3+ hour, 49+ min ago  (241+ words) Taiwan 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 affiliate in July…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (228+ words) South Korea yesterday squeezed into the World Baseball Classic quarter-finals by the finest of margins after a nerve-jangling 7-2 win over Australia to finish as Pool C runners-up. South Korea needed to win by five clear runs at the Tokyo Dome…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (292+ words) Team Taiwan have concluded their World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C campaign with a 2-2 record, leaving their fate dependent on the outcome of this evening's showdown between South Korea and Australia. With undefeated Japan (3-0) already qualified for the quarter-finals in…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (469+ words) Champions'Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages Taiwan's Ye Hong-wei, right, and Nicole Gonzales Chan celebrate after defeating France's Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue 21-19, 21-18 in the mixed doubles final at the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (306+ words) A Kyle Schwarber homer and a five-run fifth inning on Saturday helped the US overpower Great Britain 9-1 in the World Baseball Classic, but not before an early British lead tested US nerves. On the game's very first pitch, Britain's Nate…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (446+ words) Taiwan secured their first victory in this year's World Baseball Classic (WBC) yesterday, handing the Czech Republic a 14-0 trouncing at the Tokyo Dome. After being defeated in its first two Pool C games " including a demoralizing 13-0 loss to Japan on…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (197+ words) A Taiwanese man apologized on Friday after saying in a social media post that he worked with Australia to provide scouting reports on Taiwan's team, enabling Australia's victory in this year's World Baseball Classic (WBC), saying it was a joke…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (542+ words) Taiwan might not be expected to win the World Baseball Classic (WBC) but their fans are making their presence felt in Tokyo, with tens of thousands decked out in the team's blue, blowing horns and singing songs. Taiwanese fans have…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (360+ words) Shohei Ohtani yesterday blasted a home run to ignite Japan's World Baseball Classic campaign as the defending champions thrashed Taiwan 13-0 in their tournament opener in Tokyo. Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Ohtani's grand slam homer set the tone as Japan scored…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (347+ words) At least 500 fans yesterday gathered in Taipei's Xinyi District to watch a live broadcast of Taiwan's Pool C opener against Australia at the World Baseball Classic (WBC). "Team Taiwan, go, go, go," fans cheered as they watched the game on…...