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FuzzyRussianHat · 04-26-2026, 09:48 AM

China entered the 2041 World Championship at 6-6 all-time in the finals, although they had a two-decade cold streak since their last title in 2016 over Venezuela. Their other wins were 1970 (vs. Russia), 1979 (vs. Nigeria), 1993 (vs. India), 1994 (vs. the United States), and 2002 (vs. the USA). France was 1-2 in the finals with their run of success in the 2020s. The French won their lone title over the Americans in 2024, then lost in 2026 to Austria and 2027 to Bulgaria.

The Chinese opened with a 12-4 win, getting a two home run, five RBI day from Yi Zhao. France countered 6-1 in game two with 7.1 strong innings from Joris Cousin. In game three, Bucky Hein narrowly outdueled Justin Douchez for a 2-1 pitcher’s duel win for China. The French fought back with big bats 9-5 in game four.

Game five went 11 innings with a 4-3 walkoff win for France on a sacrifice fly by Diongolo Ganame, a dual Ivorian-French national. China answered with a combined three-hitter for a 3-1 result in game six, sending the championship to game seven for back-to-back years.

Pitching won the day for China in game seven with Bucky Hein tossing seven innings with one run, three hits, and eight strikeouts. Renjie Zhang pitched the final two innings perfect with four strikeouts as the Chinese held on 5-1. China’s seven world titles places them third behind the US (49) and Canada (8).

China’s top performer offensively by WAR was C Te Liu with 2.3 WAR, a 1.107 OPS, 35 hits, 24 runs, 10 homers, and 28 RBI. He only narrowly missed out on MVP honors. 3B Peng Zhang had 1.9 WAR, .993 OPS, 32 hits, 27 runs, 11 homers, and 29 RBI. LF Yi Zhao led the power output with 19 homers, 1.8 WAR, 1.002 OPS, 33 hits, 28 runs, and 33 RBI. Chinas 220 runs scored were the second-most in WBC history and their 318 hits the third-best. Their pitching staff also posted the third-most strikeouts (522) and tied the record for saves (17).

Bucky Hein became only the second pitcher in World Baseball Championship history to record eight wins, joining Abdullahi Ali from 2039. He was 8-0 over 57.2 innings with 1.09 ERA, 79 strikeouts, 329 ERA+, 29 FIP-, and 3.1 WAR. The 32-year old’s WAR was the sixth-best by a pitcher in WBC history. Hein was a four-time Pitcher of the Year with Guangzhou, but left Chinese League Baseball for Africa in 2041 on a six-year, $172,800,000 deal with Cape Town.

It was not Hein who won Best Pitcher for the event, but closer Zuqing Wei with 16 saves, tying the event record set the prior year by Zane Ogden. Wei had 20 games, one short of Ogden’s record, posting a 0.59 ERA over 30.1 innings, 72 strikeouts, 606 ERA+, and 2.4 WAR. The 27-year old lefty was entering his sixth season for Dongguan.

Tournament MVP ended up going to Austria’s Michael Weiner, who was an MVP in the European Second League the prior year to help Lyon earn a promotion. The 25-year old lefty in 26 games had 39 hits, 24 runs, 8 doubles, 14 home runs, 29 RBI, .394/.451/.899 slash, 283 wRC+, and 2.6 WAR.

Other notes: There were 12 no-hitters in the 2041 WBC, but notably three perfect games, bringing the overall total to 18 perfectos in WBC history. Two happened on January 5 with Iraq’s Abdul Muhaimin Akbar striking out 18 against Hong Kong and Ivory Coast’s Sylvain Zinsou fanning 14 against Croatia. The third was January 18 by Madagascar’s Victor Fydelis with 14 Ks over South Sudan.

The expanded field and more games certainly creates far more possibilities for such milestones. Also notable was the 18^th-ever four-home run game on January 8 by South Korea’s Sun-Jae Cho facing Libya. Only the 28^th cycle came on January 18 by Kazakhstan’s Arif Abenov facing Switzerland.

On the all-time leaderboard, American Alair White (125) and Vietnam’s Binh Tang (123) now are the top two for homers in the WBC. Filipino legend Jimmy Caliw’s 121 had held as the standard since 1989. White now has 258 RBI, approaching fellow American Connor Neumeyer’s record 265. Tang is now #2 all-time in WAR at 22.08 behind only the US’s Morgan Short (22.94). Tang has the most games played in WBC history at 335, passing Jude Hoffer’s 327. Elsewhere, Iraqi Jamil Naima became the first reliever to top 50+ WBC saves, now sitting at 53.

Below are the updated all-time tournament stats. The world title pushed China into the #4 spot, passing Mexico.

04-26-2026, 09:48 AM	#2821
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,440	2041 World Baseball Championship (Part 3) China entered the 2041 World Championship at 6-6 all-time in the finals, although they had a two-decade cold streak since their last title in 2016 over Venezuela. Their other wins were 1970 (vs. Russia), 1979 (vs. Nigeria), 1993 (vs. India), 1994 (vs. the United States), and 2002 (vs. the USA). France was 1-2 in the finals with their run of success in the 2020s. The French won their lone title over the Americans in 2024, then lost in 2026 to Austria and 2027 to Bulgaria. The Chinese opened with a 12-4 win, getting a two home run, five RBI day from Yi Zhao. France countered 6-1 in game two with 7.1 strong innings from Joris Cousin. In game three, Bucky Hein narrowly outdueled Justin Douchez for a 2-1 pitcher’s duel win for China. The French fought back with big bats 9-5 in game four. Game five went 11 innings with a 4-3 walkoff win for France on a sacrifice fly by Diongolo Ganame, a dual Ivorian-French national. China answered with a combined three-hitter for a 3-1 result in game six, sending the championship to game seven for back-to-back years. Pitching won the day for China in game seven with Bucky Hein tossing seven innings with one run, three hits, and eight strikeouts. Renjie Zhang pitched the final two innings perfect with four strikeouts as the Chinese held on 5-1. China’s seven world titles places them third behind the US (49) and Canada (8). China’s top performer offensively by WAR was C Te Liu with 2.3 WAR, a 1.107 OPS, 35 hits, 24 runs, 10 homers, and 28 RBI. He only narrowly missed out on MVP honors. 3B Peng Zhang had 1.9 WAR, .993 OPS, 32 hits, 27 runs, 11 homers, and 29 RBI. LF Yi Zhao led the power output with 19 homers, 1.8 WAR, 1.002 OPS, 33 hits, 28 runs, and 33 RBI. Chinas 220 runs scored were the second-most in WBC history and their 318 hits the third-best. Their pitching staff also posted the third-most strikeouts (522) and tied the record for saves (17). Bucky Hein became only the second pitcher in World Baseball Championship history to record eight wins, joining Abdullahi Ali from 2039. He was 8-0 over 57.2 innings with 1.09 ERA, 79 strikeouts, 329 ERA+, 29 FIP-, and 3.1 WAR. The 32-year old’s WAR was the sixth-best by a pitcher in WBC history. Hein was a four-time Pitcher of the Year with Guangzhou, but left Chinese League Baseball for Africa in 2041 on a six-year, $172,800,000 deal with Cape Town. It was not Hein who won Best Pitcher for the event, but closer Zuqing Wei with 16 saves, tying the event record set the prior year by Zane Ogden. Wei had 20 games, one short of Ogden’s record, posting a 0.59 ERA over 30.1 innings, 72 strikeouts, 606 ERA+, and 2.4 WAR. The 27-year old lefty was entering his sixth season for Dongguan. Tournament MVP ended up going to Austria’s Michael Weiner, who was an MVP in the European Second League the prior year to help Lyon earn a promotion. The 25-year old lefty in 26 games had 39 hits, 24 runs, 8 doubles, 14 home runs, 29 RBI, .394/.451/.899 slash, 283 wRC+, and 2.6 WAR. Other notes: There were 12 no-hitters in the 2041 WBC, but notably three perfect games, bringing the overall total to 18 perfectos in WBC history. Two happened on January 5 with Iraq’s Abdul Muhaimin Akbar striking out 18 against Hong Kong and Ivory Coast’s Sylvain Zinsou fanning 14 against Croatia. The third was January 18 by Madagascar’s Victor Fydelis with 14 Ks over South Sudan. The expanded field and more games certainly creates far more possibilities for such milestones. Also notable was the 18^th-ever four-home run game on January 8 by South Korea’s Sun-Jae Cho facing Libya. Only the 28^th cycle came on January 18 by Kazakhstan’s Arif Abenov facing Switzerland. On the all-time leaderboard, American Alair White (125) and Vietnam’s Binh Tang (123) now are the top two for homers in the WBC. Filipino legend Jimmy Caliw’s 121 had held as the standard since 1989. White now has 258 RBI, approaching fellow American Connor Neumeyer’s record 265. Tang is now #2 all-time in WAR at 22.08 behind only the US’s Morgan Short (22.94). Tang has the most games played in WBC history at 335, passing Jude Hoffer’s 327. Elsewhere, Iraqi Jamil Naima became the first reliever to top 50+ WBC saves, now sitting at 53. Below are the updated all-time tournament stats. The world title pushed China into the #4 spot, passing Mexico. __________________ 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)