 wRC+, and 1.1 WAR. He also had a good BGC showing with .937 OPS and 0.8 WAR. The Seals finished second at 15-6, only behind Nairobi at 16-5. In the BGC, Perazzo had a four homer game against Cologne; he is one of four with a four-homer game in event history.

For his playoff career with San Diego, Perazzo had 112 games with 127 hits, 74 runs, 22 doubles, 5 triples, 31 home runs, 82 RBI, .307/.357/.609 slash, 143 wRC+, and 4.5 WAR. In MLB playoff history, Perazzo ranks 5^th in games, 6^th in runs, 8^th in hits, 3^rd in total bases (252), 9^th in doubles, 2^nd in homers, and 2^nd in RBI. Notably as well, the bulk of his playoff appearances were later in his career away from his peak dominance of his 20s.

Perazzo’s key role in San Diego’s epic dynasty got his #44 uniform eventually retired. But 2032 was his last year under contact and he had 35 homers, .817 OPS, 106 wRC+, and 1.4 WAR. The Seals didn’t re-sign him, which ultimately ended his MLB tenure. With San Diego, Perazzo had 2658 games, 2931 hits, 1764 runs, 481 doubles, 53 triples, 796 home runs, 2068 RBI, 823 walks, 1069 strikeouts, .297/.354/.598 slash, 147 wRC+, and 89.6 WAR.

At induction on the MLB leaderboard, Perazzo ranks 35^th in runs, 99^th in hits, 13^th in total bases (5906), 68^th in doubles, 5^th in homers, 6^th in RBI, and 91^st in WAR among position players. Perazzo’s .952 OPS is 42^nd among all MLB batters with 3000+ plate appearances and his slugging is 23^rd. Heading towards age 38, Perazzo was a free agent for the first time and thought he had a chance to chase Isaac Cox’s MLB records for homers (929) and RBI (2333).

However between his age, reduced production, personality, and price tag; MLB teams didn’t want to bring Perazzo in for 2033. He was determined to play somewhere and ended up in Iran on a three-year, $10,440,000 deal with Tabriz of the Asian Baseball Federation. Perazzo had very reliable and consistent production with the Tiger Sharks in 464 games with 464 hits, 265 runs, 110 doubles, 114 home runs, 325 RBI, .286/.355/.575 slash, 152 wRC+, and 15.3 WAR.

Perazzo earned another chance on the big stage as Tabriz finished 105-57 in 2034, winning the ABF Championship over Rawalpindi. It was the strongest playoff run of his career with 17 hits, 14 runs, 9 homers, 21 RBI, 1.364 OPS, 267 wRC+, and 1.5 WAR. The 21 RBI set the ABF playoff record. The Tiger Sharks tied for eighth in the BGC at 11-10 with Perazzo posting a solid .888 OPS and 0.8 WAR. Tabriz had an even-stronger 113-49 record in 2035, but was upset in the West League Championship Series by Gaziantep.

Across seven BGCs, Perazzo played 133 games with 103 hits, 76 runs, 23 doubles, 41 home runs, 88 RBI, .221/.313/.539 slash, and 4.7 WAR. He ranks 3^rd in games played, 4^th in runs, 9^th in hits, 5^th in total bases (251), 7^th in homers, 4^th in RBI, and 15^th in WAR among position players.

In 2035 against Shiraz, Perazzo had a four home run game, giving him three total between MLB, ABF, and the BGC. Only SAB legend Tirtha Upadhyaya had thrice smacked four dingers in a game for all of baseball history. Later in 2035 against Antalya, Perazzo had three homers and 10 RBI in a game, tying ABF’s single-game RBI record. He also climbed up world leaderboards with his combined pro numbers, crossing the 900 home run and 2000 runs scored thresholds.

He was back on the free agent market for 2036 heading towards age 41 and again opened up an international search. This time he landed in the African Association of Baseball on a three-year, $33,300,000 deal with Nairobi. The Night Hawks were the defending Central Conference champ, but they would end up out of the playoffs in 2036 at 85-77. Perazzo had a respectable showing in 125 games with 36 homers, 113 RBI, .935 OPS, 131 wRC+, and 2.7 WAR.

That got him to 3500+ hits and 2500+ RBI for his combined pro career. He’s one of only eight across all of baseball history with 2500+ RBI and one of 66 with 3500+ hits. Perazzo’s career ended with a whimper as he dealt with a fractured finger and benching in 2037. He only played 36 games and started two with a .508 OPS and -0.3 WAR. Perazzo hoped to get to 950 total homers, but fell three short as he only got one in his final season. He retired that winter at age 42.

For his combined pro career, Perazzo had 3283 games, 11,988 at-bats, 3521 hits, 2114 runs, 628 doubles, 62 triples, 947 home runs, 2512 RBI, 1048 walks, 1405 strikeouts, 10.3% strikeout rate, 7114 total bases, .294/.354/.593 slash, 146 wRC+, and 107.2 WAR. On the all-time leaderboards at induction, Perazzo is 29^th in games, 29^th in at-bats, 23^rd in runs, 61^st in hits, 13^th in homers, and 7^th in RBI.

Perazzo’s remarkable longevity and consistency, along with his playoff and team success, certainly makes him one of baseball’s true immortals. Despite the tenure and tallies, he does fall well short of the top 100 all-time WAR list and his rate stats don’t place him at the absolute top of the heap. His exact spot on all-time rankings is one of fierce debate, especially with his polarizing personality.

As far as team results though, Perazzo has five World Series rings, six American Association pennants, two Grand Champion rings, two World Champion rings, and an ABF title. Few guys across baseball history were apart of more victories than Perazzo.

Perazzo is undoubtedly one of the most reliable power hitters the game has ever seen. He was a clutch performer on the biggest stages and a huge reason why San Diego had one of the all-time dynasty runs ever. Even in his later years, Perazzo was a key part of another title for Tabriz. In a loaded five-man Hall of Fame class for Major League Baseball in 2038, Perazzo had the highest percentage at 97.1%.

11-18-2025, 07:12 AM	#2571
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,444	2038 MLB Hall of Fame (Part 1) For the second time in five years and the fifth time in more than a century of history, Major League Baseball had a five-player Hall of Fame class. The 2038 group seemed to make up for the zero players from the prior year. All five inductee were slam dunk first ballot nods with the highest percentage going to 1B/DH Jason Perazzo at 97.1%. Both LF Ben Conlee and 1B B.J. Pasternack had 96.2%. OF Ric Ransom saw 93.9% and SP Devin Ormsby capped the group at 88.4%. The only other above 50% and best returner was SP Rowney Simpson on his third ballot. Simpson got 64.9%, falling painfully short of the 66% induction threshold. The one player dropped after ten ballots was CL Nuke Malkarali, who had a 17-year run with six teams. He debuted at 42.6% but was down to 9.0% by the end. Malkarali won Reliever of the Year twice and had 237 saves, 102-63 record, 1.79 ERA, 937.2 innings, 1102 strikeouts, 263 walks, 201 ERA+, 59 FIP-, and 31.6 WAR. His ERA is notably lower than all other MLB HOF closers. Malkarali also notably ranks 37^th in ERA and his ERA+ is 25^th among world HOF relievers and other notables. However, voters are often hyper-fixated on saves and he didn’t even get to 250, spending only about half of his career in the closer role. Malkarali isn’t even in MLB’s top 100 for saves or games pitched. His WAR is in line with some of MLB’s weaker RP inductees, but short of the more prominent names. Malkarali certainly had a unique and effective career, but even reliever-friendly voters felt he didn’t have the right tallies needed to make it in. Jason Perazzo – First Base/Designated Hitter – San Diego Seals – 97.1% First Ballot Jason Perazzo was a 6’4’’, 205 pound left-handed first baseman from Los Angeles, California. At his peak, Perazzo had outstanding contact and power skills specifically facing right-handed pitching. He was a well-rounded hitter that was solid at drawing walks and avoiding strikeouts. Perazzo hit 30+ home runs in all of his full seasons and had 15 seasons with 40+ dingers. His 162 game average got you 47 homers, 31 doubles, and 3 triples. Facing RHP, Perazzo had a career 1.000 OPS and 158 wRC+. Against lefties, he was above average with a .799 OPS and 112 wRC+. Perazzo had subpar speed and baserunning, but you could do worse. He was a career first baseman with similar defensive grades; mediocre, but not atrocious. About ¼ of his career starts came as a designated hitter. Perazzo’s excellent durability made him one of the game’s longest tenured players. His power and longevity did make him popular for some fans, but he didn’t have a likeable personality. Perazzo was considered self-centered with a lackluster work ethic, but even coasting on natural talent made him a huge part of San Diego’s dynasty run. He had one of the all-time great college careers playing for Akron, winning NCAA MVP and Silver Sluggers in both 2013 and 2015. Perazzo is one of 14 players to earn multiple collegiate MVPs. In 2013 as a DH in 50 games, he had 69 hits, 42 runs, 16 doubles, 25 homers, 63 RBI, 257 wRC+, and 4.9 WAR. After a weaker 2014, Perazzo in 2015 in 48 starts at 1B had 66 hits, 49 runs, 33 homers, 56 RBI, 8 doubles, 1.508 OPS, 334 wRC+, and 6.6 WAR. The WAR mark remains the NCAA all-time single-season record for a position player, as is his OPS and 1.108 slugging percentage. Perazzo’s homers are the third-best single season and his 173 total bases rank eighth. For his college career, he had 147 games, 175 hits, 124 runs, 31 doubles, 71 homers, 157 RBI, 79 walks, .332/.423/.799 slash, 249 wRC+, and 13.8 WAR. Perazzo ranks 12^th in WAR among NCAA position players. In the 2015 MLB Draft, Perazzo was taken tenth overall by San Diego, where he’d spend his entire 17-year MLB career. He was a full-time starter right away and an immediate success, taking second in 2016’s Rookie of the Year voting. The Seals had posted a dynasty run with three pennants from 2007-10, but they were in a rebuild throughout the 2010s. For Perazzo’s initial seasons, San Diego was stuck in the middle-tier mostly with a playoff drought from 2011-22. Perazzo did his part with Silver Sluggers from 2017-23; all at first base except for 2020 as a DH. He was third in 2018’s MVP voting and second in 2022. In 2020, Perazzo claimed the top honor with American Association bests for hits (206), total bases (42), slugging (.669), wRC+ (183), and WAR (8.8). The WAR, hits, and total bases would be his career highs. In 2021, Perazzo led in homers for the only time with a career-best 60 and led in RBI at 143. He led in runs in both 2019 and 2021, peaking in the former at 127. Perazzo led four times in total bases and twice in slugging during this run. He also led again in WAR (8.7) in 2022 and led in doubles for 2023. San Diego finally ended their playoff drought as a division champ in 2023 at 97-65. The Seals got hot and upset top seed Seattle to win the AACS in a seven-game classic. San Diego would fall though 4-2 to Cincinnati in the World Series. Perazzo’s first playoff run was rock solid over 19 games with 23 hits, 11 runs, 9 extra base hits, 12 RBI, 156 wRC+, and 0.9 WAR. In the Baseball Grand Championship, San Diego finished 11-8, one of three teams tied for fifth place. Perazzo fared well there with 17 hits, 13 runs, 5 doubles, 8 homers, 17 RBI, 1.044 OPS, 188 wRC+, and 1.1 WAR. As the Seals began their dynasty, he’d become known as a big game player for his postseason and BGC exploits. Perazzo also did play from 2015-24 in the World Baseball Championship for the United States team, winning world titles with the 2017 and 2020 American squads. In the WBC, he had 109 games with 96 hits, 59 runs, 20 doubles, 25 home runs, 71 RBI, .320/.411/.643 slash, 1.054 OPS, and 5.5 WAR. In March 2024, San Diego gave him one of the richest extensions in baseball history to that point at $276,500,000 over seven years. Perazzo didn’t win any additional Sluggers in his 30s and was only a league leader once with a career-best 154 RBI in 2028. Still, he was reliably consistent for around 40-50 homers, an OPS above .900, and around 4-5 WAR. Notably in 2026, he had one of MLB’s rare four home run games against Miami on April 3. In September 2027, he hit for the cycle against Jacksonville. The Seals weren’t an immediate dynasty following the 2023 pennant. They went 103-59 in 2024 with a division title, but got upset in the first round. San Diego then missed the playoffs entirely in 2025 at 83-79. In 2026, they got in as a 94-68 wild card. That year, they upset top seed San Francisco in the second round, then bested Seattle in the AACS 4-2. San Diego met Cincinnati again in the World Series and this time earned the 4-2 victory over the Reds. Perazzo actually had a lackluster playoff run with .700 OPS, 83 wRC+, and 0.1 WAR. He made up for it in the Baseball Grand Championship with 19 hits, 14 runs, 3 doubles, 7 homers, 16 RBI, .914 OPS, 160 wRC+, and 0.9 WAR. San Diego finished 15-4, putting them atop the baseball world as Grand Champion. Little did the world know that the Seals were just getting started. In 2027, San Diego finished 119-43, tied for the second-most wins in MLB history. Unlike 120-win Phoenix from 1906, the 2027 Seals won the World Series, arguably cementing their spot as the best team in MLB history. They beat Seattle again in a seven-game AACS and topped Montreal 4-2 in the finale. Perazzo was AACS MVP and had a .953 OPS over 16 playoff starts. For the 2027 BGC, Perazzo had a .940 OPS and 0.7 WAR as San Diego finished 14-5, becoming the first (and only so far) repeat Grand Champion. That pushed them from arguably being MLB’s best-ever team to maybe the best in the entire history of the game. The Seals were 108-54 in 2028 and 99-63 in 2029, winning the World Series both years against Ottawa. They joined Philadelphia (1941-44) as the only four-peat champs in MLB history. Perazzo was AACS MVP again in 2029 as they again thwarted Seattle. The Seals were unable to four-peat in the BGC, but stayed competitive. In 2028, they were in sixth place at 12-7. The field expanded in 2029 and a 12-9 finish put them in a three-way tie for seventh, although they were only two wins short of the top spot. Perazzo did see a sharp drop in production in 2029 with .764 OPS and 0.6 WAR. He bounced back with 50 homers in 2030 and a .926 OPS. Perazzo was down from his peaks in his final years, but was still a respectable power force. In 2030, he hit for the cycle a second time against Atlanta. That year, Perazzo also crossed the 700 home run, 1500 run, and 2500 hit milestones. San Diego won another division title at 99-63 in 2030, but the dynasty seemed over as they fell in the second round. The Seals missed the playoffs in 2031 at 87-75, then got a wild card in 2032 at 95-67. They had one last run in them, getting hot and yet again defeated the Grizzlies in the AACS for their sixth pennant in a decade. San Diego then outlasted Omaha 4-3 to win their fifth World Series in seven years Perazzo had one more AACS MVP in him, yet again proving a nightmare for Seattle. In 17 playoff games, Perazzo had a 1.263 OPS, 197 wRC+, and 1.1 WAR. He also had a good BGC showing with .937 OPS and 0.8 WAR. The Seals finished second at 15-6, only behind Nairobi at 16-5. In the BGC, Perazzo had a four homer game against Cologne; he is one of four with a four-homer game in event history. For his playoff career with San Diego, Perazzo had 112 games with 127 hits, 74 runs, 22 doubles, 5 triples, 31 home runs, 82 RBI, .307/.357/.609 slash, 143 wRC+, and 4.5 WAR. In MLB playoff history, Perazzo ranks 5^th in games, 6^th in runs, 8^th in hits, 3^rd in total bases (252), 9^th in doubles, 2^nd in homers, and 2^nd in RBI. Notably as well, the bulk of his playoff appearances were later in his career away from his peak dominance of his 20s. Perazzo’s key role in San Diego’s epic dynasty got his #44 uniform eventually retired. But 2032 was his last year under contact and he had 35 homers, .817 OPS, 106 wRC+, and 1.4 WAR. The Seals didn’t re-sign him, which ultimately ended his MLB tenure. With San Diego, Perazzo had 2658 games, 2931 hits, 1764 runs, 481 doubles, 53 triples, 796 home runs, 2068 RBI, 823 walks, 1069 strikeouts, .297/.354/.598 slash, 147 wRC+, and 89.6 WAR. At induction on the MLB leaderboard, Perazzo ranks 35^th in runs, 99^th in hits, 13^th in total bases (5906), 68^th in doubles, 5^th in homers, 6^th in RBI, and 91^st in WAR among position players. Perazzo’s .952 OPS is 42^nd among all MLB batters with 3000+ plate appearances and his slugging is 23^rd. Heading towards age 38, Perazzo was a free agent for the first time and thought he had a chance to chase Isaac Cox’s MLB records for homers (929) and RBI (2333). However between his age, reduced production, personality, and price tag; MLB teams didn’t want to bring Perazzo in for 2033. He was determined to play somewhere and ended up in Iran on a three-year, $10,440,000 deal with Tabriz of the Asian Baseball Federation. Perazzo had very reliable and consistent production with the Tiger Sharks in 464 games with 464 hits, 265 runs, 110 doubles, 114 home runs, 325 RBI, .286/.355/.575 slash, 152 wRC+, and 15.3 WAR. Perazzo earned another chance on the big stage as Tabriz finished 105-57 in 2034, winning the ABF Championship over Rawalpindi. It was the strongest playoff run of his career with 17 hits, 14 runs, 9 homers, 21 RBI, 1.364 OPS, 267 wRC+, and 1.5 WAR. The 21 RBI set the ABF playoff record. The Tiger Sharks tied for eighth in the BGC at 11-10 with Perazzo posting a solid .888 OPS and 0.8 WAR. Tabriz had an even-stronger 113-49 record in 2035, but was upset in the West League Championship Series by Gaziantep. Across seven BGCs, Perazzo played 133 games with 103 hits, 76 runs, 23 doubles, 41 home runs, 88 RBI, .221/.313/.539 slash, and 4.7 WAR. He ranks 3^rd in games played, 4^th in runs, 9^th in hits, 5^th in total bases (251), 7^th in homers, 4^th in RBI, and 15^th in WAR among position players. In 2035 against Shiraz, Perazzo had a four home run game, giving him three total between MLB, ABF, and the BGC. Only SAB legend Tirtha Upadhyaya had thrice smacked four dingers in a game for all of baseball history. Later in 2035 against Antalya, Perazzo had three homers and 10 RBI in a game, tying ABF’s single-game RBI record. He also climbed up world leaderboards with his combined pro numbers, crossing the 900 home run and 2000 runs scored thresholds. He was back on the free agent market for 2036 heading towards age 41 and again opened up an international search. This time he landed in the African Association of Baseball on a three-year, $33,300,000 deal with Nairobi. The Night Hawks were the defending Central Conference champ, but they would end up out of the playoffs in 2036 at 85-77. Perazzo had a respectable showing in 125 games with 36 homers, 113 RBI, .935 OPS, 131 wRC+, and 2.7 WAR. That got him to 3500+ hits and 2500+ RBI for his combined pro career. He’s one of only eight across all of baseball history with 2500+ RBI and one of 66 with 3500+ hits. Perazzo’s career ended with a whimper as he dealt with a fractured finger and benching in 2037. He only played 36 games and started two with a .508 OPS and -0.3 WAR. Perazzo hoped to get to 950 total homers, but fell three short as he only got one in his final season. He retired that winter at age 42. For his combined pro career, Perazzo had 3283 games, 11,988 at-bats, 3521 hits, 2114 runs, 628 doubles, 62 triples, 947 home runs, 2512 RBI, 1048 walks, 1405 strikeouts, 10.3% strikeout rate, 7114 total bases, .294/.354/.593 slash, 146 wRC+, and 107.2 WAR. On the all-time leaderboards at induction, Perazzo is 29^th in games, 29^th in at-bats, 23^rd in runs, 61^st in hits, 13^th in homers, and 7^th in RBI. Perazzo’s remarkable longevity and consistency, along with his playoff and team success, certainly makes him one of baseball’s true immortals. Despite the tenure and tallies, he does fall well short of the top 100 all-time WAR list and his rate stats don’t place him at the absolute top of the heap. His exact spot on all-time rankings is one of fierce debate, especially with his polarizing personality. As far as team results though, Perazzo has five World Series rings, six American Association pennants, two Grand Champion rings, two World Champion rings, and an ABF title. Few guys across baseball history were apart of more victories than Perazzo. Perazzo is undoubtedly one of the most reliable power hitters the game has ever seen. He was a clutch performer on the biggest stages and a huge reason why San Diego had one of the all-time dynasty runs ever. Even in his later years, Perazzo was a key part of another title for Tabriz. In a loaded five-man Hall of Fame class for Major League Baseball in 2038, Perazzo had the highest percentage at 97.1%. __________________ 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)