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FuzzyRussianHat · 01-28-2025, 11:27 AM

The 2024 World Baseball Championship was the 78^th edition of the event and was centered in Cape Town, South Africa. Division 1 had Australia and Italy tied at the top at 9-2 with the Australians advancing on the head-to-head tiebreaker. Australia earned its eighth division title and first since 2017. Last year’s runner-up United States dominated D2 at 10-1, advancing to the elite eight for the 60^th time. Distant second places went to 7-4 Spain and the DR Congo.

In a very tight Division 3, Ethiopia and Taiwan tied for first at 7-4 while Bolivia, China, Finland, Guatemala, the Philippines, and Portugal were all 6-5. The tiebreaker went to the Ethiopians, earning their fourth division title and first since 2013. Division 4 went to France at 10-1, outracing 9-2 Japan. The French got their 14^th division title to end a four-year playoff drought. Reigning world champ Canada was tied for third with Ukraine at 7-4.

India cruised to Division 5 at 10-1 for their eighth division title, their first since 2010. Indonesia won Division 6 at 10-1, fending off a 9-2 South Korea. The Indonesians earned a third straight division title and their 25^th division crown. D7 had Yemen and Vietnam tied at 8-3, while Greece was next at 7-4. The tiebreaker went to the Yemenis for their first-ever elite eight trip. Yemen became the 80^th unique nation to earn a division title.

Division 8 was a mess with Afghanistan, Germany, Puerto Rico, and Tajikistan all tied at 7-4. Colombia, Poland, and Russia were right behind at 6-5. The tiebreaker formula favored the Germans for their third division title in five years. Germany secured its 13^th division title.

The United States went unbeaten at 6-0 atop Round Robin Group A, advancing with 3-3 Ethiopia. India (2-4) and Australia (1-5) were both ousted. The Americans advanced to the semifinal for the 53^rd time, while the Ethiopians earned their third final four (2008, 2013).

France led Group B at 4-3, earning their fifth semifinal berth and first since 1986. Germany and Indonesia tied at 3-3 and Yemen was 2-4. The Germans advanced on the tiebreaker to earn an eighth semifinal trip. It was their first since taking runner-up in 2020.

In the semifinals, the United States outlasted Germany 3-2 to earn back-to-back championship trips. France rolled to a sweep of Ethiopia for their first-ever finals trip. The French became the 31^st different nation to make it to the finals. The Germans officially were third for the third time, while the Ethiopians finished fourth for the second time.

France defeated the United States 4-2 in the 78^th World Championship, becoming the 18^th country to win it all and the seventh European nation. The Americans were back-to-back runner up, moving to 41-8 in their finals trips. This was also the first time in WBC history that the USA went four straight years without a title. Parity continued for the top spot as the French were the seventh different champ in seven years and the first European champ since England in 2019.

Leading the way for France was Tournament MVP Daniel Dumoulin, a tenth-year second baseman for Rotterdam. The 30-year old righty in 24 starts had 22 runs, 32 hits, 5 doubles, 14 home runs, 33 RBI, 79 total bases, a .330/.393/.814 slash, 248 wRC+, and 2.1 WAR. The French had a +63 run differential, second only to the Americans’ at +72.

Best Pitcher went to Norway’s Elias Bohn, a third-year reliever for his home country squad Oslo. The 23-year old righty tossed 15.2 scoreless innings with a 3-0 record in five appearances, 32 strikeouts, 5 walks, and 1.2 WAR.

Other notes: Uganda’s Miracle Rukundo had the lone no-hitter in 2024 with 11 strikeouts and 4 walks versus Singapore. Guatemala’s Juan Gusman became the 19^th player to hit for the cycle in the WBC, doing it on January 16 versus Ghana. The United States had 82 stolen bases as a team, the third-most in WBC history behind their own 87 from 1964 and 83 from 2003.

Below are the updated all-time tournament stats. Germany’s third place put them ahead of the Philippines for 12^th place in via the points system.

01-28-2025, 11:27 AM	#2017
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,889	2024 World Baseball Championship The 2024 World Baseball Championship was the 78^th edition of the event and was centered in Cape Town, South Africa. Division 1 had Australia and Italy tied at the top at 9-2 with the Australians advancing on the head-to-head tiebreaker. Australia earned its eighth division title and first since 2017. Last year’s runner-up United States dominated D2 at 10-1, advancing to the elite eight for the 60^th time. Distant second places went to 7-4 Spain and the DR Congo. In a very tight Division 3, Ethiopia and Taiwan tied for first at 7-4 while Bolivia, China, Finland, Guatemala, the Philippines, and Portugal were all 6-5. The tiebreaker went to the Ethiopians, earning their fourth division title and first since 2013. Division 4 went to France at 10-1, outracing 9-2 Japan. The French got their 14^th division title to end a four-year playoff drought. Reigning world champ Canada was tied for third with Ukraine at 7-4. India cruised to Division 5 at 10-1 for their eighth division title, their first since 2010. Indonesia won Division 6 at 10-1, fending off a 9-2 South Korea. The Indonesians earned a third straight division title and their 25^th division crown. D7 had Yemen and Vietnam tied at 8-3, while Greece was next at 7-4. The tiebreaker went to the Yemenis for their first-ever elite eight trip. Yemen became the 80^th unique nation to earn a division title. Division 8 was a mess with Afghanistan, Germany, Puerto Rico, and Tajikistan all tied at 7-4. Colombia, Poland, and Russia were right behind at 6-5. The tiebreaker formula favored the Germans for their third division title in five years. Germany secured its 13^th division title. The United States went unbeaten at 6-0 atop Round Robin Group A, advancing with 3-3 Ethiopia. India (2-4) and Australia (1-5) were both ousted. The Americans advanced to the semifinal for the 53^rd time, while the Ethiopians earned their third final four (2008, 2013). France led Group B at 4-3, earning their fifth semifinal berth and first since 1986. Germany and Indonesia tied at 3-3 and Yemen was 2-4. The Germans advanced on the tiebreaker to earn an eighth semifinal trip. It was their first since taking runner-up in 2020. In the semifinals, the United States outlasted Germany 3-2 to earn back-to-back championship trips. France rolled to a sweep of Ethiopia for their first-ever finals trip. The French became the 31^st different nation to make it to the finals. The Germans officially were third for the third time, while the Ethiopians finished fourth for the second time. France defeated the United States 4-2 in the 78^th World Championship, becoming the 18^th country to win it all and the seventh European nation. The Americans were back-to-back runner up, moving to 41-8 in their finals trips. This was also the first time in WBC history that the USA went four straight years without a title. Parity continued for the top spot as the French were the seventh different champ in seven years and the first European champ since England in 2019. Leading the way for France was Tournament MVP Daniel Dumoulin, a tenth-year second baseman for Rotterdam. The 30-year old righty in 24 starts had 22 runs, 32 hits, 5 doubles, 14 home runs, 33 RBI, 79 total bases, a .330/.393/.814 slash, 248 wRC+, and 2.1 WAR. The French had a +63 run differential, second only to the Americans’ at +72. Best Pitcher went to Norway’s Elias Bohn, a third-year reliever for his home country squad Oslo. The 23-year old righty tossed 15.2 scoreless innings with a 3-0 record in five appearances, 32 strikeouts, 5 walks, and 1.2 WAR. Other notes: Uganda’s Miracle Rukundo had the lone no-hitter in 2024 with 11 strikeouts and 4 walks versus Singapore. Guatemala’s Juan Gusman became the 19^th player to hit for the cycle in the WBC, doing it on January 16 versus Ghana. The United States had 82 stolen bases as a team, the third-most in WBC history behind their own 87 from 1964 and 83 from 2003. Below are the updated all-time tournament stats. Germany’s third place put them ahead of the Philippines for 12^th place in via the points system. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)