London King: Buck Bokai
The London Kings were a professional baseball team that played on Earth in the 21st century. They were a Major League baseball team as early as 2015, and a part of the Planetary Baseball League by 2025. (DS9 Season 1 production art)
In 2015, rookie Buck Bokai joined as shortstop, and bolstered the Kings' performance that year. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part II")
In 2025, they once again acquired Bokai from Seibu as the third baseman. He was the Planetary League's greatest hitter for 2025 and 2026. In 2026, Bokai broke Joe DiMaggio's consecutive hitting record. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye"; DS9: "If Wishes Were Horses"; DS9 Season 1 production art)
Bokai would stay with the Kings for seventeen years, leading them to the World Series at least twice, in 2032 and 2042. (DS9: "If Wishes Were Horses"; VOY: "One Small Step")
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 449 | 87 | 175 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 118 | 15 | .390 |
Background Information
It was not revealed if the team was based out of London, Great Britain, United Kingdom or based out of London, Ontario, Canada. Since the team was a part of Major League Baseball, whose teams since 1869 (as of 2006) are all based from North America, the latter seems likely. However, given that it is also a part of the Planetary Baseball League, it is also possible that the sport became a truly global spectacle.