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EAB formation
By the 1920s, Major League Baseball was a major success and the Central American Baseball Association was on its way. Baseball had become the game of choice in much of the Western Hemisphere. But early in the 20th century, the game had spread into the Eastern Hemisphere.
Baseball was introduced across the Pacific to Japan by Americans before the turn of the century and began to slowly grow there. Soon after, the game came to the Korean peninsula. The cultural and financial success of MLB and CABA was something prominent figures in East Asia felt they could replicate.
Teams popped up in Japan and the then-occupied Korean peninsula. In 1921, they were organized by the sanctioning body known as East Asia Baseball. There was a separate Japanese League and Korean League which largely kept affairs separate and their nationals in their league. The Designated Hitter was used in Korea, but not Japan. Both leagues had two seven-team divisions with the champs playing in a best-of-seven League Championship Series. From there, the Japanese champ and Korean champ battle for the East Asian Championship in a best-of-seven.
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