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 2024 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 (Chinese:郭李建夫;pinyin:GuōLǐJiànfū;Wade–Giles:Kuo1 Li3 Chien4-fu1;born March 24,1969 in Taoyuan County,Taiwan) 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 games against Japan,one in the preliminary round and the other in the semifinal. The two victories helped the Taiwanese national team win the silver medal that year. He was also a member of the team in the 1988 Olympics when baseball was a demonstration sport,but did not play in any of the tournament's games.
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 has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions. 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 professional 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 professional baseball pitcher for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
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.
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.
Yi-Cheng Wang is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. He has also played in the CPBL for the Lamigo Monkeys/Rakuten Monkeys.
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. He is currently the manager for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Kuo Chun-lin is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions and in the CPBL for the Fubon Guardians. He attended the National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport.
Wang Po-jung (Chinese:王柏融;born 9 September 1993),nicknamed "The King (Dawang)",is a Taiwanese professional baseball outfielder for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played for the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) from 2015 through 2018 and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Keisuke Takano is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines and Hanshin Tigers,and 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 professional baseball pitcher for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Theodore J. Stankiewicz is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). 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 CPBL for the Uni-President Lions and CTBC Brothers.
The 2022 Chinese Professional Baseball League season was the 33rd season of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL),based in Taiwan.
Chang Yi is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Saitama Seibu Lions. Chang is of Taiwanese indigenous descent,with his father is ethnically Taroko and his mother is an ethnic Amis.
