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 Rakuten Monkeys,formerly known as La New Bears (2004–2010) and Lamigo Monkeys (2011–2019),are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan. Owned and administered by the Japanese technology conglomerate Rakuten,the Monkeys qualified for the playoffs in 2006 for the first time in team history,and by finishing with the best record in the entire season,gained an automatic berth for the Taiwan Series.
Shih Chih-wei is a retired Taiwanese baseball player. He played for the amateur Taiwan Cooperative Bank baseball team before being drafted by the La New Bears of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in 2004.
Cheng Kai-wen is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers and Yokohama DeNA BayStars. He has also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the CTBC Brothers.
Yang Yao-hsun is a former Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher and outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) as a pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) as an outfielder for the Lamigo Monkeys and Fubon Guardians.
Yoshinori Sato is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles,and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Rakuten Monkeys.
Orlando Bruno Román is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher. He has played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Brother Elephants in 2010 and 2011,the Lamigo Monkeys in 2016,and the Chinatrust Brothers in 2017,and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2012 to 2015. He currently serves as the pitching coach for the Fubon Guardians of the CPBL.
Tzu-Wei Lin is a Taiwanese baseball infielder for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins.
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.
Wang Yao-lin is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in the CPBL for the Lamigo Monkeys/Rakuten Monkeys,Fubon Guardians,and Wei Chuan Dragons. He is the older brother of Wei-Chung Wang and is a member of the Amis people.
Lin Hung-yu is a Taiwanese baseball player for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Kuo Yen-wen is a Taiwanese professional baseball infielder for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in the CPBL for the Lamigo Monkeys/Rakuten Monkeys.
Bradin Carl Hagens is an American professional baseball pitcher for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He has also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and in the CPBL for the Rakuten Monkeys.
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.
Chen Kuan-yu,born October 29,1990 in New Taipei City,Taiwan,is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Chiba Lotte Marines.
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.
ShōtarōKasahara is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Chunichi Dragons and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the TSG Hawks.
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.
Nien-Ting Wu is a Taiwanese professional baseball infielder for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Hong I-chung,nicknamed "Hongzhong",is a Taiwanese baseball catcher. He once played for the Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) and Gao Ping Fala of the Taiwan Major League. He has previously served as the manager of the La New Bears,Lamigo Monkeys,and Fubon Guardians,and became the manager of the TSG Hawks on January 16,2023.
