2024 Chinese Professional Baseball League season

Last updated
35th CPBL season
League Chinese Professional Baseball League
Sport Baseball
DurationMarch 29 to October 11 (Regular Season)
Number of teams6
First half-season
Season champions Uni-President Lions
Second half-season
Season champions CTBC Brothers
Full season
Season champions CTBC Brothers
Taiwan Series
Champions CTBC Brothers
  Runners-up Uni-President Lions
Finals MVPTseng Sung-en
CPBL seasons
2025 

The 2024 Chinese Professional Baseball League season is the ongoing 35th season of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), based in Taiwan.

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Season schedule

The regular season began on 30 March 2024. Teams will play a split-season, with second-half games starting July 5. The CPBL All-Star Game is scheduled for the weekend of July 20–21.

On August 23, the Chinese Professional Baseball League officially drew over 2 million spectators during the regular season, the first time that the milestone had been reached in league history. [1]

Standings

First half standings

TeamGWTLPct.GB
Uni-President Lions 6037023.617
Rakuten Monkeys 6033027.5504
CTBC Brothers 6032028.5335
Fubon Guardians 6029031.4838
Wei Chuan Dragons 6026034.43311
TSG Hawks 6023037.38314

Second half standings

TeamGWTLPct.GB
CTBC Brothers 6038022.633
Wei Chuan Dragons 6032028.5336
Uni-President Lions 6029130.492
Rakuten Monkeys 6029130.492
TSG Hawks 6026133.44111½
Fubon Guardians 6024135.40713½
As of 11 October 2024

Final season standings

TeamGWTLPct.GB
CTBC Brothers 12070050.583
Uni-President Lions 12066153.555
Rakuten Monkeys 12062157.521
Wei Chuan Dragons 12058062.48312
Fubon Guardians 12053166.43616½
TSG Hawks 12049170.38520½
As of 11 October 2024 [2]

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