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Rangers suffer soul crushing collapse; lose final 7 games and miss playoffs by a single game…..top 4 seeds are MIN, MON, ARI, STL……Did Supersonics big offseason pay off? Astros flurry of offseason and deadline moves? A resounding YES to both…….Tigers rebuild continues in a deep way; will own the 3rd pick in the upcoming draft…….recent HOU signing Max Jones leaves London and instantly becomes batting champ back in the states…… hyped prospect Maverick Brady falls flat for Angels; does not appear on ROY ballot…..LAD Brian Porter wins consecutive RPoY with legendary reliever season; real chance to be only 2nd reliever to win CYA in GBF history……Phillies have shockingly poor season, end up selling off their best players (SP Hughes, 1B Harry Owens)……Reds fail to build on their S27 success, regress all the way back to last place in division…..West, Mideast, and Southeast divisions quickly falling behind the others in competitiveness…..Barack Irving in strong position to win 3rd MVP, ends season with 50+ doubles and 50+ homers……

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12/4/2025

Season 28 Playoffs

Welcome to the 28th Global Baseball Federation PLAYOFFS!

—1st Round—
5. HOU VS 12. CHC
6. SEA VS 11. CWS
7. CLE VS 10. LAD
8. PIT VS 9. TOR

—FIRST ROUND BYES—
1 Minnesota Twins 108-54
2 Montreal Expos 107-55
3 Arizona Diamondbacks 105-57
4 St. Louis Cardinals 99-63

—DIVISION WINNERS—
5 Houston Astros 96-66
6 Seattle Supersonics 94-68
7 Cleveland Indians 92-70
8 Pittsburgh Pirates 81-81

—WILD CARD—
9 Toronto Blue Jays 94-68
10 Los Angeles Dodgers 88-74
11 Chicago White Sox 86-76
12 Chicago Cubs 83-79

12/4/2025

Season 28 Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners and their owners! All awards will be reflected on their player cards in the next day or two. “Big 3” award ballot will be out soon! Who got snubbed? Who are you excited about getting their 1st? Who is padding a future HOF resumé with coveted Silver Sluggers? Drop any thoughts in the chat box. Enjoy!

No-Hitters:
(Career totals in parentheses)

ARI Malcolm Brown -- Perfect Game (3rd)
PIT Vin Wicker -- Perfect Game (2nd)
KC Gil Jarvis -- Perfect Game (1st)
WAS Benito Madden -- Perfect Game (1st)
-ARI Dave Clarkson (2nd)
-LAD Dante Diamond (2nd)
-TB Lukas Young (1st)
-SEA Kumar Rocker (1st)
-CLE George Simpkins (1st)

Batting Champion:
—HOU 1B Max Jones (.344 BA)

Stolen Base Champion:
—STL CF Oscar Mercado (93 SBs/70%)

Home Run Champion:
—LAD 2B Barack Irving (51 Home Runs)

Strikeout King:
—TOR SP Tink Hence (11.2 K/9–2nd in league; 249 K’s—2nd in league)

Relief Pitcher of the Year:
—LAD RP Brian Porter (9-1, 1.43 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 176.2 IP. Only 2 blown saves in 98 games) Back-to-back RPoY recipient.


SILVER SLUGGERS
*Must have played at least 5 games at a position to qualify.
*All offensive stats are considered including BA, OPS, RBI’s, XBH, steals, etc.

NOTES:
-10 players received their 1st Silver Slugger.
-3 players received their 4th Silver Slugger.
-1 rookie won a Silver Slugger (OSA OF Huber).
-14 different teams had at least one player win.

C:
CHC Chipper Spyte (1st) and TOR Edmund Sanders (1st)

1B:
HOU Max Jones (1st) and LAA Archer Drakos (2nd)

2B:
LAD Barack Irving (4th) and SEA Jason Funk (1st)

3B:
MIN Rudy Vaughn (2nd) and ARI Taylor Trosky (2nd)

SS:
SDP Jamal Meek (1st) and ARI Korky Loaring (2nd)

OF:
MON George Fondy (1st)
MON Jamari Baylor (4th)
COL Ray Okoniewski (1st)
QUE Rhett Wiseman (4th)
MIN Skinny Bowen (2nd)
OSA Aaron Huber (1st)

DH:
SEA Kinley Carpenter (2nd) and MIN Karl Ulrich (3rd)

Flex:
PAP Ryan McMahon (1st) and LON Sonny Pinkerton (1st)


——“Close, but no cigar”——
These guys were heavily considered. Lots of close calls, some lost out by only a hair. But I wanted to at least highlight some really strong seasons that unfortunately just weren’t *quite* enough to make the cut. List of runner-ups and position they were best qualified for:

-CIN Joey Ford (C)
-MON Jake Fishman (3B)
-LAA Chile Thomas (C)
-SEA Tom Gilbert (OF)
-SEA Anthony Flores (SS)
-COL Mike Gesualdo (3B)
-OAK Mel Badenhop (OF/DH)
-ARI Bud Flowers (2B)
-CLE Garrett Hampson (Flex)
-STL Oscar Mercado (OF)
-STL Jayce Coutee (1B/Flex)
-PHI Jayson Gregg (OF)
-SFG Louis Bullinger (DH)
-BOS Corey Vanek (3B)
-ARI Noah Reach (C)

11/15/2025

Season 28 Draft Info/Tags/Cuts/Stadiums

1st Round Picks:
TOR 1st to Buffaloes (LF Milo McCauley deal)
ARI 1st to Buffaloes (LF Taylor Trosky deal)
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1st Round Comp Picks: ($100+)
#1 LAD (RF Tom Gilbert)
#2 CLE (RP Alexis Casto)
#3 SDP (UTL Anthony Flores)
#4 BAL (SP Benito Madden)
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2nd Round Picks:
-MIA 2nd to Diamondbacks (SP Brian Kalahan deal)—back to Marlins (LF Traffley/DH Dallimore deal)
-NYY 2nd to Twins (SP Roman Winnister/INF Monty Moreno deal)
-CLE 2nd to Diamondbacks (Yorbin Cueta deal)—to Buffaloes (LF Taylor Trosky deal)
-OSA 2nd to Diamondbacks (LF Taylor Trosky deal)
-HOU 2nd to Marlins (SP Jude McCleary deal)
-WAS 2nd to Marlins (SP Lenny Stevens deal)
-TEX 2nd to Diamondbacks (LF Kyle Traffley deal)
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2nd Round Comp Picks ($60+)
#1 QUE (RF Franklin Saint)
#2 LAD (SP Barry Yates)
#3 STL (2B Bruno Langwell)—to Marlins (2nd SP Kalahan deal)
#4 TEX (SP Jon Kennedy)
#5 PAP (RP Yan Peralta)
#6 PAP (RF Bill Durbin)
#7 MIN (SP Malcom Brown)—-to NYY (Winnister/Moreno trade)
#8 PHI (RP Jason Marnie)
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COMP PICKS PLACED AT END OF ROUND
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IFA Posting Fees:
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Arbitration Cuts:
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Franchise Tags: (Season 28)
TEX LF Jeremy Stoyanovich (1 year)
TOR CF Buddy Sullivan (1 year)
PHI SP Sora Genji-Kido (2 years)
MIN SS Apollo Armstrong (2 years)
BOS 3B Corey Vanek (2 years)
MON SP Karl Hasney (1 year)
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Position Changes (Season 28)
DET Jay Charleston LF(3B)>>>LF(1B)
DET Aurelio Cepeda 3B(3B)>>> 3B(LF)
DET Greg Wallace 3B(3B)>>>3B(LF)
OAK Keenan Lowry RF(3B)>>>3B(1B)
STL Justin Espinosa 1B(RF)>> RF(1B)*Penalties incurred*
STL Mickey Meyer 2B(3B)>>>2B(SS)
SEA Peter Kavanaugh RF(3B) >>>RF(LF)
SEA Kinley Carpenter 2B(1B)>>> 2B(SS)
SEA Dom Hogan 1B(1B)>>>1B(LF)
SEA Vosco Imani 3B(LF)>>> LF(3B)*Penalties incurred*
PHI Taylor SS(2B) >>> SS(3B)
PHI Cave 2B(2B)>>>2B(RF)
PHI Tolbert 2B(2B)>>>2B(SS)
ARI Michael Andrews 1B(1B)>>>1B(3B)
ARI Yorbin Cueta LF(LF)>>> LF(1B)
ARI Omah Moron SS(SS)>>> SS(LF)

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Stadium Dimension Changes
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New Owner Cut Contracts