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  • WBSC Premier 12 Preview: Drake Baldwin, Luis Vargas among Braves on rosters
    • WBSC Premier 12 Preview: Drake Baldwin, Luis Vargas among Braves on rosters
    Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Baldwin is Atlanta’s number one prospect heading into 2025, while Vargas had a break out season thanks to a velocity increase The 2024 edition of the World Baseball and Softball Confederation’s Premier 12 tournament will start up on Saturday, where a number of current and former Atlanta Braves players and prospects will be in action. I’ve compiled a ...2024
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  • • Spenser Watkins Signs With CPBL’s TSG Hawks
    Right-hander Spenser Watkins has signed a one-year deal with the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today on X. The righty is a client of Gaeta Sports Management. Watkins, 32, has appeared in 40 major league games, suiting up for the Orioles and Athletics over the…...2024
  • • Yu Chang Likely Joining CPBL’s Fubon Guardians
    Infielder Yu Chang announced on his social media that he is planning to enter the 2024 draft for the Chinese Professional Baseball League of Taiwan, relayed by CPBL Stats on X. Per a report from Kayleigh Madjar at the Taipei Times, the Fubon Guardians have the top pick in the draft, which is scheduled for…...2024
  • Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024
    • Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024
    Salvy Splashes are not just for MLB | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Asia Baseball Previews start today! Max was, of course, all over the notable news that last couple of days. On Wednesday, the big story was that Bo Jackson would be inducted into the Royals HOF. Yesterday, it was announced that former GMs Cedric Tallis and John Schuerholz would join him. Just wanting to link to some st...2024
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  • • Drew Gagnon, Eric Stout Sign With CPBL Teams
    Former big league pitchers Drew Gagnon and Eric Stout have both signed on with teams in Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League. Gagnon, the reigning CPBL MVP, re-signed with the Wei Chuan Dragons, per a team announcement. It’s a two-year deal for the former Mets righty, who’s repped by GSI. The left-handed Stout, who’s previously pitched…...2024
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  • • Nick Margevicius Signs With CPBL’s TSG Hawks
    Left-hander Nick Margevicius has signed with the TSG Hawks of Chinese Professional Baseball in Taiwan, per CPBL Stats on X. The lefty is represented by the Beverly Hills Sports Council. Margevicius, 28 in June, has 32 games of major league experience. He threw 110 1/3 innings for the Padres and Mariners over the 2019-2021 seasons,…...2024

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Chinese Professional Baseball injury and suspension

  • • WBSC Premier 12 Preview: Drake Baldwin, Luis Vargas among Braves on rosters
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  • • Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024
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  • • Royals Rumblings - News for March 24, 2023
    Cardboard fans and robot drummers. 2020 was wild, guys. I don’t think we fully appreciate just how wild it was. | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Asian Baseball Preview, Part I: CPBL Daniel Lynch exited yesterday’s game with an injury: Lynch was pitching his third inning during Thursday’s game at Peoria Stadium when he felt discomfort in his left shoulder. By the time the next pitch lande...2023
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Timeline

  • 2024
    "Left-hander Manny Bañuelos has signed with the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan, per Kiley McDaniel of ESPN."

  • 2023
    "Infielder Tzu-Wei Lin has agreed to a deal with the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (hat tip to CPBL Stats on Twitter)."

  • 2022
    "The CTBC Brothers of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League are reportedly in talks with former big league pitcher Shawn Morimando (h/t to CPBL Stats)."

  • 2021
    "The CTBC Brothers of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League announced agreements with left-hander Shawn Morimando and right-hander José Valdez last week (h/t to CPBL Stats)."

  • 2020
    "Manny Ramirez has his sights set on returning to baseball with the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan, where he briefly played in 2013."

  • 2019
    "The Uni-President Lions of the Taiwan-based Chinese Professional Baseball League have signed right-hander Austin Bibens-Dirkx to a contract for the 2019 season."

  • 2018
    "He will become the first player posted from the Chinese Professional Baseball League, which is Taiwan’s top circuit."

  • 2015
    "The former American League Most Valuable Players (Pudge in 1999, Giambi in 2000) participated in the Chinese Professional Baseball League Home Run Derby on Sunday."

  • 2014
    "Then, he was banned by the Chinese Professional Baseball League over allegations of game-fixing."

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Chinese Professional Baseball trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • WBSC Premier 12 Preview: Drake Baldwin, Luis Vargas among Braves on rosters
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  • • Yu Chang Likely Joining CPBL’s Fubon Guardians
    2024
  • • Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024
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  • • Tzu-Wei Lin To Join CPBL’s TSG Hawks
    Infielder Tzu-Wei Lin has agreed to a deal with the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (hat tip to CPBL Stats on Twitter).  Lin had been playing with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League, and the Ducks announced yesterday that the Hawks had purchased the 29-year-old’s contract. It’s a homecoming…...2023
  • • Royals Rumblings - News for March 24, 2023
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  • • CPBL’s Rakuten Monkeys Re-Sign Dylan Covey, Ryan Bollinger
    Last month, the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League announced that right-hander Dylan Covey and left-hander Ryan Bollinger had signed new contracts with the team for the 2022 season.  (Hat tip to CPBL Stats.)  Both pitchers will be entering their second season with the Monkeys, and for Bollinger, 2022 will be his fourth…...2022
  • • CPBL’s Wei Chuan Dragons Sign Jake Brigham
    The Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League announced earlier this week that right-hander Jake Brigham had signed a contract for the 2022 season.  This is Brigham’s second stint with the Dragons, as he began last season with the Taipei-based team before heading to the Korean Baseball Organization’s Kiwoom Heroes last April. The…...2022
  • • Manny Banuelos Signs With CPBL’s Fubon Guardians
    Left-hander Manny Banuelos has signed a deal with the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League, according to several reports out of Mexico (hat tip to the CPBL Stats website).  Banuelos had most recently been a member of the Mariners organization, before Seattle released him from his minor league contract at the start of…...2020
  • • Ryan Carpenter Signs With CPBL’s Rakuten Monkeys
    The Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League have signed left-hander Ryan Carpenter, as per the CPBL Stats website.  Carpenter became a free agent after being released by the Tigers in September. The 27-year-old southpaw has an 8.57 ERA, 2.35 K/BB rate, and 5.7 K/9 over 63 career innings in the majors, all with…...2020
  • • Austin Bibens-Dirkx Signs With Taiwan’s Uni-President Lions
    The Uni-President Lions of the Taiwan-based Chinese Professional Baseball League have signed right-hander Austin Bibens-Dirkx to a contract for the 2019 season.  NOWnews reported the signing last week (hat tip to CPBLStats.com) and Bibens-Dirkx confirmed the deal himself on his Instagram page (while also announcing that he and his wife Leah are expecting a baby…...2019

Chinese Professional Baseball stats and results

  • • Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024
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  • • Royals Rumblings - News for March 24, 2023
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  • • Lamigo Monkeys To Post Wang Po-Jung
    Taiwan’s Lamigo Monkeys will post top slugger Wang Po-Jung, as the CPBL Stats website has covered. He will become the first player posted from the Chinese Professional Baseball League, which is Taiwan’s top circuit. Wang, who recently turned 25, has generally posted outlandish stats even by the standards of the hitter-friendly CPBL. This year, he’s…...2018

Chinese Professional Baseball parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024
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  • • Royals Rumblings - News for March 24, 2023
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  • • Austin Bibens-Dirkx Signs With Taiwan’s Uni-President Lions
    2019

Top Chinese Professional Baseball news

  • • Manny Ramirez, 48, hopeful for return in Taiwan
    2020
  • • Jason Giambi, Ivan Rodriguez Show They Still Have Power in CPBL Home Run Derby
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  • • Manny Ramirez Signs In Australia
    Manny Ramirez’s professional baseball career isn’t over yet. The 48-year-old has signed with the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Baseball League, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports. Last we heard from Ramirez, he was pursuing a comeback in Taiwan in May. However, no deal ever materialized for Ramirez in the Chinese Professional Baseball League.…...2020
  • • Actual baseball highlights: Chinese Professional Baseball League becomes first to play ball in 2020
    The league is playing without fans in the seats due to the coronavirus...2020
  • • Manny Ramirez Pursuing Taiwan Comeback
    Long-time MLB star Manny Ramirez is well past his prime, but he may yet have another act. He tells Mark Buckton of the Taiwan Times that he’s hoping to appear again in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. “My goal for 2020, is to find a roster spot in the CPBL,” Ramirez says. “I have been…...2020
  • • Two broadcasters put the CPBL and themselves in an American spotlight -- now they're making the most of it
    Richard Wang, Wayne McNeil and the Chinese Professional Baseball League have been sports stars of the spring...2020
  • • Baseball, without fans, going strong in Taiwan
    Baseball continues in Taiwan as the five-team Chinese Professional Baseball League has been holding games without fans since play started on April 11. Cheerleaders, costumed mascots, mask-wearing batboys and the media are also permitted....2020
  • • Shawn Morimando In Talks With CPBL’s CTBC Brothers
    The CTBC Brothers of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League are reportedly in talks with former big league pitcher Shawn Morimando (h/t to CPBL Stats). If a deal emerges, it will be Morimando’s third stint with the Brothers, having made appearances with the team during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Morimando, 30, was selected by the…...2022

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Chinese Professional Baseball schedule, game

  • • WBSC Premier 12 Preview: Drake Baldwin, Luis Vargas among Braves on rosters
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  • • Yu Chang Likely Joining CPBL’s Fubon Guardians
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  • • Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024
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  • • Royals Rumblings - News for March 24, 2023
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Chinese Professional Baseball rumors, scandals

  • • Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024
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  • • Royals Rumblings - News for March 24, 2023
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  • • Dodgers close to signing ex-prospect banned for alleged game fixing
    Most minor league signings don’t generate much of a buzz during the hot stove season. They’re generally cheap, low risk signings made to ensure depth. Yet, the Los Angeles Dodgers are close to signing a player with an interesting background. Taiwanese pitcher Chin-hui Tsao was a four-time top 100 prospect during his years with the Rockies, but was unimpressive in 88 1/3 career innings. He hasn’t p...2014

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