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FuzzyRussianHat · 07-17-2026, 11:42 AM

The 122^nd East Asian Championship featured two expansion teams from the last 20 years. Hamamatsu was part of the Japan League’s 2025 newcomers, but they were already a familiar contender with their historic 2034-36 three-peat. That run included the record-breaking 126-36 squad from 2036, which won Baseball Grand Champion honors as arguably the best team ever. The Chickenhawks have continued their playoff streak since then, but fell short in the JLCS from 2037-41. Hamamatsu got through as a 93-69 wild card in 2042.

Cheongju meanwhile was one of the Korea League’s 2030 expansion teams and earned the #2 seed at 105-57. Home field alternates between leagues, this the 2042 final began in Japan. Hamamatsu opened with 5-1 and 6-0 home wins. The Checkers took the first contest in South Korea 6-2, but the Chickenhawks scored a 10-6 road win. Cheongju stayed alive with a 4-3 rally in game five with a two-run walkoff homer by Wook-Jin Joon.

Back in Japan, Cheongju rallied again with two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth, taking game six by a 5-4 margin. Game seven was a dramatic affair and marked the third time in the last eight years that the East Asia Baseball went the distance and needed 10 innings in the finale. Cheongju scored solo runs in the second and fourth innings. The lead held until Hamamatsu tied it in the eighth.

In the top of the tenth, the Checkers’ Ko Nakabayashi got a one-out double and was singled in by Seung-Min Pak. Then, Jin-Kyu Choi hit a two-run homer down the right field line for a 5-2 lead. The Chickenhawks leadoff man singled, but the next man grounded into a 5-4-3 double play. Hamamatsu got a two-out triple, but a flyout ended the game at 5-2. Cheongju became the 30^th of EAB’s 40 franchises, and the newest, to win it all.

Although defeated, Hamamatsu 1B Mitsuru Ishida earned finals MVP to cap off a record-breaking postseason. The four-time JL MVP went 11-27 with three homers and eight RBI in the series. Across 21 playoff games, Ishida had 30 hits, 17 runs, 7 doubles, 8 homers, 25 RBI, 1.186 OPS, 221 wRC+, and 1.8 WAR. He set playoff records for RBI and total bases (61). Ishida was also only the fourth player to get 30+ hits in an EAB postseason.

With Hamamatsu’s decade of success, Ishida has become EAB’s career leader for hits (153) and total bases (279). He’s also tied for the most runs at 78 and is one of nine with 100+ games played, despite being only 30. Ishida is also fourth in playoff homers (29) and third in RBI (81) with a career playoff 1.041 OPS, 202 wRC+, and 7.3 WAR. In a bad playoff record, his teammate Alhassan Kazeem struck out 36 times. Hamamatsu’s Roku Iwasaki also set a playoff record with 89 at-bats.

Other notes: Kimio Suzuki threw his second no-hitter on August 7 with Hamhung, having previously been perfect in 2036 for Yokohama. The 3000 hit club grew to 30 members with Kyuichi Nakahama and Dendi Hidayat joining. The 600 homer club now has 44 members with Seung-Heon Ryou and Su-Yeon Han crossing the line. Shihei Okabe was the 92^nd to 500 homers.

Making world history in his EAB debut was 42-year old Gabonese closer Guillaume Mbimbiangoye. He was West African Baseball’s career saves leader and also had a four-year Arab League run. In his EAB debut for Utsunomiya, Mbimbiangoye had 44 saves, 1.11 ERA, and 3.4 WAR over 89.1 innings. For his combined pro career, Mbimbiangoye is now at 557 saves; the 5^th in world history above 550+. He’ll be a free agent in the winter, but could catch the world record 579 saves by Beisbol Sudamerica’s Jonathan Iglesias. Mbimbiangoye is also now one of four with 1200+ career games pitched.

2042 was the final year for three-time Pitcher of the Year Oniji Yamamoto, who retired with a 268-119 record, 2.58 ERA, 3637 innings, 4310 strikeouts, and 121.5 WAR. He ranks 7^th in pitching WAR and 17^th in strikeouts on the EAB leaderboard.

07-17-2026, 11:42 AM	#2940
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,735	2042 East Asian Championship The 122^nd East Asian Championship featured two expansion teams from the last 20 years. Hamamatsu was part of the Japan League’s 2025 newcomers, but they were already a familiar contender with their historic 2034-36 three-peat. That run included the record-breaking 126-36 squad from 2036, which won Baseball Grand Champion honors as arguably the best team ever. The Chickenhawks have continued their playoff streak since then, but fell short in the JLCS from 2037-41. Hamamatsu got through as a 93-69 wild card in 2042. Cheongju meanwhile was one of the Korea League’s 2030 expansion teams and earned the #2 seed at 105-57. Home field alternates between leagues, this the 2042 final began in Japan. Hamamatsu opened with 5-1 and 6-0 home wins. The Checkers took the first contest in South Korea 6-2, but the Chickenhawks scored a 10-6 road win. Cheongju stayed alive with a 4-3 rally in game five with a two-run walkoff homer by Wook-Jin Joon. Back in Japan, Cheongju rallied again with two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth, taking game six by a 5-4 margin. Game seven was a dramatic affair and marked the third time in the last eight years that the East Asia Baseball went the distance and needed 10 innings in the finale. Cheongju scored solo runs in the second and fourth innings. The lead held until Hamamatsu tied it in the eighth. In the top of the tenth, the Checkers’ Ko Nakabayashi got a one-out double and was singled in by Seung-Min Pak. Then, Jin-Kyu Choi hit a two-run homer down the right field line for a 5-2 lead. The Chickenhawks leadoff man singled, but the next man grounded into a 5-4-3 double play. Hamamatsu got a two-out triple, but a flyout ended the game at 5-2. Cheongju became the 30^th of EAB’s 40 franchises, and the newest, to win it all. Although defeated, Hamamatsu 1B Mitsuru Ishida earned finals MVP to cap off a record-breaking postseason. The four-time JL MVP went 11-27 with three homers and eight RBI in the series. Across 21 playoff games, Ishida had 30 hits, 17 runs, 7 doubles, 8 homers, 25 RBI, 1.186 OPS, 221 wRC+, and 1.8 WAR. He set playoff records for RBI and total bases (61). Ishida was also only the fourth player to get 30+ hits in an EAB postseason. With Hamamatsu’s decade of success, Ishida has become EAB’s career leader for hits (153) and total bases (279). He’s also tied for the most runs at 78 and is one of nine with 100+ games played, despite being only 30. Ishida is also fourth in playoff homers (29) and third in RBI (81) with a career playoff 1.041 OPS, 202 wRC+, and 7.3 WAR. In a bad playoff record, his teammate Alhassan Kazeem struck out 36 times. Hamamatsu’s Roku Iwasaki also set a playoff record with 89 at-bats. Other notes: Kimio Suzuki threw his second no-hitter on August 7 with Hamhung, having previously been perfect in 2036 for Yokohama. The 3000 hit club grew to 30 members with Kyuichi Nakahama and Dendi Hidayat joining. The 600 homer club now has 44 members with Seung-Heon Ryou and Su-Yeon Han crossing the line. Shihei Okabe was the 92^nd to 500 homers. Making world history in his EAB debut was 42-year old Gabonese closer Guillaume Mbimbiangoye. He was West African Baseball’s career saves leader and also had a four-year Arab League run. In his EAB debut for Utsunomiya, Mbimbiangoye had 44 saves, 1.11 ERA, and 3.4 WAR over 89.1 innings. For his combined pro career, Mbimbiangoye is now at 557 saves; the 5^th in world history above 550+. He’ll be a free agent in the winter, but could catch the world record 579 saves by Beisbol Sudamerica’s Jonathan Iglesias. Mbimbiangoye is also now one of four with 1200+ career games pitched. 2042 was the final year for three-time Pitcher of the Year Oniji Yamamoto, who retired with a 268-119 record, 2.58 ERA, 3637 innings, 4310 strikeouts, and 121.5 WAR. He ranks 7^th in pitching WAR and 17^th in strikeouts on the EAB leaderboard. __________________ 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)