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FuzzyRussianHat · 06-20-2026, 05:12 PM

The 58^th Asian Baseball Federation Championship was the seventh trip for Karachi and the sixth for Tabriz. The Tiger Sharks were making their third straight trip, having lost to Faisalabad in 2040 and to Tashkent in 2041. They had won thrice before (2019, 23, 34). The Carp’s last trip was 2025 and their only prior tittle was back in 2009.

Karachi had home-field advantage, but Tabriz opened victorious in a 3-0 pitcher’s duel thanks a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts from Rinat Qasimov. In game two, five Carp pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout in their own 3-0 victory. Game three in Iran saw a 6-2 Tiger Sharks victory. Karachi clobbered them 10-0 the next night.

In game five, both teams scored solo runs in the third and ninth innings. Karachi pinch hitter Lammin Boamah, who had one homer all regular season, led the top of the tenth inning with a 426 foot solo bomb. That proved decisive in a 3-2 win, giving the Carp the 3-2 series lead heading back to Pakistan.

In another pitcher’s duel, Karachi edged Tabriz 2-1 in game six to secure their second ABF title. RF Samuel Gonzalez was series MVP, going 6-13 with a homer, two RBI, and two runs as a part-time starter. The 31-year old Dominican had signed the year prior after an underwhelming six seasons in Haiti previously.

Other notes: ABF’s career runs, homers, and RBI leader Sultan Han continued to be timeless in his 22^nd season at age 42. In his tenth year for Hyderabad, he was still good for 49 homers, 101 RBI, .952 OPS, 162 wRC+, and 7.3 WAR. Han won his ninth Gold Glove at first base and continued his climb up the all-time leaderboards.
He was already ABF’s career leader for runs, total bases, homers, and RBI and upped his tallies for those to 2160, 7491, 1067, and 2408; respectively.

On the world leaderboards through 2042, Han now ranks 24^th in runs, 5^th in homers, and 13^th in RBI. He’s up to 153.5 career WAR, 45^th best among all players in baseball history. Only Nizami Aghazade has him beat with 183.1 in ABF and 202.0 across his combined career. Han is also now at 3482 hits, likely needing two seasons to pass Mehmet Fatih Canaydin’s ABF record of 3696. His 718 doubles are ten back on Petri Viskari’s ABF record and rank 19^th on the world chart. Han plans to return in 2043 and has one year left on his deal with the Horned Frogs.

Artyom Masharipov became the 3^rd in ABF with 2000 career RBI and is one of 85 in world history to reach the mark. Dzhurakhon Asadullayev became the 13^th to 600 home runs in ABF. The 500 homer club grew to 31 members with Mujtaba Khatri and Ular Esenov joining. Khatri also became the 15^th to 1500 RBI. Mehrdad Azghadi (in his final season) and Ibrahim Rabee became the 30^th and 31^st to 2500 hits.

After two decades with MLB’s Tampa Thunderbirds, Will Desbiens played 2042 with Tehran and hit 34 home runs with .804 OPS, 122, and 3.0 WAR. This allowed him to cross 3500 hits (3584) and 850 home runs (852) for his combined pro career. Desbiens is 25 runs from the exclusive 2000 club and is signed for 2043 in the Iranian capital.

At age 33, Jan Khaleel became ABF’s career saves leader (396) and leader in games pitched (837). Sabri Erdelhun previously had the records for both at 374 and 770. Khaleel had a 3.33 ERA, 39 saves, and 2.3 WAR in his second year with Dushanbe and will be free agent in the winter.

ABF’s 31^st perfect game came on April 28 from Adana’s Veli Ozyazici in a 14-0 blowout against Isfahan. The 25-year old Turk struck out eight over 95 pitches. In other pitching milestones, Almas Armenov was the 8^th to 300 saves and Afa Ajaz was the 50^th to 3000 strikeouts.

06-20-2026, 05:12 PM	#2913
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,627	2042 ABF Championship The 58^th Asian Baseball Federation Championship was the seventh trip for Karachi and the sixth for Tabriz. The Tiger Sharks were making their third straight trip, having lost to Faisalabad in 2040 and to Tashkent in 2041. They had won thrice before (2019, 23, 34). The Carp’s last trip was 2025 and their only prior tittle was back in 2009. Karachi had home-field advantage, but Tabriz opened victorious in a 3-0 pitcher’s duel thanks a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts from Rinat Qasimov. In game two, five Carp pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout in their own 3-0 victory. Game three in Iran saw a 6-2 Tiger Sharks victory. Karachi clobbered them 10-0 the next night. In game five, both teams scored solo runs in the third and ninth innings. Karachi pinch hitter Lammin Boamah, who had one homer all regular season, led the top of the tenth inning with a 426 foot solo bomb. That proved decisive in a 3-2 win, giving the Carp the 3-2 series lead heading back to Pakistan. In another pitcher’s duel, Karachi edged Tabriz 2-1 in game six to secure their second ABF title. RF Samuel Gonzalez was series MVP, going 6-13 with a homer, two RBI, and two runs as a part-time starter. The 31-year old Dominican had signed the year prior after an underwhelming six seasons in Haiti previously. Other notes: ABF’s career runs, homers, and RBI leader Sultan Han continued to be timeless in his 22^nd season at age 42. In his tenth year for Hyderabad, he was still good for 49 homers, 101 RBI, .952 OPS, 162 wRC+, and 7.3 WAR. Han won his ninth Gold Glove at first base and continued his climb up the all-time leaderboards. He was already ABF’s career leader for runs, total bases, homers, and RBI and upped his tallies for those to 2160, 7491, 1067, and 2408; respectively. On the world leaderboards through 2042, Han now ranks 24^th in runs, 5^th in homers, and 13^th in RBI. He’s up to 153.5 career WAR, 45^th best among all players in baseball history. Only Nizami Aghazade has him beat with 183.1 in ABF and 202.0 across his combined career. Han is also now at 3482 hits, likely needing two seasons to pass Mehmet Fatih Canaydin’s ABF record of 3696. His 718 doubles are ten back on Petri Viskari’s ABF record and rank 19^th on the world chart. Han plans to return in 2043 and has one year left on his deal with the Horned Frogs. Artyom Masharipov became the 3^rd in ABF with 2000 career RBI and is one of 85 in world history to reach the mark. Dzhurakhon Asadullayev became the 13^th to 600 home runs in ABF. The 500 homer club grew to 31 members with Mujtaba Khatri and Ular Esenov joining. Khatri also became the 15^th to 1500 RBI. Mehrdad Azghadi (in his final season) and Ibrahim Rabee became the 30^th and 31^st to 2500 hits. After two decades with MLB’s Tampa Thunderbirds, Will Desbiens played 2042 with Tehran and hit 34 home runs with .804 OPS, 122, and 3.0 WAR. This allowed him to cross 3500 hits (3584) and 850 home runs (852) for his combined pro career. Desbiens is 25 runs from the exclusive 2000 club and is signed for 2043 in the Iranian capital. At age 33, Jan Khaleel became ABF’s career saves leader (396) and leader in games pitched (837). Sabri Erdelhun previously had the records for both at 374 and 770. Khaleel had a 3.33 ERA, 39 saves, and 2.3 WAR in his second year with Dushanbe and will be free agent in the winter. ABF’s 31^st perfect game came on April 28 from Adana’s Veli Ozyazici in a 14-0 blowout against Isfahan. The 25-year old Turk struck out eight over 95 pitches. In other pitching milestones, Almas Armenov was the 8^th to 300 saves and Afa Ajaz was the 50^th to 3000 strikeouts. __________________ 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)