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FuzzyRussianHat · 07-29-2025, 08:37 AM

The 2032 Baseball Grand Championship was the 23^rd edition of the event and was hosted this time in Kolkata, India. Earning the auto-bids were MLB’s San Diego and Omaha, CABA’s Honduras and Leon, EAB’s Busan and Chiba, BSA’s Caracas and Sao Paulo, EBF’s Zurich and Cologne, EPB’s Voronezh, OBA’s Guadalcanal, APB’s Bandung, CLB’s Shijiazhuang, WAB’s Dakar, SAB’s Visakhapatnam, ABF’s Hyderabad, ALB’s Doha, and AAB’s Nairobi. The three at-large spots went to ABF’s Baku, WAB’s Benin City, and SAB’s Mandalay.

The defending Grand Champion was Hyderabad, who had a chance to be the second-ever repeat champ. The Horned Frogs had a nice showing at 13-8, but ended up in a three-way tie for fifth. Africa Series champ Nairobi surprised many observers by taking the top spot outright at 16-5. The Night Hawks were the third Grand Champion from the African Association of Baseball, joining 2015 Johannesburg and 2029 Cape Town.

World Series champ San Diego was a close second at 15-6, just missing out on becoming the first franchise to win Grand Champion honors thrice. The Seals had the best run differential at +51. Nairobi was the top scoring team with 116 runs and did it with a balanced effort. No one Night Hawk batter had big stats, but they all produced with solid stats. Mohammad Seid led the pitching staff, going 4-0 in his starts with a 1.05 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 34.1 innings.

Omaha and Zurich were next at 14-7 with the tiebreaker giving the Hawks third and the Mountaineers fourth. Zurich allowed the fewest runs of all teams at 58. Hyderabad, Benin City, and Baku each finished 13-8 with the tiebreaker placing the Horned Frogs fifth, Blue Devils sixth, and Blackbirds seventh. Dakar and Leon were next at 12-9, then rounding off the teams above .500 at 11-10 were Doha, Mandalay, and Shijiazhuang.

Bandung, Busan, and Honduras each finished at 10-11. Guadalcanal was alone in 16^th at 9-12 and Sao Paulo sat 17^th at 8-13. Visakhapatnam and Voronezh both went 7-14, Caracas was 6-15, and Cologne ended 5-16. Chiba had the unfortunate last place spot at 4-17.

Shijiazhuang had a solid 101 runs, but allowed the second most at 119. The offensive effort by 1B Francis Tai snagged him Tournament MVP, posting 25 hits, 20 runs, 15 home runs, 25 RBI, 2 doubles, 11 walks, 1.334 OPS, and 2.2 WAR. It ranked as the 9^th-best WAR by a position player, 4^th-most homers, and his 72 total bases was tied for the 5^th-best.

It was the 9^th and final season with the Serpents for the 30-year old from Macau, who was due free agency. This performance really impressed San Diego, who brought Tai to MLB on a six-year, $108,800,000 deal. Hyderabad’s Alexis Alvarez joined Tai in hitting 15 homers. Baku’s Artyom Masharipov notably scored 22 runs to tie the BGC record. San Diego’s Emilian Bohler had the 4^th-most hits (29) and set a new record for at-bats at 89.

Best Pitcher went to Hyderabad’s Tsagaanbaatar Davaanyam, who had a 1.34 ERA over four starts and 33.2 innings with a 2-1 record and 35 strikeouts. The 24-year old Mongolian had now posted back-to-back strong performances in the BGC despite having only nine appearances in ABF in his young career. Also notable was Bandung’s Fred Pasaya, whose 65 strikeouts were the 2^nd-best in event history. The 29-year old Filipino had a 2.81 ERA and 3-2 record in 41.2 innings.

Other notes: Hyderabad’s Vahid Farmaian tossed the 13^th no-hitter in Baseball Grand Championship history with 9 strikeouts and 4 walks against Voronezu on November 21. Busan’s Sung-Ho Lee had the 14^th no-hitter on November 25, striking out 13 with one walk facing Caracas. San Diego’s Jason Perazzo and Sao Paulo’s Manuel Dias both had four home run games. Voronezh’s Hovsep Avagyan hit for the cycle against Doha.

07-29-2025, 08:37 AM	#2352
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,279	2032 Baseball Grand Championship The 2032 Baseball Grand Championship was the 23^rd edition of the event and was hosted this time in Kolkata, India. Earning the auto-bids were MLB’s San Diego and Omaha, CABA’s Honduras and Leon, EAB’s Busan and Chiba, BSA’s Caracas and Sao Paulo, EBF’s Zurich and Cologne, EPB’s Voronezh, OBA’s Guadalcanal, APB’s Bandung, CLB’s Shijiazhuang, WAB’s Dakar, SAB’s Visakhapatnam, ABF’s Hyderabad, ALB’s Doha, and AAB’s Nairobi. The three at-large spots went to ABF’s Baku, WAB’s Benin City, and SAB’s Mandalay. The defending Grand Champion was Hyderabad, who had a chance to be the second-ever repeat champ. The Horned Frogs had a nice showing at 13-8, but ended up in a three-way tie for fifth. Africa Series champ Nairobi surprised many observers by taking the top spot outright at 16-5. The Night Hawks were the third Grand Champion from the African Association of Baseball, joining 2015 Johannesburg and 2029 Cape Town. World Series champ San Diego was a close second at 15-6, just missing out on becoming the first franchise to win Grand Champion honors thrice. The Seals had the best run differential at +51. Nairobi was the top scoring team with 116 runs and did it with a balanced effort. No one Night Hawk batter had big stats, but they all produced with solid stats. Mohammad Seid led the pitching staff, going 4-0 in his starts with a 1.05 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 34.1 innings. Omaha and Zurich were next at 14-7 with the tiebreaker giving the Hawks third and the Mountaineers fourth. Zurich allowed the fewest runs of all teams at 58. Hyderabad, Benin City, and Baku each finished 13-8 with the tiebreaker placing the Horned Frogs fifth, Blue Devils sixth, and Blackbirds seventh. Dakar and Leon were next at 12-9, then rounding off the teams above .500 at 11-10 were Doha, Mandalay, and Shijiazhuang. Bandung, Busan, and Honduras each finished at 10-11. Guadalcanal was alone in 16^th at 9-12 and Sao Paulo sat 17^th at 8-13. Visakhapatnam and Voronezh both went 7-14, Caracas was 6-15, and Cologne ended 5-16. Chiba had the unfortunate last place spot at 4-17. Shijiazhuang had a solid 101 runs, but allowed the second most at 119. The offensive effort by 1B Francis Tai snagged him Tournament MVP, posting 25 hits, 20 runs, 15 home runs, 25 RBI, 2 doubles, 11 walks, 1.334 OPS, and 2.2 WAR. It ranked as the 9^th-best WAR by a position player, 4^th-most homers, and his 72 total bases was tied for the 5^th-best. It was the 9^th and final season with the Serpents for the 30-year old from Macau, who was due free agency. This performance really impressed San Diego, who brought Tai to MLB on a six-year, $108,800,000 deal. Hyderabad’s Alexis Alvarez joined Tai in hitting 15 homers. Baku’s Artyom Masharipov notably scored 22 runs to tie the BGC record. San Diego’s Emilian Bohler had the 4^th-most hits (29) and set a new record for at-bats at 89. Best Pitcher went to Hyderabad’s Tsagaanbaatar Davaanyam, who had a 1.34 ERA over four starts and 33.2 innings with a 2-1 record and 35 strikeouts. The 24-year old Mongolian had now posted back-to-back strong performances in the BGC despite having only nine appearances in ABF in his young career. Also notable was Bandung’s Fred Pasaya, whose 65 strikeouts were the 2^nd-best in event history. The 29-year old Filipino had a 2.81 ERA and 3-2 record in 41.2 innings. Other notes: Hyderabad’s Vahid Farmaian tossed the 13^th no-hitter in Baseball Grand Championship history with 9 strikeouts and 4 walks against Voronezu on November 21. Busan’s Sung-Ho Lee had the 14^th no-hitter on November 25, striking out 13 with one walk facing Caracas. San Diego’s Jason Perazzo and Sao Paulo’s Manuel Dias both had four home run games. Voronezh’s Hovsep Avagyan hit for the cycle against Doha. __________________ 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)