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FuzzyRussianHat · 01-16-2026, 05:45 AM

The United States was on another historic run as they looked for a sixth straight world title and their eighth in nine years. One of the wins came 4-1 over Somalia in 2036. The Somalis were back for the 93^rd World Championship and trying to become the third African nation to take the top prize.

The Americans started with 7-3 and 2-1 wins, benefiting from Ali still needing to rest up from the prior series. With Ali, Somalia took game three in a 1-0 pitcher’s duel. Game four was another epic duel that went 13 innings. In the top half, Dave Pacini had a leadoff single, then was knocked in on a triple by Brandon McElveen in route to a 1-0 US win.

The bats were back in game five as the United States clinched with a 9-4 victory, putting the Americans at an incredible 49-9 all-time in the finale. It was the second-longest title streak in WBC history, as the US had seven straight from 1971-77. It is the first time that a team won eight titles over a nine year stretch. The Americans set event records for hits (324), doubles (63), and walks (137) while their 216 runs were third-most.

Pittsburgh 3B Uriah Easton led the way for the American offense, leading the way in WAR (2.8), hits (43), runs (36), steals (35), and walks (29). The steals and walks were both single-event records. The runs were second-most behind Thomas Rich’s 39 in 2031 and the hits were fourth-best. The 25-year old Chicago native also had a .983 OPS, 8 doubles, 4 triples, 3 homers, and 13 RBI. Las Vegas’ Mason Dixon led the pitching staff with a 0.72 ERA over 49.2 innings with 67 strikeouts and 2.0 WAR.

Somalia’s Ali had an all-timer effort pitching, yet somehow finished second in Best Pitcher voting. He set event records for wins (8-0) and strikeouts (118), while posting a 0.75 ERA and one save in nine appearances with 60.1 innings, seven quality starts, 490 ERA+, 5 FIP-, and 4.54 WAR. Ali’s WAR was the second-best by any player in WBC history, behind only Nick Hedrick’s 4.66 on the mound for the US in 1957.

The 27-year old Kampala ace posted maybe the best-ever 12 month stretch a pitcher ever had. Ali won his fourth Pitcher of the Year in 2038 with a 377 K, 2.47 ERA, 10.7 WAR season. In the playoffs, he had a 1.06 ERA, 34 innings, 58 Ks, and 2.5 WAR as the Peacocks won the Africa Series. Kampala then won the Baseball Grand Championship with Ali posting 3.3 WAR and 83 Ks in 44 innings. Adding those all up saw 21.0 WAR over 360.1 innings, 636 strikeouts, a 30-9 record, 10 saves, and a 1.90 ERA.

On the reverse side, his Somali teammate Osman Sheikh set bad event records going 0-7 with 64 hits allowed, both new worsts. Sheikh had a 6.79 ERA over 50.1 innings and -0.8 WAR. The lack of depth ultimately doomed the Somalis against the American juggernaut.

Beating out Ali somehow for Best Pitcher was Australia’s David Sherman, a 31-year old closer for Tahiti. In 23.2 innings, he had a 0.38 ERA, 43 strikeouts, 3-0 record, 1 save, 974 ERA+, and 1.7 WAR. France’s Elias Daniel also deserves a mention as he became the first in WBC history with three shutouts in one event. The Naples lefty had a 0.33 ERA over 27.2 innings with 29 Ks and 1.4 WAR.

Tournament MVP was Russia’s Maksim Krutov, the four-time EPB MVP with Nizhny Novgorod. The 33-year old LF is entering his second year with Vladivostok in 2039. Krutov in 23 games had 33 hits, 23 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 8 homers, 18 RBI, 1.199 OPS, 245 wRC+, and 2.3 WAR.

Other notes: North Macedonia’s Kristijan Bozhinovski set a new event record with five triples. The 2039 event had three no-hitters coming from Senegal’s Ibrahima Ndaw, Nicaragua’s Bret Poblano, and Belgium’s Mika Persoons. 2039 also bizarrely had four players hit for the cycle; Armenia’s Azgush Kotanidy, Hungary’s Laszlo Kiss, Peru’s Roberto Villanueva, and Slovakia’s Bohuslav Vlasko. Prior to that, there had only been 23 total cycles in event history and never before had multiples happened in the same year.

Japan’s Masanori Fukuoka and American Alair White both reached 100+ career homers in the event. The Philippines’ Jimmy Caliw is the event leader with 121, while American Connor Neumeyer has 111, Vietnam’s Binh Tang has 104, White has 103, and Fukuoka 101. Amazingly, White has done it in only seven tournaments, getting the extra at-bats with the USA’s current dynasty run. White also became the 7^th in event history with 200+ RBI.

Below are the updated all-time tournament stats:

01-16-2026, 05:45 AM	#2670
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,110	2039 World Baseball Championship (Part 3) The United States was on another historic run as they looked for a sixth straight world title and their eighth in nine years. One of the wins came 4-1 over Somalia in 2036. The Somalis were back for the 93^rd World Championship and trying to become the third African nation to take the top prize. The Americans started with 7-3 and 2-1 wins, benefiting from Ali still needing to rest up from the prior series. With Ali, Somalia took game three in a 1-0 pitcher’s duel. Game four was another epic duel that went 13 innings. In the top half, Dave Pacini had a leadoff single, then was knocked in on a triple by Brandon McElveen in route to a 1-0 US win. The bats were back in game five as the United States clinched with a 9-4 victory, putting the Americans at an incredible 49-9 all-time in the finale. It was the second-longest title streak in WBC history, as the US had seven straight from 1971-77. It is the first time that a team won eight titles over a nine year stretch. The Americans set event records for hits (324), doubles (63), and walks (137) while their 216 runs were third-most. Pittsburgh 3B Uriah Easton led the way for the American offense, leading the way in WAR (2.8), hits (43), runs (36), steals (35), and walks (29). The steals and walks were both single-event records. The runs were second-most behind Thomas Rich’s 39 in 2031 and the hits were fourth-best. The 25-year old Chicago native also had a .983 OPS, 8 doubles, 4 triples, 3 homers, and 13 RBI. Las Vegas’ Mason Dixon led the pitching staff with a 0.72 ERA over 49.2 innings with 67 strikeouts and 2.0 WAR. Somalia’s Ali had an all-timer effort pitching, yet somehow finished second in Best Pitcher voting. He set event records for wins (8-0) and strikeouts (118), while posting a 0.75 ERA and one save in nine appearances with 60.1 innings, seven quality starts, 490 ERA+, 5 FIP-, and 4.54 WAR. Ali’s WAR was the second-best by any player in WBC history, behind only Nick Hedrick’s 4.66 on the mound for the US in 1957. The 27-year old Kampala ace posted maybe the best-ever 12 month stretch a pitcher ever had. Ali won his fourth Pitcher of the Year in 2038 with a 377 K, 2.47 ERA, 10.7 WAR season. In the playoffs, he had a 1.06 ERA, 34 innings, 58 Ks, and 2.5 WAR as the Peacocks won the Africa Series. Kampala then won the Baseball Grand Championship with Ali posting 3.3 WAR and 83 Ks in 44 innings. Adding those all up saw 21.0 WAR over 360.1 innings, 636 strikeouts, a 30-9 record, 10 saves, and a 1.90 ERA. On the reverse side, his Somali teammate Osman Sheikh set bad event records going 0-7 with 64 hits allowed, both new worsts. Sheikh had a 6.79 ERA over 50.1 innings and -0.8 WAR. The lack of depth ultimately doomed the Somalis against the American juggernaut. Beating out Ali somehow for Best Pitcher was Australia’s David Sherman, a 31-year old closer for Tahiti. In 23.2 innings, he had a 0.38 ERA, 43 strikeouts, 3-0 record, 1 save, 974 ERA+, and 1.7 WAR. France’s Elias Daniel also deserves a mention as he became the first in WBC history with three shutouts in one event. The Naples lefty had a 0.33 ERA over 27.2 innings with 29 Ks and 1.4 WAR. Tournament MVP was Russia’s Maksim Krutov, the four-time EPB MVP with Nizhny Novgorod. The 33-year old LF is entering his second year with Vladivostok in 2039. Krutov in 23 games had 33 hits, 23 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 8 homers, 18 RBI, 1.199 OPS, 245 wRC+, and 2.3 WAR. Other notes: North Macedonia’s Kristijan Bozhinovski set a new event record with five triples. The 2039 event had three no-hitters coming from Senegal’s Ibrahima Ndaw, Nicaragua’s Bret Poblano, and Belgium’s Mika Persoons. 2039 also bizarrely had four players hit for the cycle; Armenia’s Azgush Kotanidy, Hungary’s Laszlo Kiss, Peru’s Roberto Villanueva, and Slovakia’s Bohuslav Vlasko. Prior to that, there had only been 23 total cycles in event history and never before had multiples happened in the same year. Japan’s Masanori Fukuoka and American Alair White both reached 100+ career homers in the event. The Philippines’ Jimmy Caliw is the event leader with 121, while American Connor Neumeyer has 111, Vietnam’s Binh Tang has 104, White has 103, and Fukuoka 101. Amazingly, White has done it in only seven tournaments, getting the extra at-bats with the USA’s current dynasty run. White also became the 7^th in event history with 200+ RBI. Below are the updated all-time tournament stats: __________________ 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)