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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-23-2025, 07:18 AM

The 118^th East Asian Championship was the first finals battle between Goyang and Sapporo. The Green Sox were making a repeat appearance and shooting for their third title, having won in 2012 and 2028. With their 17^th trip, no one had been to the finals more than the Swordfish, although their last appearance and win was 2026. Sapporo was hoping for a ninth title, second in EAB only to Pyongyang’s ten.

Sapporo had home field advantage and Tsunemori Tokuda had an all-timer start in game one with a one-hit shutout, striking out eight with three walks, en route to a 4-0 Sapporo win. The Swordfish then took game two by a 5-3 margin, giving them the early edge before shifting to South Korea. A three-run fifth inning made the difference in a 3-2 game three victory for Goyang. The Green Sox outraced Sapporo 10-7 in game four to even the series.

In game five, the Swordfish entered the ninth inning ahead 5-3. Goyang made the dramatic comeback, first with Tokuyuki Yama****a’s two-run homer to tie it. One pitch later, Jae-Hyeon Shin sent a solo shot 407 feet for the 6-5 walkoff win. The Green Sox now had the 3-2 series lead, but would still need to get one win in Japan.

The prior defeat seemed to drain Sapporo of energy. In game six, Goyang rookie Je-Ju Jun was an unexpected star. He had only 11.1 career regular season innings entering the day and one playoff relief appearance in 2038. Jun got the start for game six and tossed a shutout, scattering seven hits with one walk and five strikeout over 125 pitches. The Green Sox took the contest 4-0 to become three-time East Asian Baseball champs.

Three-time Gold Glove catcher Seiji Nakajima was series MVP, going 9-19 with 1 homer and 2 RBI. It was the second title for manager Si-Wan Kang, the skipper since 2025 who also led Goyang to the 2028 title. The five-time Manager of the Year winner had reached legendary status and was 12^th on EAB’s wins list at 1399-870, but had the best winning percentage (.617) of anyone in the top 15. Kang had taken the Green Sox from a sporadic contender to a regular fixture of the Korea League playoff picture.

Other notes: EAB’s 49^th, 50^th, and 51^st perfect games came in 2038. Despite the low number over 118 seasons, this was the 3^rd time that a season had three perfectos, joining 2028 and 1935. The first came on March 26 by Saitama’s Jin-Ya Kim with 9 Ks against Kobe. The next was August 5 with Kawasaki’s Haruhiro Morikawa fanning 15 against Kitakyushu. The third was September 11 as Pyongyang’s Jun-O Han struck out 12.

Hamamatsu’s Mitsuru Ishida set EAB playoff records (20 plate appearances required) for OBP (.600), slugging (1.281), and OPS (1.881). In seven games, he was 18-32 with 12 runs, 6 homers, 10 RBI, 3 doubles, and 1 triple. Gwangju’s Wan-Kyun Kim set a bad single-season record, getting caught stealing 77 times. However, he still successfully stole a league-best 122 bags, which was the 8^th-best single-season in EAB history.

Han Yi became only the 15^th member of EAB’s 700 home run club. Yi and Ju-An Youm became the 27^th and 28^th to join the 3000 hit club. Jae-Hyeon Shin and Geon-Ho Whang were the 39^th and 40^th to 1500 runs scored with Whang also becoming the 56^th with 1500 RBI. C Do-Hyun Lee won his 8^th Silver Slugger.

In pitching, Si-Won Joon was the 8^th to 4500 strikeouts. Byung-Cheol Ban was the 17^th to 250 career wins and the 23^rd with 4000 Ks. In-Goo Sun and Oniji Yamamoto were the 54^th and 55^th aces with 3500 strikeouts. Chae-Bong Min was the 38^th closer to 300 saves. Kunikazu Ube was the 79^th with 200 wins. Goyang broke their own all-time season attendance record in EAB with 3,210,050 tickets sold. Ulsan had a 3,087,549 attendance for the 3^rd-best in Korea League history, while Saitama’s 2,930,925 were the 3^rd-best in Japan.

12-23-2025, 07:18 AM	#2637
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,090	2038 East Asian Championship The 118^th East Asian Championship was the first finals battle between Goyang and Sapporo. The Green Sox were making a repeat appearance and shooting for their third title, having won in 2012 and 2028. With their 17^th trip, no one had been to the finals more than the Swordfish, although their last appearance and win was 2026. Sapporo was hoping for a ninth title, second in EAB only to Pyongyang’s ten. Sapporo had home field advantage and Tsunemori Tokuda had an all-timer start in game one with a one-hit shutout, striking out eight with three walks, en route to a 4-0 Sapporo win. The Swordfish then took game two by a 5-3 margin, giving them the early edge before shifting to South Korea. A three-run fifth inning made the difference in a 3-2 game three victory for Goyang. The Green Sox outraced Sapporo 10-7 in game four to even the series. In game five, the Swordfish entered the ninth inning ahead 5-3. Goyang made the dramatic comeback, first with Tokuyuki Yama****a’s two-run homer to tie it. One pitch later, Jae-Hyeon Shin sent a solo shot 407 feet for the 6-5 walkoff win. The Green Sox now had the 3-2 series lead, but would still need to get one win in Japan. The prior defeat seemed to drain Sapporo of energy. In game six, Goyang rookie Je-Ju Jun was an unexpected star. He had only 11.1 career regular season innings entering the day and one playoff relief appearance in 2038. Jun got the start for game six and tossed a shutout, scattering seven hits with one walk and five strikeout over 125 pitches. The Green Sox took the contest 4-0 to become three-time East Asian Baseball champs. Three-time Gold Glove catcher Seiji Nakajima was series MVP, going 9-19 with 1 homer and 2 RBI. It was the second title for manager Si-Wan Kang, the skipper since 2025 who also led Goyang to the 2028 title. The five-time Manager of the Year winner had reached legendary status and was 12^th on EAB’s wins list at 1399-870, but had the best winning percentage (.617) of anyone in the top 15. Kang had taken the Green Sox from a sporadic contender to a regular fixture of the Korea League playoff picture. Other notes: EAB’s 49^th, 50^th, and 51^st perfect games came in 2038. Despite the low number over 118 seasons, this was the 3^rd time that a season had three perfectos, joining 2028 and 1935. The first came on March 26 by Saitama’s Jin-Ya Kim with 9 Ks against Kobe. The next was August 5 with Kawasaki’s Haruhiro Morikawa fanning 15 against Kitakyushu. The third was September 11 as Pyongyang’s Jun-O Han struck out 12. Hamamatsu’s Mitsuru Ishida set EAB playoff records (20 plate appearances required) for OBP (.600), slugging (1.281), and OPS (1.881). In seven games, he was 18-32 with 12 runs, 6 homers, 10 RBI, 3 doubles, and 1 triple. Gwangju’s Wan-Kyun Kim set a bad single-season record, getting caught stealing 77 times. However, he still successfully stole a league-best 122 bags, which was the 8^th-best single-season in EAB history. Han Yi became only the 15^th member of EAB’s 700 home run club. Yi and Ju-An Youm became the 27^th and 28^th to join the 3000 hit club. Jae-Hyeon Shin and Geon-Ho Whang were the 39^th and 40^th to 1500 runs scored with Whang also becoming the 56^th with 1500 RBI. C Do-Hyun Lee won his 8^th Silver Slugger. In pitching, Si-Won Joon was the 8^th to 4500 strikeouts. Byung-Cheol Ban was the 17^th to 250 career wins and the 23^rd with 4000 Ks. In-Goo Sun and Oniji Yamamoto were the 54^th and 55^th aces with 3500 strikeouts. Chae-Bong Min was the 38^th closer to 300 saves. Kunikazu Ube was the 79^th with 200 wins. Goyang broke their own all-time season attendance record in EAB with 3,210,050 tickets sold. Ulsan had a 3,087,549 attendance for the 3^rd-best in Korea League history, while Saitama’s 2,930,925 were the 3^rd-best in Japan. __________________ 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)