Mark the time: March 19, 2026 at 8 PM.
Hold onto your hats. A new league, and 12 Tout Wars champions vie for the ultimate prize.
The Champions League is a simple idea. Let’s take the legends of the industry and create one single league to help us crown a champion of fantasy baseball, in a way that is relatable to the everyday player.
We play:
A 12-team redraft league with daily transactions in an H2H categories league with playoffs in September.
Tout Wars wants the Champions League to be a central place for all fantasy players to focus their attention on major trends and players all season long, while the best fantasy players battle for the trophy and the title, Champion of Champions.
Head-to-head play has become the most popular fantasy baseball format, with 12-team play being the most popular size. With Tout’s recent champions and most-lauded veterans working the waiver wires and facilitating trades, we hope to give every fantasy player a relatable and easily followed grand championship game all season long.
Join us Thursday night at Fantrax for the Champion’s League inaugural draft!
The draft will be covered live on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports from 8-11 PM ET co-hosted by Todd Zola, Steve Phillips and Justin Fensterman
We Are the Champions (in draft order, selected randomly):
Seth Trachtman, Fantasy Baseball Index, @sethroto (Champ 2016 AL, 2023 Mix Draft, 2025 Mix Draft)
Derek Carty, The Bat X, @derekcarty/derekcarty.bsky.social (Champ 2023 NL)
Larry Schechter, The History of Fantasy Sports, @larryschechter2 (Champ 2005 Mix Auc, 2006 Mix Auc, 2007 Mix Auc, 2011 AL, 2012 AL, 2013 AL)
Ariel Cohen, CBS Sports, @ATCNY (Champ 2020 H2H, 2025 H2H)
Ian Kahn, Mastersball, @IanKahn4 (Champ 2019 H2H, 2022 NL, 2024 NL)
Derek VanRiper, @derekvanriper (Champ 2014 Mix Auc, 2020 Mix Auc, 2022 Mix Auc)
Andy Behrens, TheDeepShot.com, @andybehrens (Champ 2013 Alt, 2010 Mix Auc)
Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports, @Roto_Frank/frankstampfl.bsky.social (Champ 2021 H2H, 2022 H2H)
Bret Sayre, Baseball Prospectus, @BretSayreBP/@bretsayre.bsky.social (Champ 2019 Mix Auc, 2023 Mix Auc, 2025 Mix Auc)
Fred Zinkie, Yahoo, @FredZinkieMLB (Champ 2020 NL, 2021 NL, 2011 Mix Auc, 2013 Mix Auc, 2015 Mix Auc)
Glenn Colton/Rick Wolf, Athlon Sports/SiriusXM @glenncolton1/@RickWolf1 (Champ 2014 AL, 2018 AL, 2021 AL)
Mike Podhorzer, FanGraphs/ProjectingX.com, @MikePodhorzer (Champ 2013 Mix Draft, 2017 AL, 2024 AL)
We’ll keep on fighting until the end.