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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-19-2025, 06:08 PM

The 2033 Baseball Grand Championship was the 24^th edition of the event and was hosted in Honolulu, Hawaii. Earning the autobids for the event were MLB’s Albuquerque and Washington, CABA’s Tijuana and Honduras, EAB’s Incheon and Kawasaki, BSA’s Santiago and Valencia, EBF’s Lyon and Hanover, EPB’s Minsk, OBA’s Port Moresby, APB’s Bandung, CLB’s Changsha, WAB’s Bamako, SAB’s Visakhapatnam, ABF’s Baku, ALB’s Algiers, and AAB’s Kinshasa. The three at-large spots went to EPB’s Ufa, ALB’s Doha, and WAB’s Douala.

In the earlier 20-team format, no team ever finished better than 15-4. Since switching to the 22-team format for 2030, Berlin notably had gone 17-4 to win in 2030 and Nairobi was 16-5 in 2032. For 2033, the first place finisher set a new best record and the second place finisher matched Berlin’s pervious effort.

World Series runner-up Washington took that top spot at 18-3, marking the tenth time an MLB team was Grand Champion and the third time for a National Association team. Bandung was right behind them at 17-4, which was the second time an Austronesia Professional Baseball team took second (Zamboanga 2013).

The Admirals offense set new event records for team on-base percentage (.342) and home runs (56). Their 119 runs fell one short of Berlin’s record 120 from 2030. Washington also set new pitching records for strikeouts (269) and K/9 (12.88) and tied the saves record of 10. Both the Admirals and Blackhawks had a +55 run differential; Bandung scored one fewer but allowed one fewer run. This was one short of the Barons’ +56 from 2030.

Washington’s offense was led by Tournament MVP Jude Hoffer, who became the first to win the honor thrice (2024, 2030, 2033). The 35-year old 2B was in his 15^th season for the Admirals. In 20 starts, Hoffer had 24 hits, 23 runs, 9 homers, 16 RBI, 16 walks, 1.115 OPS, and 1.6 WAR. The 23 runs set a new event record, which Kinshasa’s Martin Kulatilaka also reached in 2033.

The Admirals also had Best Pitcher winner Bernard Chiba, who joined Washington that year in an offseason trade with Las Vegas. The 29-year old Papuan righty had a 0.72 ERA over five starts with a 4-0 record, 37.2 innings, 58 strikeouts, and 2.2 WAR. Chiba had three complete games and two shutouts.

Kinshasa was alone in third at 15-6 with Hanover fourth at 14-7 and Douala fifth at 13-8. Both the African Association of Baseball and MLB have had teams in the top three over the last three tournaments. Albuquerque, Lyon, and Baku were each next at 12-9. Algiers rounded out the teams with a winning record at 11-10.

Each at 10-11 was Honduras, Kawasaki, Santiago, and Tijuana. Doha and Port Moresby were 9-12, then at 8-13 sat Changsha, Valencia, and Visakhapatnam. Bamako and Incheon both finished at 7-14. The EPB teams had the bottom two spots with Ufa 6-15 and Minsk 5-16.

Other notes: Visakhapatnam SS Trung Ha was the first player in event history with a six-hit game. In extras against Santiago, Ha was 6-8.

08-19-2025, 06:08 PM	#2394
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,499	2033 Baseball Grand Championship The 2033 Baseball Grand Championship was the 24^th edition of the event and was hosted in Honolulu, Hawaii. Earning the autobids for the event were MLB’s Albuquerque and Washington, CABA’s Tijuana and Honduras, EAB’s Incheon and Kawasaki, BSA’s Santiago and Valencia, EBF’s Lyon and Hanover, EPB’s Minsk, OBA’s Port Moresby, APB’s Bandung, CLB’s Changsha, WAB’s Bamako, SAB’s Visakhapatnam, ABF’s Baku, ALB’s Algiers, and AAB’s Kinshasa. The three at-large spots went to EPB’s Ufa, ALB’s Doha, and WAB’s Douala. In the earlier 20-team format, no team ever finished better than 15-4. Since switching to the 22-team format for 2030, Berlin notably had gone 17-4 to win in 2030 and Nairobi was 16-5 in 2032. For 2033, the first place finisher set a new best record and the second place finisher matched Berlin’s pervious effort. World Series runner-up Washington took that top spot at 18-3, marking the tenth time an MLB team was Grand Champion and the third time for a National Association team. Bandung was right behind them at 17-4, which was the second time an Austronesia Professional Baseball team took second (Zamboanga 2013). The Admirals offense set new event records for team on-base percentage (.342) and home runs (56). Their 119 runs fell one short of Berlin’s record 120 from 2030. Washington also set new pitching records for strikeouts (269) and K/9 (12.88) and tied the saves record of 10. Both the Admirals and Blackhawks had a +55 run differential; Bandung scored one fewer but allowed one fewer run. This was one short of the Barons’ +56 from 2030. Washington’s offense was led by Tournament MVP Jude Hoffer, who became the first to win the honor thrice (2024, 2030, 2033). The 35-year old 2B was in his 15^th season for the Admirals. In 20 starts, Hoffer had 24 hits, 23 runs, 9 homers, 16 RBI, 16 walks, 1.115 OPS, and 1.6 WAR. The 23 runs set a new event record, which Kinshasa’s Martin Kulatilaka also reached in 2033. The Admirals also had Best Pitcher winner Bernard Chiba, who joined Washington that year in an offseason trade with Las Vegas. The 29-year old Papuan righty had a 0.72 ERA over five starts with a 4-0 record, 37.2 innings, 58 strikeouts, and 2.2 WAR. Chiba had three complete games and two shutouts. Kinshasa was alone in third at 15-6 with Hanover fourth at 14-7 and Douala fifth at 13-8. Both the African Association of Baseball and MLB have had teams in the top three over the last three tournaments. Albuquerque, Lyon, and Baku were each next at 12-9. Algiers rounded out the teams with a winning record at 11-10. Each at 10-11 was Honduras, Kawasaki, Santiago, and Tijuana. Doha and Port Moresby were 9-12, then at 8-13 sat Changsha, Valencia, and Visakhapatnam. Bamako and Incheon both finished at 7-14. The EPB teams had the bottom two spots with Ufa 6-15 and Minsk 5-16. Other notes: Visakhapatnam SS Trung Ha was the first player in event history with a six-hit game. In extras against Santiago, Ha was 6-8. __________________ 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)