On the site, was I supposed to have one or three choices per Conference?

2033 UBL OFFSEASON
PART 1

UBL TEAMS REFRESH
As the league commemorates its tenth season of play, multiple teams have made changes to their identities as part of a general "refresh" of the league. Here's a basic rundown:

The Atlanta Aliens, British Columbia Beasts, Calgary Cowboys, Houston Comets, Miami Corals, Minnesota Frostbite, Philadelphia Ringers, San Jose Sea Lions, and Toronto Huskies all made minor tweaks to their colors, mostly to darken them.

The Los Angeles Breakers modified their color scheme, toning it down and making it more closely resemble the colors of another well-like SoCal team, the Chargers.

The Carolina Brothers also changed their colors, changing their main from mint to a darker Hornets blue.

The New York Pigeons had perhaps the most drastic change of any team this year. Their identity was completely overhauled, and they now sport two shades of greenish-gray inspired by both the Statue of Liberty and the plumage of a pigeon.

PIGEONS TO STAY IN LONG ISLAND
Speaking of the Pigeons, owner Jake Peck announced his final decision on the longstanding matter of whether to move the team out of UBS Arena and into Madison Square Garden on the island of Manhattan. He announced to the press that the team would remain in Elmont, citing the scheduling issues that would arise with the Knicks and Rangers and the already established fanbase on Long Island.

Now, with that out of the way...
AWARDS
Most Valuable Player: 1B Mario Borras (CGY)
Pitcher of the Year: SP Ryan Tippett (POR)
Rookie of the Year: 3B Chris Lake (CAR)
Reliever of the Year: CL Dustin Clagg (NY)
Manager of the Year: Jose Villanueva (CGY)

Offensive Medals:
P: Jim Foreman (MIA)
C: Fumio Hirabayashi (SJ)
1B: Mario Borras (CGY)
2B: James Erickson (LA)
3B: Adam Castor (MIA)
SS: Nick Talamo (MIA)
LF: Austen Morales (BC)
CF: Ruben Romero (CGY)
RF: Mark Bryant (MIA)

Defensive Medals:
P: Emmanuel Pinto (DAL)
C: Shane DiNapoli (PHI)
1B: Gary DeSloover (MIA)
2B: Dustin Holloway (TEN)
3B: Frank Cross (LV)
SS: Ernesto Belman (DAL)
LF: Ryan Fox (CHI)
CF: Casimiro Montez (SEA)
RF: Adam Engelhardt (DAL)

2033 UBL DRAFT
The 2033 UBL Draft was held out of the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.
TOP 10
1. POR - 1B Bryant Richardson, Dallas Baptist - Tulsa, OK
2. COL - SS Lucas Oxley, Wingate - Noord, Aruba
3. SJ - C Jamie Furland, Tennessee - Michiana Shores, IN
4. MIN - SS Andrew Long, Cal State Fullerton - El Segundo, CA
5. BOS - SP Ruben Mata, Ole Miss - Moa, Cuba
6. TOR - SP Jim Garner, Ellington High School - Ashland, MA
7. LV - Jose Coreas, IMG Academy Black - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8. TEN - Felipe Huerta, Hanahan High School - Jiguani, Cuba
9. SEA - Danny Medina, Mississippi State - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
10. ATL - Israel Zapata, Pro Baseball Academy - San Juan, Puerto Rico

THE REVOLVING DOOR
Seattle fires general manager Greg McGoldrick, replaces with Antonio Bautista
Portland fires manager John Purviance, replaces with Ricky Garcia
Chicago fires manager Mike Topham, replaces with Allen Balling
Toronto fires general manager Andy Tungett, replaces with Ryan Sells
Boston fires manager Daniel Luckett, replaces with Brent Mason
Carolina fires manager Jonathan Moss, replaces with Brett Krick

Lastly, a reminder to vote in the expansion poll, if you haven't already!
POLL HERE
 

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2033 UBL OFFSEASON

PART 2

NOTABLE RETIREMENTS
LF John DeJean (TOR, BA/SJ, CGY, COL) - 2024-2033 - Ipswich, MA
SP Branden Gregg (CAR, MIN) - 2024-2033 - Carol City, FL
CL Yin-reng Law (BOS, HOU) - 2026-2033 - Taipei, Taiwan
SP Jose Avelar (CGY, POR, LA) - 2024-2033 - San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
CL Ryan Zacharias (LA, COL, MIN, HOU, DAL) - 2024-2033 - Portland, OR
1B Chris Greenwald (POR, BC, LA) - 2024-2033 - Los Angeles, CA
1B Alex Ochoa (CAR, POR, ATL) - 2024-2033 - Camaguey, Cuba
1B Efrain Suazo (ATL, TOR, CAR) - 2024-2033 - Merida, Venezuela
C Matt Selman (MIA, LV) - 2024-2033 - High Springs, FL

TOP FREE AGENCY SIGNINGS
12. LF Bill Monger signs with Toronto for 2 years, $32,800,000
11. C Justin McManus signs with New York for 2 years, $45,800,000
10. CL Ricky Hernandez signs with Houston for 3 years, $49,200,000
9. 1B Tony Puebla re-signs with Las Vegas for 2 years, $52,800,000
8. 1B Ryan Thiele signs with Colorado for 3 years, $55,600,000
7. 1B Dave Shields signs with Los Angeles for 4 years, $57,200,000
6. CF Matt Beverly re-signs with Philadelphia for 4 years, $66,400,000
5. 2B Ashton Noonan signs with Las Vegas for 4 years, $87,200,000
4. SP Marco Alcantara signs with Dallas for 5 years, $113,000,000
3. 1B Mario Borras signs with Houston for 3 years, $115,500,000
2. 1B Rod Garza signs with Atlanta for 6 years, $124,800,000
1. SP Hugh McCormick signs with Las Vegas for 6 years, $150,200,000

PRESEASON INJURY REPORT
RP Alex Ramirez (ATL) - shoulder inflammation, out for 6 months
RP George Morehouse (SEA) - torn back muscle, out for 4 months
SP Jimmy Addams (LA) - torn labrum out for 6-7 months
SP Ramon Bustamante (CGY) - torn rotator cuff, out for 7 months
RP D.J. Garza (SJ) - torn rotator cuff, out for 7-8 months
SP Alfonso Gomez (CHI) - torn ulnar collateral ligament, out for season
RP Rupert van der Graaf (BOS) - broken coracoid bone, out for 5-6 months
SP Vaclav Loots (TEN) - bone chips in elbow, out for 5 months
RP Jim Garner (TOR) - radial nerve compression, out for 4 months
SP Orlando Salazar (PHI) - torn rotator cuff, out for season
1B Mario Llanes (SJ) - broken hand, out for 2-3 months
SP Archer Housch (POR) - ruptured disc, out for season
UP NEXT: The 10th season of play for the Ultimate Ball League, 2033-34... stay tuned!

 

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2033-34 SEASON
OCTOBER

OPENING DAY SCORES
Seattle 2, Houston 1
Los Angeles 3, Colorado 4
Dallas 0, British Columbia 4
Las Vegas 12, Portland 1
Calgary 7, San Jose 3
Minnesota 5, Atlanta 6
Miami 17, Carolina 7
Chicago 0, Philadelphia 4
Tennessee 4, Boston 1
Toronto 4, New York 0

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
*Josh Saathoff took back his career wins record from Matt Bisesi, bagging his 126th victory against the Atlanta Aliens.
*The British Columbia Beasts steamrolled the Las Vegas Blackjacks, pitcher Jose Guerrero securing a 10-nothing win with only 1 hit.

INJURY REPORT
RF Danny Gomez (CGY) - broken kneecap, out for 4-5 months

PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Batter & Rookie: 1B Rod Garza (ATL) - .569 AVG, 19 home runs, 29 RBIs, 27 runs
Pitcher: SP Wouter Arana (TEN) - 1.46 ERA, 3 wins, 0 losses

STANDINGS



 

2033-34 SEASON

DECEMBER

CHRISTMAS DAY GAMES SCORES
Portland 1, Dallas 8
Calgary 7, Colorado 9
San Jose 3, Seattle 4
Houston 2, Las Vegas 7
British Columbia 5, Los Angeles 3
Atlanta 6, Carolina 5
Philadelphia 4, Tennessee 8
Boston 4, Minnesota 6
Miami 4, Toronto 2
New York 3, Chicago 5

Left fielder Miguel Escalante won the Mug of Eggnog, the Dallas slugger thwacking 2 home runs, 6 RBIs and 2 runs.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
*Armando Sifuentes of Boston threw a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Ringers, winning 8-0.
*Toronto's Timoteo Lapuente also got a no-hitter, stonewalling New York 9-0.
*San Jose decided to do a bit of mid-season house cleaning, throwing out general manager Gary Golembiewski and head coach Ethan Gravely. Long-suffering Bay Area fans are hoping whoever replaces them can finally turn the team around.

INJURY REPORT
SP Jordan Tate (SEA) - torn ulnar collateral ligament, out for season
SP Tim Bush (DAL) - torn ulnar collateral ligament, out for season
SP Mel Gonzalez (CAR) - shoulder inflammation, out for season

PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Batter: 1B Mario Borras (HOU) - .460 AVG, 33 home runs, 54 RBIs, 41 runs
Pitcher: SP Tony Franco (SEA) - 2.23 ERA, 4 wins, 0 losses
Rookie: 1B Francisco Moran (BC) - .326 AVG, 13 home runs, 19 RBIs

STANDINGS

Oh, and one last thing...

The UBL 2034-35 Expansion Poll has officially CLOSED, BUT there are some ties that need to be broken! Vote on the tiebreaker poll below, and the team from each conference with the most votes becomes a UBL team next season!
***VOTE HERE***