The 2026 Benchwarmer Bash
Association Championships in the Jimmie Foxx Federation
The Benchwarmer Bash begins with Association Championships.
The 68 leagues are divided into 8 Federations. Each Federation
has 2 Associations. In 2026, four Associations have 3 leagues and
the remainder have 2.
See the breakdown on the
Leagues page.
2026: Teams in the Great Lakes League will compete in the
Jimmie Foxx Federation and Frankie Frisch Association.
League champions advance to the Association round plus wild
card teams will fill out the field of 4 teams. All series
are best-of-7. The Association winner
advances to the Federation tournament.
Teams are seeded based on their Association
power index.
However, in matchups between wild cards and league champs, the league
champion will have home field advantage.
Seeding - Association Championships:
Bob Feller Association:
- Triple Crown Champion:
- Cleveland Rocks Champion:
- Wild Card One:
- Wild Card Two:
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Whitey Ford Association:
- Deuces Wild Champion: Washington - Power Index:
7 - Don Kruse
- Murderers' Row Champion:
- Wild Card One: Twinsburg, Deuces Wild - Power
Index: 1 - Michael Rudolph
- Wild Card Two:
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Frankie Frisch Association:
- ThirtyThirtySomething Champion:
- Phightin' Phils Champion:
- Great Lakes Champion: Party - Power Index: 1 -
Leif Jonson
- Wild Card One:
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Rollie Fingers Association:
- Will Ferrell Champion:
- Five Boroughs Champion: Long Island, Power
Index: 3 - Michael Rudolph
- Wild Card One:
- Wild Card Two:
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Past Association Champions
Bob Feller
- 2025: Atlanta (Cleveland Rocks)
Ricardo Alexander - Federation Champion
- 2024: Toronto (Triple Crown) Leif
Jonson
- 2023: Atlanta (Cleveland Rocks)
Ricardo Alexander - Federation Champion
- 2022: Feller's (Cleveland Rocks)
Jason Kiernan
- 2021: Feller's (Cleveland Rocks)
Jason Kiernan
- 2020: Underwater (Triple Crown)
Jason Kiernan
- 2019: Dave's (Triple Crown)
David Henning - Federation Champion
Whitey Ford
- 2025: Ruth and Gehrig (Murderers'
Row) Jason Kiernan
- 2024: Walking Dead (Murderers' Row)
Alonda Clifton
- 2023: Atlanta (Murderers' Row)
Ricardo Alexander
- 2022: Atlanta (Murderers' Row)
Ricardo Alexander
- 2021: Sugarland (Deuces Wild)
Michael Quinn
- 2020: Ruth and Gehrig (Murderers'
Row) Jason Kiernan
- 2019: Palookaville
(Murderers' Row) Sherman Wan
Frankie Frisch
- 2025: NYC2ATL (Phightin' Phils)
Ricardo Alexander
- 2024: NYC2ATL (Phightin' Phils)
Ricardo Alexander - Federation Champion
- 2023: Carolina
(ThirtyThirtySomething) Sheldon Price
- 2022: Gant's Galloping
(ThirtyThirtySomething) Jason Kiernan
- 2021: NYC2ATL (Phightin' Phils)
Ricardo Alexander - Federation Champion
- 2020: Phillie (Phightin' Phils)
Jamison Reese
- 2019: Fairborn (Phightin'
Phils) David Henning
Rollie Fingers
- 2025: Arizona (Will Ferrell) Robert
Elias
- 2024: Staten Island (Five Boroughs)
Jason Kiernan
- 2023: Riemann (Will Ferrell)
Michael Rudolph
- 2022: Valley Forge (Big Red
Machine) Robert Elias - Federation Champion, Bash Runner Up
- 2021: Brooklyn (Five Boroughs) John
Stroba
- 2020: Belle Harbor (Five Boroughs)
Michael Quinn - Federation Champion
- 2019: Hostile (Five Boroughs)
Danny Zaccaro
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