Tuori Sports Report

The Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan continues on with it's second full week of action. Below is a recap of the past seven days in the CPBL, a preview of what's ahead, and more! GAME RECAPS Wednesday April 15 Guardians 7 Brothers 6 (F/11) It took two extra innings, but the Fubon Guardians preserved their undefeated season with a 7-6 victory over the winless Chinatrust Brothers (0-3). After Fubon jumped out to an early lead on an RBI single by Yi-Quan Lin , the Brothers stormed back with three runs in the third. In the top of the sixth, the Guardians took the lead back with their own three-run inning. Che-Hsuan Lin (1) was the star of this inning, as his two-run home run put Fubon back in front. The Guardians bullpen gave up two more runs however, and they needed the ninth inning heroics of Chin-Lung Hu to send the game to extra innings. In the 11th inning, both teams scored, but the Guardians' two runs in the top half were too much to overcome. ...

There may be no baseball in the MLB, but in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League, the action has begun. With a void in the baseball world, we will be looking at this league to come through with some content, and if other leagues begin, we will include them as well! We will start with a primer and introduction of the teams in the league. The CPBL has four active teams in the 2020 season, with the logos and team names (left to right) below. Photo Credit: CPBLstats.com The Uni-President Lions are based in Tainan City, Taiwan. They finished last in 2019. The Fubon Guardians are based in New Taipei City, Taiwan. They were 3rd place last year. The Rakuten Monkeys are based in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. They won the league last season. The Chinatrust Brothers are based in Taichung, Taiwan. They finished in 2nd place a year ago. The fifth team above is the Weichuan Dragons, who are a minor league team this season. Similar to many minor leagues in America such as the Midwe...