2023 Chinese Professional Baseball League season

Last updated
34th CPBL season
League Chinese Professional Baseball League
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 1 – October 15
Number of teams5
First half-season
Season champions Uni-President Lions
Second half-season
Season champions Wei Chuan Dragons
Full season
Season champions Wei Chuan Dragons
Taiwan Series
Champions Wei Chuan Dragons
  Runners-up Rakuten Monkeys
Finals MVP Hsu Jo-hsi
CPBL seasons
2024 →

The 2023 Chinese Professional Baseball League season was the 34th season of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), based in Taiwan.

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Season schedule

The regular season began on 1 April 2023. Teams will play a split-season, with second-half games starting July 14. The CPBL All-Star Game is scheduled for the weekend of July 29–30.

Standings

First half standings

TeamGWTLPct.GB
Uni-President Lions 6034224.586—
Wei Chuan Dragons 6030327.5263½
Rakuten Monkeys 6029328.5094½
CTBC Brothers 6028428.5005
Fubon Guardians 6021435.37512

Second half standings

TeamGWTLPct.GB
Wei Chuan Dragons 6032226.552—
Rakuten Monkeys 6031128.5251½
CTBC Brothers 6029130.4923½
Uni-President Lions 6028131.4754½
Fubon Guardians 6027132.4585½

Full season standings

TeamGWTLPct.GB
Wei Chuan Dragons 12062553.539—
Uni-President Lions 12062355.5301
Rakuten Monkeys 12060456.5172½
CTBC Brothers 12057558.4965
Fubon Guardians 12048567.41714

Playoffs

2023 CPBL playoff series 2023 Taiwan Series
1 Wei Chuan Dragons 4
2 Uni-President Lions 1 3 Rakuten Monkeys 3
3 Rakuten Monkeys 3

CPBL Playoff Series

The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the second-placed team.

Rakuten Monkeys won the series, 1−3.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 28Rakuten Monkeys – 3, Uni-President Lions – 2 Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium 3:017,132 [1]  
2October 29Uni-President Lions – 2, Rakuten Monkeys– 3 Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium 3:1113,532 [2]  
3October 30Rakuten Monkeys – 7, Uni-President Lions – 1Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium3:255,065 [3]

Taiwan Series

Wei Chuan Dragons won the series, 4−3.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1November 4Rakuten Monkeys – 2, Wei Chuan Dragons – 3 (14) Tianmu Baseball Stadium 5:1710,000 [4]  
2November 5Rakuten Monkeys – 4, Wei Chuan Dragons – 0 (11)Tianmu Baseball Stadium3:4610,000 [5]  
3November 7Wei Chuan Dragons – 4, Rakuten Monkeys – 7 Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium 3:5111,013 [6]  
4November 8Wei Chuan Dragons – 4, Rakuten Monkeys – 1Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium3:3512,029 [7]  
5November 10Rakuten Monkeys – 11, Wei Chuan Dragons – 0Tianmu Baseball Stadium3:2310,000 [8]  
6November 11Rakuten Monkeys – 0, Wei Chuan Dragons – 2Tianmu Baseball Stadium2:4110,000 [9]  
7November 12Rakuten Monkeys – 3, Wei Chuan Dragons – 6Tianmu Baseball Stadium3:1910,000 [10]

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