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FuzzyRussianHat · 04-08-2026, 06:29 AM

Micha “Punch” van Vugt – Left Field – Brno Bandits – 68.4% Fourth Ballot

Micha van Vugt was a 6’2’’, 200 pound left-handed hitting left fielder from Soest, Netherlands; a town of 47,000 in the Utrecht province. Nicknamed “Punch,” van Vugt was especially tough facing right-handed pitching with a career .936 OPS and 155 wRC+. He was still respectable against lefties with a .801 OPS and 126 wRC+. Overall, van Vugt was a good contact hitter and was better than most in EBF at drawing walks and avoiding strikeouts. Van Vugt’s power wasn’t prolific, but it was steady with 32 home runs, 29 doubles, and 4 triples per his 162 game average.

His baserunning skills were quite good, but he was limited by below average speed. Van Vugt was primarily a left fielder and was a reliably strong defender who was just a notch below Gold Glove level. He also started at first base as a rookie and sporadically after with average results. He became popular both with fans and teammates for his play, work ethic, and high intelligence. Van Vugt held up mostly well over a 19-year career, but did run into some injuries in his 30s.

As a teenager in January 2011, van Vugt left the Netherlands for Czechia on a developmental deal with Brno. At that point, the Bandits were in the European Second League, but they would earn promotion in 2013 and stay in the EBF Elite Tier for van Vugt’s entire career. He debuted in 2014 at age 19, but saw limited use with 88 games and ten starts in his first two years.

In 2016, van Vugt earned a full-time starting job and held it for 12 years with Brno. His debut season had what would be his career bests for runs (103) and homers (48). He wasn’t dominant enough to win a Silver Slugger and never was an MVP finalist. However, van Vugt’s production was steady and reliable, getting 5+ WAR in ten seasons for the Bandits. In June 2020, he signed an eight-year, $102,800,000 extension with Brno.

2021 was van Vugt’s only season as a conference leader in any stat with 122 RBI and he hit 46 homers. 2022 would be his career best for WAR at 8.5, while 2020 had his best wRC+ at 178. 2023 had his best OPS at 1.017 and best triple slash (.323/.403/.614), although he did lose most of April to a partially torn labrum. Brno’s first-ever playoff trips came as a wild card in 2021 and 2023, but they had first and second round exits, respectively.

The Bandits wouldn’t be above .500 for the next 11 years, but they were still decent enough to avoid relegation until 2034. Van Vugt missed much of 2024 between a bruised kneecap and elbow sprain, but remained steady otherwise. He hit for the cycle in 2022, 26, and 27 to join a short list of guys in EBF to do it thrice. While very popular with Bnro fans, van Vugt also had a following from Dutch fans back home.

He was a regular from 2017-33 in the World Baseball Championship for the Netherlands, playing 151 games with 127 hits, 77 runs, 27 doubles, 26 home runs, 67 RBI, .250/.346/.465 slash, and 4.9 WAR. The lone playoff trip for the Dutch team with van Vugt came in 2031.

With Brno, van Vugt played 1835 games with 1847 hits, 1023 runs, 360 doubles, 48 triples, 395 home runs, 1187 RBI, 703 walks, .299/.372/.565 slash, 155 wRC+, and 72.2 WAR. He would be the first Hall of Fame inductee in the Bandits’ raccoon stripes, although his #25 uniform was surprisingly never retired. It was a somewhat awkward divorce as van Vugt was traded in March 2028 to Amsterdam for two pitching prospects and a draft pick.

Van Vugt had his standard production in 2028 for the Anacondas with 130 games, 29 homers, .876 OPS, 140 wRC+, and 4.7 WAR. Amsterdam struggled to 65-97 and narrowly avoided relegation, opting to let van Vugt enter free agency at age 34. He ended up signing a four-year, $74,400,000 deal with Marseille. Van Vugt was quickly frustrated though with a limited role in 2029 for the Musketeers, playing 132 games and starting only 43. His numbers were also unremarkable with a .685 OPS, 92 wRC+, and 0.8 WAR.

That winter, van Vugt was traded to Cluj-Napoca along with a prospect for pitcher Bodgan Zientara. The Paladins had just gotten promoted back to the EBF Elite for 2030. Van Vugt had a solid 34 homer, .845 OPS, 141 wRC+, 5.4 WAR debut for Cluj-Napoca. The Paladins made an immediate impact with an East Division title at 99-63. Cluj-Napoca then shocked 114-win Munich 4-3 to win their first-ever Southern Conference Championship. They ultimately fell 4-2 to Berlin in the European Championship.

In the playoffs, van Vugt was excellent over 17 starts with 17 hits, 15 runs, 3 doubles, 7 homers, 11 RBI, 1.022 OPS, 187 wRC+, and 1.1 WAR. He had a solid showing in the Baseball Grand Championship with 16 hits, 9 runs, 3 doubles, 4 homers, 6 RBI, .892 OPS, 147 wRC+, and 0.7 WAR. Cluj-Napoca tied for fifth at 12-9, a remarkable turnaround for a franchise that was in E2L the prior year.

Van Vugt had another nice effort in 2031 and the Paladins finished 102-60, a franchise-best. However, they were a wild card thanks to 113-win Ljubljana and ended up losing in the second round with a weak showing by van Vugt. 2031 was notable as van Vugt hit for the cycle in May against Nantes. He became the first in EBF history to earn the cycle four times in a career.

In April 2032, van Vugt suffered a concussion that kept him out three months. He made it back for the summer and crossed the 500 home run and 1500 RBI milestones, although his overall production dipped with a .780 OPS, 124 wRC+, and 1.8 WAR. In three seasons for Cluj-Napoca, van Vugt had 382 games, 356 hits, 200 runs, 60 doubles, 69 homers, 207 RBI, .272/.339/.488 slash, 137 wRC+, and 11.3 WAR. Paladin fans do remember him fondly for his brief tenure and role in their first pennant.

That was the end of van Vugt’s EBF career as none were interested in him for 2033. He wanted to still play somewhere and ended up in Belarus with Eurasian Professional Baseball’s Minsk Miners on a two-year, $9,860,000 deal. Knee troubles and other injuries kept van Vugt to 72 games in 2033, plus he struggled with a .628 OPS, 82 wRC+, and 0.4 WAR.

Minsk got the second wild card at 84-78, but made a surprise run to the EPB Championship with an upset win over 107-win Ufa. In the playoffs, van Vugt had a decent run in 16 starts with 14 hits, 8 runs, 5 homers, .784 OPS, 117 wRC+, and 0.4 WAR. The Miners took last in the BGC at 5-16, but van Vugt was steady with 17 hits, 10 runs, 5 doubles, 4 homers, 11 RBI, .854 OPS, 136 wRC+, and 0.8 WAR. Van Vugt didn’t meet the vesting criteria for the second year of his deal with Minsk and was a free agent for 2034. He went unsigned all year and finally retired at age 40.

For his EBF run, van Vugt had 2479 games, 2377 hits, 1325 runs, 452 doubles, 61 triples, 501 home runs, 1509 RBI, 903 walks, 1210 strikeouts, 219 steals, .291/.363/.546 slash, 150 wRC+, and 89.0 WAR. Van Vugt ranks 36^th in games, 76^th in runs, 89^th in hits, 74^th in total bases (4454), 29^th in doubles, 64^th in home runs, 44^th in RBI, 37^th in walks, and 66^th in WAR for position players.

His longevity and consistency got him some well-rounded accumulations, but nothing jaw-dropping. The vast majority of eligible guys in the European Baseball Federation Hall of Fame with 500+ homers and nearly 90 WAR had been inducted, but not all. Working against van Vugt was the lack of black ink and individual accolades. He also spent his best years on a middling small-market franchise, although the pennant run near the end with Cluj-Napoca was a nice boost.

Voters found van Vugt borderline initially with 49.1% and 52.1% on his first two ballots. He got a big boost in 2040 to 65.9%, but missed the 66% threshold by the slimmest possible margin. Van Vugt needed to win over basically one guy to get across the line in 2041 and got that plus a little cushion at 68.4%, earning a fourth ballot nod as part of a four-man class.

Isak Alsaker – Starting Pitcher – Antwerp Airedales – 66.7% Sixth Ballot

Isak Alsaker was a 6’0’’, 175 pound left-handed pitcher from Oslo, the capital of Norway. Alsaker thrived with excellent stuff, which covered for his merely above average at best control and movement. His velocity peaked at 98-100 mph with a five pitch arsenal of fastball, curveball, screwball, changeup, and cutter. All five options were good, but the cutter and curve were especially potent, leading to an extreme groundball tendency.

Alsaker’s stamina was solid compared to most EBF starters, but he had injury issues over a 14 year career. Back trouble was omnipresent and he ran into elbow troubles. Alsaker was good at holding runners, but otherwise weak defensively. Many teammates viewed him as a selfish loner who wasn’t a team player. Still, Alsaker’s raw stuff couldn’t be ignored, especially as a lefty.

He left Norway as a teenager in January 2011 for Belgium on a developmental deal with Antwerp. Alsaker spent most of six years in their academy apart from a lone start in 2016. He was a part-time starter in 2017 with good results, just pitching enough innings to earn the ERA title at 2.41. Alsaker wasn’t used in the playoffs as the Airedales were a wild card with a first round loss.

Antwerp had seen success just before Alsaker’s call up. They were promoted from the European Second League for 2012 and won the EBF title in 2015. They would retreat into the lower-middle tier as Alsaker emerged as a starter. The Airedales had one more playoff trip in 2021, a wild card and second round exit. They posted a losing record for the next few years after that.

Alsaker was a full-time starter beginning in 2018, but that fall he suffered ulnar nerve entrapment. In 2020, a herniated disc knocked him out the final two months. Alsaker was a solid starter when healthy and broke out with his lone Pitcher of the Year win in 2023. He was the leader in ERA (2.17), innings (256.2), WHIP (0.85), and quality starts (26). Those would be qualifying career bests.

Especially with that big season, Alsaker made it clear to Antwerp management that he wanted to get paid big money. The Airedales had him for one more year, but knew he would command a big free agent salary that they didn’t want to match or couldn’t match. In January 2024, Alsaker was traded to Rotterdam for two prospects and a fifth round draft pick. Both 2B Christopher Rioux and CF Daniel Marras ended up as reliable starters for several years for Antwerp.

Alsaker ended with a 91-63 record, 2.80 ERA, 1439.1 innings, 1521 strikeouts, 305 walks, 136 ERA+, 84 FIP-, and 29.8 WAR. Despite some tension, the Airedales would later retire his #27 uniform. The Ravens were coming off a 110-52 season where they lost to 114-win Dublin in the Northern Conference Championship. They hoped that Alsaker could get them over that hump and were open to a long-term deal with him.

He took third in Pitcher of the Year voting with career and conference-bests for WAR (6.8) and FIP- (60). Alsaker might have gotten the top prize, but he suffered a partially torn UCL at the end of August, missing the playoff run. Rotterdam was again a division champ at 101-61, but again lost to the Dinos dynasty in the conference final. Alsaker had a 2.68 ERA, 12-8 record, 208.1 innings, and 255 Ks.

Alsaker still wanted big free agency money and Rotterdam was leery of a long-term deal off a major injury. He was a free agent at age 30 and powerhouse Dublin gave him a six-year, $135 million deal. Alsaker avoided future arm issues with the Dinos, but did lose a few starts several years to back troubles. He also generally wasn’t elite in five years in Ireland, putting up merely above average stats. Alsaker had a 63-52 record, 3.60 ERA, 10411 innings, 1075 strikeouts, 316 walks, 108 ERA+, 98 FIP-, and 13.6 WAR.

Dublin’s 2020s dynasty ended just before he arrived. The Dinos had two more division titles in 2025-26, but couldn’t advance beyond the second round either year. Dublin spent the next six seasons out of the playoffs as they rebuilt for another later dominant run in the 2030s. They bought out the sixth year of Alsaker’s contract, sending him to free agency at age 35.

Alsaker signed with Zagreb (the defending Southern Conference champ) in 2030 on a one-year, $5,600,000 deal; making a less than a quarter of the peak Dublin salary. He had a nice showing with 5.2 WAR over 221 innings, a 13-7 record, 3.67 ERA, 243 Ks, 103 ERA+, and 79 FIP-. The Gulls got a wild card with a second round exit. Alsaker’s limited playoff experience saw a 2.91 ERA over 34 innings, 2-3 record, 35 Ks, and 0.3 WAR. He also pitched twice for Norway in the World Baseball Championship in 2017-18 with a 4.64 ERA in 21.1 innings.

After the 2030 season, Alsaker decided to retire just after his 36^th birthday. He finished with a 179-130 record, 3.14 ERA, 2910 innings, 3094 strikeouts, 719 walks, 239/369 quality starts, 122 ERA+, 87 FIP-, and 55.4 WAR. Alsaker ranks 92^nd in wins and 60^th in strikeouts, but misses the top 100 for pitching WAR.

The lower inning count keeps him from higher spots on the leaderboards, although his rate stats were comparable to some of the lower-end starters inducted previously into the European Baseball Federation’s Hall of Fame. Alsaker had a Pitcher of the Year award and two ERA titles in his favor. However, he wasn’t a beloved team figure and wasn’t part of any playoff runs.

Alsaker’s resume was definitely borderline and his initial ballots saw 48.7%, 55.9%, and 47.3%. He got a jump to 58.5% in 2039, but dropped back to 51.3% in 2040. For whatever reason in 2041, Alsaker saw another big jump to 66.7%, narrowly breaching the 66% requirement. With that, he was a sixth ballot selection to round out a four-man 2041 class in EBF. Alsaker was also the first inducted with Antwerp as his primary team

04-08-2026, 06:29 AM	#2802
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,448	EBF Hall of Fame (Part 2) Micha “Punch” van Vugt – Left Field – Brno Bandits – 68.4% Fourth Ballot Micha van Vugt was a 6’2’’, 200 pound left-handed hitting left fielder from Soest, Netherlands; a town of 47,000 in the Utrecht province. Nicknamed “Punch,” van Vugt was especially tough facing right-handed pitching with a career .936 OPS and 155 wRC+. He was still respectable against lefties with a .801 OPS and 126 wRC+. Overall, van Vugt was a good contact hitter and was better than most in EBF at drawing walks and avoiding strikeouts. Van Vugt’s power wasn’t prolific, but it was steady with 32 home runs, 29 doubles, and 4 triples per his 162 game average. His baserunning skills were quite good, but he was limited by below average speed. Van Vugt was primarily a left fielder and was a reliably strong defender who was just a notch below Gold Glove level. He also started at first base as a rookie and sporadically after with average results. He became popular both with fans and teammates for his play, work ethic, and high intelligence. Van Vugt held up mostly well over a 19-year career, but did run into some injuries in his 30s. As a teenager in January 2011, van Vugt left the Netherlands for Czechia on a developmental deal with Brno. At that point, the Bandits were in the European Second League, but they would earn promotion in 2013 and stay in the EBF Elite Tier for van Vugt’s entire career. He debuted in 2014 at age 19, but saw limited use with 88 games and ten starts in his first two years. In 2016, van Vugt earned a full-time starting job and held it for 12 years with Brno. His debut season had what would be his career bests for runs (103) and homers (48). He wasn’t dominant enough to win a Silver Slugger and never was an MVP finalist. However, van Vugt’s production was steady and reliable, getting 5+ WAR in ten seasons for the Bandits. In June 2020, he signed an eight-year, $102,800,000 extension with Brno. 2021 was van Vugt’s only season as a conference leader in any stat with 122 RBI and he hit 46 homers. 2022 would be his career best for WAR at 8.5, while 2020 had his best wRC+ at 178. 2023 had his best OPS at 1.017 and best triple slash (.323/.403/.614), although he did lose most of April to a partially torn labrum. Brno’s first-ever playoff trips came as a wild card in 2021 and 2023, but they had first and second round exits, respectively. The Bandits wouldn’t be above .500 for the next 11 years, but they were still decent enough to avoid relegation until 2034. Van Vugt missed much of 2024 between a bruised kneecap and elbow sprain, but remained steady otherwise. He hit for the cycle in 2022, 26, and 27 to join a short list of guys in EBF to do it thrice. While very popular with Bnro fans, van Vugt also had a following from Dutch fans back home. He was a regular from 2017-33 in the World Baseball Championship for the Netherlands, playing 151 games with 127 hits, 77 runs, 27 doubles, 26 home runs, 67 RBI, .250/.346/.465 slash, and 4.9 WAR. The lone playoff trip for the Dutch team with van Vugt came in 2031. With Brno, van Vugt played 1835 games with 1847 hits, 1023 runs, 360 doubles, 48 triples, 395 home runs, 1187 RBI, 703 walks, .299/.372/.565 slash, 155 wRC+, and 72.2 WAR. He would be the first Hall of Fame inductee in the Bandits’ raccoon stripes, although his #25 uniform was surprisingly never retired. It was a somewhat awkward divorce as van Vugt was traded in March 2028 to Amsterdam for two pitching prospects and a draft pick. Van Vugt had his standard production in 2028 for the Anacondas with 130 games, 29 homers, .876 OPS, 140 wRC+, and 4.7 WAR. Amsterdam struggled to 65-97 and narrowly avoided relegation, opting to let van Vugt enter free agency at age 34. He ended up signing a four-year, $74,400,000 deal with Marseille. Van Vugt was quickly frustrated though with a limited role in 2029 for the Musketeers, playing 132 games and starting only 43. His numbers were also unremarkable with a .685 OPS, 92 wRC+, and 0.8 WAR. That winter, van Vugt was traded to Cluj-Napoca along with a prospect for pitcher Bodgan Zientara. The Paladins had just gotten promoted back to the EBF Elite for 2030. Van Vugt had a solid 34 homer, .845 OPS, 141 wRC+, 5.4 WAR debut for Cluj-Napoca. The Paladins made an immediate impact with an East Division title at 99-63. Cluj-Napoca then shocked 114-win Munich 4-3 to win their first-ever Southern Conference Championship. They ultimately fell 4-2 to Berlin in the European Championship. In the playoffs, van Vugt was excellent over 17 starts with 17 hits, 15 runs, 3 doubles, 7 homers, 11 RBI, 1.022 OPS, 187 wRC+, and 1.1 WAR. He had a solid showing in the Baseball Grand Championship with 16 hits, 9 runs, 3 doubles, 4 homers, 6 RBI, .892 OPS, 147 wRC+, and 0.7 WAR. Cluj-Napoca tied for fifth at 12-9, a remarkable turnaround for a franchise that was in E2L the prior year. Van Vugt had another nice effort in 2031 and the Paladins finished 102-60, a franchise-best. However, they were a wild card thanks to 113-win Ljubljana and ended up losing in the second round with a weak showing by van Vugt. 2031 was notable as van Vugt hit for the cycle in May against Nantes. He became the first in EBF history to earn the cycle four times in a career. In April 2032, van Vugt suffered a concussion that kept him out three months. He made it back for the summer and crossed the 500 home run and 1500 RBI milestones, although his overall production dipped with a .780 OPS, 124 wRC+, and 1.8 WAR. In three seasons for Cluj-Napoca, van Vugt had 382 games, 356 hits, 200 runs, 60 doubles, 69 homers, 207 RBI, .272/.339/.488 slash, 137 wRC+, and 11.3 WAR. Paladin fans do remember him fondly for his brief tenure and role in their first pennant. That was the end of van Vugt’s EBF career as none were interested in him for 2033. He wanted to still play somewhere and ended up in Belarus with Eurasian Professional Baseball’s Minsk Miners on a two-year, $9,860,000 deal. Knee troubles and other injuries kept van Vugt to 72 games in 2033, plus he struggled with a .628 OPS, 82 wRC+, and 0.4 WAR. Minsk got the second wild card at 84-78, but made a surprise run to the EPB Championship with an upset win over 107-win Ufa. In the playoffs, van Vugt had a decent run in 16 starts with 14 hits, 8 runs, 5 homers, .784 OPS, 117 wRC+, and 0.4 WAR. The Miners took last in the BGC at 5-16, but van Vugt was steady with 17 hits, 10 runs, 5 doubles, 4 homers, 11 RBI, .854 OPS, 136 wRC+, and 0.8 WAR. Van Vugt didn’t meet the vesting criteria for the second year of his deal with Minsk and was a free agent for 2034. He went unsigned all year and finally retired at age 40. For his EBF run, van Vugt had 2479 games, 2377 hits, 1325 runs, 452 doubles, 61 triples, 501 home runs, 1509 RBI, 903 walks, 1210 strikeouts, 219 steals, .291/.363/.546 slash, 150 wRC+, and 89.0 WAR. Van Vugt ranks 36^th in games, 76^th in runs, 89^th in hits, 74^th in total bases (4454), 29^th in doubles, 64^th in home runs, 44^th in RBI, 37^th in walks, and 66^th in WAR for position players. His longevity and consistency got him some well-rounded accumulations, but nothing jaw-dropping. The vast majority of eligible guys in the European Baseball Federation Hall of Fame with 500+ homers and nearly 90 WAR had been inducted, but not all. Working against van Vugt was the lack of black ink and individual accolades. He also spent his best years on a middling small-market franchise, although the pennant run near the end with Cluj-Napoca was a nice boost. Voters found van Vugt borderline initially with 49.1% and 52.1% on his first two ballots. He got a big boost in 2040 to 65.9%, but missed the 66% threshold by the slimmest possible margin. Van Vugt needed to win over basically one guy to get across the line in 2041 and got that plus a little cushion at 68.4%, earning a fourth ballot nod as part of a four-man class. Isak Alsaker – Starting Pitcher – Antwerp Airedales – 66.7% Sixth Ballot Isak Alsaker was a 6’0’’, 175 pound left-handed pitcher from Oslo, the capital of Norway. Alsaker thrived with excellent stuff, which covered for his merely above average at best control and movement. His velocity peaked at 98-100 mph with a five pitch arsenal of fastball, curveball, screwball, changeup, and cutter. All five options were good, but the cutter and curve were especially potent, leading to an extreme groundball tendency. Alsaker’s stamina was solid compared to most EBF starters, but he had injury issues over a 14 year career. Back trouble was omnipresent and he ran into elbow troubles. Alsaker was good at holding runners, but otherwise weak defensively. Many teammates viewed him as a selfish loner who wasn’t a team player. Still, Alsaker’s raw stuff couldn’t be ignored, especially as a lefty. He left Norway as a teenager in January 2011 for Belgium on a developmental deal with Antwerp. Alsaker spent most of six years in their academy apart from a lone start in 2016. He was a part-time starter in 2017 with good results, just pitching enough innings to earn the ERA title at 2.41. Alsaker wasn’t used in the playoffs as the Airedales were a wild card with a first round loss. Antwerp had seen success just before Alsaker’s call up. They were promoted from the European Second League for 2012 and won the EBF title in 2015. They would retreat into the lower-middle tier as Alsaker emerged as a starter. The Airedales had one more playoff trip in 2021, a wild card and second round exit. They posted a losing record for the next few years after that. Alsaker was a full-time starter beginning in 2018, but that fall he suffered ulnar nerve entrapment. In 2020, a herniated disc knocked him out the final two months. Alsaker was a solid starter when healthy and broke out with his lone Pitcher of the Year win in 2023. He was the leader in ERA (2.17), innings (256.2), WHIP (0.85), and quality starts (26). Those would be qualifying career bests. Especially with that big season, Alsaker made it clear to Antwerp management that he wanted to get paid big money. The Airedales had him for one more year, but knew he would command a big free agent salary that they didn’t want to match or couldn’t match. In January 2024, Alsaker was traded to Rotterdam for two prospects and a fifth round draft pick. Both 2B Christopher Rioux and CF Daniel Marras ended up as reliable starters for several years for Antwerp. Alsaker ended with a 91-63 record, 2.80 ERA, 1439.1 innings, 1521 strikeouts, 305 walks, 136 ERA+, 84 FIP-, and 29.8 WAR. Despite some tension, the Airedales would later retire his #27 uniform. The Ravens were coming off a 110-52 season where they lost to 114-win Dublin in the Northern Conference Championship. They hoped that Alsaker could get them over that hump and were open to a long-term deal with him. He took third in Pitcher of the Year voting with career and conference-bests for WAR (6.8) and FIP- (60). Alsaker might have gotten the top prize, but he suffered a partially torn UCL at the end of August, missing the playoff run. Rotterdam was again a division champ at 101-61, but again lost to the Dinos dynasty in the conference final. Alsaker had a 2.68 ERA, 12-8 record, 208.1 innings, and 255 Ks. Alsaker still wanted big free agency money and Rotterdam was leery of a long-term deal off a major injury. He was a free agent at age 30 and powerhouse Dublin gave him a six-year, $135 million deal. Alsaker avoided future arm issues with the Dinos, but did lose a few starts several years to back troubles. He also generally wasn’t elite in five years in Ireland, putting up merely above average stats. Alsaker had a 63-52 record, 3.60 ERA, 10411 innings, 1075 strikeouts, 316 walks, 108 ERA+, 98 FIP-, and 13.6 WAR. Dublin’s 2020s dynasty ended just before he arrived. The Dinos had two more division titles in 2025-26, but couldn’t advance beyond the second round either year. Dublin spent the next six seasons out of the playoffs as they rebuilt for another later dominant run in the 2030s. They bought out the sixth year of Alsaker’s contract, sending him to free agency at age 35. Alsaker signed with Zagreb (the defending Southern Conference champ) in 2030 on a one-year, $5,600,000 deal; making a less than a quarter of the peak Dublin salary. He had a nice showing with 5.2 WAR over 221 innings, a 13-7 record, 3.67 ERA, 243 Ks, 103 ERA+, and 79 FIP-. The Gulls got a wild card with a second round exit. Alsaker’s limited playoff experience saw a 2.91 ERA over 34 innings, 2-3 record, 35 Ks, and 0.3 WAR. He also pitched twice for Norway in the World Baseball Championship in 2017-18 with a 4.64 ERA in 21.1 innings. After the 2030 season, Alsaker decided to retire just after his 36^th birthday. He finished with a 179-130 record, 3.14 ERA, 2910 innings, 3094 strikeouts, 719 walks, 239/369 quality starts, 122 ERA+, 87 FIP-, and 55.4 WAR. Alsaker ranks 92^nd in wins and 60^th in strikeouts, but misses the top 100 for pitching WAR. The lower inning count keeps him from higher spots on the leaderboards, although his rate stats were comparable to some of the lower-end starters inducted previously into the European Baseball Federation’s Hall of Fame. Alsaker had a Pitcher of the Year award and two ERA titles in his favor. However, he wasn’t a beloved team figure and wasn’t part of any playoff runs. Alsaker’s resume was definitely borderline and his initial ballots saw 48.7%, 55.9%, and 47.3%. He got a jump to 58.5% in 2039, but dropped back to 51.3% in 2040. For whatever reason in 2041, Alsaker saw another big jump to 66.7%, narrowly breaching the 66% requirement. With that, he was a sixth ballot selection to round out a four-man 2041 class in EBF. Alsaker was also the first inducted with Antwerp as his primary team __________________ 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)