Japan walk off Korea in final to win Asia Professional Baseball Championship undefeated
20/11/2023 1 Minute Read

Japan walk off Korea in final to win Asia Professional Baseball Championship undefeated

The defending Olympic, World Baseball Classic and Premier12 champions won in front of over 44,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome.
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Categories: Baseball , Asia , Asia Professional Baseball Championship , CPBL , KBO , NPB , Associate members

Taipei Dome completes successful test event, ready for grand opening for Asian Baseball Championship
19/11/2023 2 Minute Read

Taipei Dome completes successful test event, ready for grand opening for Asian Baseball Championship

Thirty-two years on from the rain-affected championship game seven of the Chinese Professional Baseball League 1991 that triggered a promise for an indoor stadium, Taiwan baseball fans finally have their wish come true.
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Categories: Baseball , Asia Professional Baseball Championship , CPBL

Asia Professional Baseball Championship to open on 16 November in Tokyo
14/11/2023 2 Minute Read

Asia Professional Baseball Championship to open on 16 November in Tokyo

The top U-24 prospects of the NPB, KBO, CPBL and ABL leagues will compete in a round-robin. The top two teams will play for the title on Sunday, 19 November.
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Categories: Baseball , Asia , Oceania , Asia Professional Baseball Championship , CPBL , KBO , NPB , Associate members

CPBL Taiwan Series: CTBC Brothers too good for Rakuten Monkeys in Game 1
05/11/2022 2 Minute Read

CPBL Taiwan Series: CTBC Brothers too good for Rakuten Monkeys in Game 1

Under the new postseason format, the Monkeys will have the home advantage in Game 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 in the Series, while the Brothers will only get to play at home in Game 3 and 4.
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Categories: Baseball , Asia Professional Baseball Championship , CPBL

Fans set to return to KBO stadiums as Korean gov't eases restrictions
01/07/2020 1 Minute Read

Fans set to return to KBO stadiums as Korean gov't eases restrictions

Authorities in the Republic of Korea are easing COVID-19 restrictions, which opens the door for spectators to attend sporting events as early as this week.
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Categories: Baseball , Asia , Asia Professional Baseball Championship , Associate members

Japan beats rival Korea in Final to win first-ever Asia Professional Baseball Championship
19/11/2017 1 Minute Read

Japan beats rival Korea in Final to win first-ever Asia Professional Baseball Championship

Filled with the brightest young stars in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the Samurai Japan National Team completed a perfect run to win the inaugural WBSC-sanctioned Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2017, shutting out rival Korea, 7-0, before 30,498 fans at the Tokyo Dome Sunday night.

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Imanaga’s 12 strikeouts help put Japan past Chinese Taipei in Asia Professional Baseball Championship
18/11/2017 1 Minute Read

Imanaga’s 12 strikeouts help put Japan past Chinese Taipei in Asia Professional Baseball Championship

The Samurai Japan National Team defeated Chinese Taipei, 8-2, in Game 3 of the WBSC-sanctioned Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2017 before 35,473 at the Tokyo Dome Saturday night.

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Top-ranked Japan, No. 3 Korea to meet in Final of Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2017
18/11/2017 1 Minute Read

Top-ranked Japan, No. 3 Korea to meet in Final of Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2017

TOKYO – The top-ranked Samurai Japan National Team and No. 3 Korea will meet at the Tokyo Dome Sunday in the Final of the inaugural WBSC-sanctioned Asia Professional Baseball Championship. Japan finished first in the preliminary round to earn “home team” status for the championship game. Japan will give the ball to left-handed pitcher Kazuto […]

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Korea shuts out Chinese Taipei 1-0 in Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2017
17/11/2017 1 Minute Read

Korea shuts out Chinese Taipei 1-0 in Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2017

Korean teen sensation Jung-hoo Lee, son of legend Jong-beom Lee, blasted a two-out RBI triple in the bottom of the 6th Inning to score the only run between rivals Chinese Taipei and Korea in the WBSC-sanctioned Asia Professional Baseball Championship at the Tokyo Dome Friday night.

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Japan tops Korea in wild extra-inning opener of Asia Professional Baseball Championship
16/11/2017 2 Minute Read

Japan tops Korea in wild extra-inning opener of Asia Professional Baseball Championship

Tatsuhiro Tamura’s walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted Japan over rival Korea and ended a dramatic opening game of the WBSC-sanctioned inaugural Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2017 Presented by ENEOS before 32,815 fans at the Tokyo Dome Thursday night.

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Categories: Baseball , WBSC , Asia , Asia Professional Baseball Championship