The Chinese Professional Baseball League is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan. The league was established in 1989 and played the first season in 1990. CPBL eventually absorbed the competing Taiwan Major League in 2003. As of the 2023 season,the CPBL consists of six organizations,all of which have teams in the main league and farm league.
The Mercuries Tigers were a professional baseball team belonging to Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) between 1990 and 1999.
Kuo Lee Chien-Fu is a retired Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher and currently a baseball coach. He is best known for being the ace pitcher in the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the 1992 Olympics where he was twice the winning pitcher in the two Chinese Taipei versus Japan matches,one in the preliminary round and the other in the semifinal. The two victories helped the Chinese Taipei team win the silver medal that year. He was also a member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the 1988 Olympics when baseball was a demonstration sport,but did not play in any of the tournament's matches due to his juniority at that time.
CPBL Home Run Derby is generally held before the day of the CPBL All-Star Game.
Lee Chen-ch'ang is a Taiwanese professional baseball relief pitcher for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. He has also played for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball. Lee throws from a sidearm slot,and his fastball sits at 92–94 MPH and max out at 97 MPH.
Peng Cheng-min,,is a Taiwanese former baseball player and baseball coach who previously played right fielder,first base and designated hitter for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League from 2001 to 2019.
Wang Sheng-wei,nicknamed "Magneto" and known as Haro Ngayaw in Amis language,is a Taiwanese baseball shortstop for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He holds the record for most Gold Gloves by any CPBL player with nine.
Cheng Kai-wen is a Taiwanese baseball pitcher for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Fu-Te Ni,nicknamed "Tudigong",is a former Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Ni was a professional baseball player from Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). After his franchise,the Chinatrust Whales,disbanded on November 11,2008,he signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers in 2009. He has also previously played for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He is currently the pitching coach for ANYO Fresh,an amateur team in Taiwan.
Wilin Arismendy Rosario Hernández is a Dominican professional baseball catcher and first baseman who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies,the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles,Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers,and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions.
Chen Hung-wen is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has played in the CPBL for the Chinatrust Brothers and Fubon Guardians.
Ngayaw Ake Lin Chih-sheng,also known as Ngayaw Ake in Amis language,is a Taiwanese indigenous baseball player for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He began his career with the La New Bears in 2004. The team changed its name to the Lamigo Monkeys in 2011,and Lin left after the 2015 season to sign with the CTBC Brothers.
Kazuhisa Makita is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres,and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the CTBC Brothers.
Yi-Chuan Lin is a Taiwanese baseball infielder for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in the CPBL for the Fubon Guardians.
Keiichi Hirano is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Hanshin Tigers from 2002 to 2015.
Keisuke Takano is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines and Hanshin Tigers,and played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the CTBC Brothers.
The 2020 Chinese Professional Baseball League season was the 31st season of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). The season was scheduled to begin on 14 March,earlier than previous seasons in order to free up time for the CPBL players to participate in the final qualifying tournament of the 2020 Summer Olympics. However,due to the COVID-19 pandemic,opening day was delayed. On 1 April,the CPBL announced that the season would begin on 11 April with the rematch of last season's Taiwan Series teams:the champions Rakuten Monkeys hosting the CTBC Brothers,but behind closed doors with no fans attending.
Liao Jen-lei is a Taiwanese baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Theodore J. Stankiewicz is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft and played in the 2020 Summer Olympics for the Mexico national baseball team. He has also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions and CTBC Brothers.
Takashi Sasagawa is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder,catcher,and current forth squad infield and base coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
