User:Rylesbourne/sandbox/2024 Transnational Series

The 2024 Transnational Series was the 41st edition of the Transnational Series, a fictional baseball tournament showcasing the league champions across the world. This year's edition featured expansion to include more Major League Baseball clubs.

The defending champions are the Houston Astros.

Qualified teams

18 teams qualified for this edition. Seven MLB teams and the defending Transnational Series champion, who happened to be an MLB team, received a bye to the knockout round, where they will be joined by the pool play winners.

Bye to the knockout round

Team	League	Date qualified	Qualified as
Houston Astros	Major League Baseball	24 February 2023	2023 Transnational Series champions and 2023 AL West champions
Texas Rangers	Major League Baseball	1 November 2023	2023 World Series champions and 2023 American League champions
Arizona Diamondbacks	Major League Baseball	1 November 2023	2023 World Series runners-up and 2023 National League champions
Baltimore Orioles	Major League Baseball	1 October 2023	2023 AL East champions
Minnesota Twins	Major League Baseball	1 October 2023	2023 AL Central champions
Atlanta Braves	Major League Baseball	1 October 2023	2023 NL East champions
Los Angeles Dodgers	Major League Baseball	1 October 2023	2023 NL West champions
Milwaukee Brewers	Major League Baseball	1 October 2023	2023 NL Central champions

Enter pool play

Team	League	Date qualified	Qualified as
HCAW	European Champions Cup	10 June 2023	2023 European Champions Cup champions
Parma	European Champions Cup	10 June 2023	2023 European Champions Cup runners-up
Amsterdam Pirates	European Champions Cup	10 June 2023	2023 European Champions Cup third place
Hanshin Tigers	Nippon Professional Baseball	5 November 2023	2023 Japan Series champions
Orix Buffaloes	Nippon Professional Baseball	5 November 2023	2023 Japan Series runners-up
Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Nippon Professional Baseball	5 November 2023	2023 Nippon Professional Baseball third place team
Tigres del Licey	Caribbean Series	10 February 2023	2023 Caribbean Series champions
Leones del Caracas	Caribbean Series	10 February 2023	2023 Caribbean Series runners-up
Cañeros de Los Mochis	Caribbean Series	10 February 2023	2023 Caribbean Series third place
Beijing Tigers	China National Baseball League	1 November 2023	2023 China Series champions

Enter play-in series

Team	League	Date qualified	Qualified as
LG Twins	KBO League	13 November 2023	2023 Korean Series champions
Wei Chuan Dragons	Chinese Professional Baseball League	15 October 2023	2023 Taiwan Series champions
TBD	Australian Baseball League	4 February 2024	2024 Claxton Shield champions
Randburg Mets	Africa Series	27 November 2023	2023 Africa Series champions

Pool play

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Hanshin Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	Advance to knockout series
2	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
3	Amsterdam Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
4	Tigres del Licey	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
5	Beijing Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
6	LG Twins	0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	HCAW	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	Advance to knockout series
2	Parma	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
3	Orix Buffaloes	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
4	Leones del Caracas	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
5	Cañeros de Los Mochis	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
6	Wei Chuan Dragons	0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout series

	Play-off 5 February 2024					Quarterfinals 6 February 2024					Semifinals 7 February 2024					Final 8 February 2024
						Texas Rangers		7
	Baltimore Orioles		2			Hanshin Tigers		6
	Hanshin Tigers		3								Texas Rangers		3
											Atlanta Braves		2
						Atlanta Braves		4
	Minnesota Twins		22			Minnesota Twins		1
	HCAW		3													Texas Rangers		6
																Houston Astros		0
						Arizona Diamondbacks		5
	Los Angeles Dodgers		12			Los Angeles Dodgers		10
	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		4								Los Angeles Dodgers		11			Third place
											Houston Astros		12
						Houston Astros		16								Atlanta Braves		5
	Milwaukee Brewers		5			Parma		6								Los Angeles Dodgers		7
	Parma		8