10+ hour, 43+ min ago  (244+ words) Taipei, March 12 (CNA) Taiwanese catcher Lyle Lin () has signed a contract with the Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's professional baseball league, becoming the third Taiwanese player on the Hokkaido-based team. The 28-year-old Lin, who was released from the Oakland Athletics' Double-A…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (297+ words) Taipei, March 9 (CNA) Team Taiwan has concluded its 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C campaign with a 2-2 record, leaving its fate dependent on the outcome of Monday evening's showdown between South Korea and Australia. With undefeated Japan (3-0) already qualified for…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (410+ words) Tokyo, March 8 (CNA) Team Taiwan captain Chen Chieh-hsien () said his generation of players had "achieved the impossible" after Taiwan defeated South Korea for the first time in World Baseball Classic (WBC) history on Sunday at the Tokyo Dome, securing a…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (813+ words) Taipei, March 8 (CNA) Taiwan is maintaining high hopes that its national men's baseball team will advance to the World Baseball Classic (WBC) quarterfinals after clinching a key 5-4 victory over South Korea in a nail-biting extra-inning game at the Tokyo Dome…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (225+ words) Tokyo/Taipei, March 7 (CNA) Premier Cho Jung-tai () attended the World Baseball Classic (WBC) game between Taiwan and the Czech Republic in Tokyo on Saturday. Cho was seen by a CNA reporter on site at Tokyo Dome with Taiwan's Representative to…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (451+ words) Taipei, March 7 (CNA) Taiwan secured its first victory of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) on Saturday, handing the Czech Republic a 14-0 trouncing at the Tokyo Dome. After being shut out in its first two Pool C games -- including a demoralizing…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (112+ words) Taiwan's Stuart Fairchild hits a grand slam at the top of the second inning in a game against the Czech Republic on Saturday. The four-run blast extended Taiwan's lead to 6-0 and marked the team's first home run of the 2026 World…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (551+ words) Taipei, March 6 (CNA) Team Taiwan was routed 13-0 by defending champion "Samurai Japan" in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Tokyo on Friday, its second straight loss in the tournament that has left its hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals on…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (544+ words) Taipei, March 5 (CNA) Taiwan faces an uphill battle to make it to the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) quarterfinals after losing its Pool C opener to Australia 3-0 on Thursday at the Tokyo Dome. Despite a stellar start on the mound, Taiwan…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (503+ words) Taipei/Tokyo, March 5 (CNA) At least 500 people gathered in Taipei's Xinyi District on Thursday to watch a live broadcast of Taiwan's game against Australia at the World Baseball Classic (WBC), while many Taiwanese fans also went to Tokyo to cheer…...