Wang Bairong (left), Wu Zheyuan.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The World Baseball Classic will be held in March. The Japanese media "Nikkan Sports" wrote an article today to speculate on the main lineup of the Taiwan team, naming Zhang Yucheng, Wang Bairong, Lin Anke and others, calling Taiwan a strong team .

The report first mentioned that the last time the Taiwan team played an international game was the World Baseball Top 12 in November 2019. Because the subsequent Olympic qualifiers and the exchange match with Japan in March last year were unable to participate due to the epidemic, there were more than 2 The blank period of the international competition of the year.

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Then the article mentioned the incident of Zhang Yucheng's refusal to participate in the competition, calling him the strongest infielder in Taiwan. He was dissatisfied with the fans because of his refusal to participate in the competition before, and finally he was willing to accept the recruitment.

The report also mentioned that Taiwan had previously wanted to find mixed-race players, targeting Taiwanese-American mixed-race Carroll (Corbin Carroll) and Stuart Fairchild (Stuart Fairchild) who played in the major leagues, but they both refused on the grounds of preparing for the new season.

Regarding the strength of the Taiwan team, the report expects to unify the performance of Shilin Encore, and names Wu Nianting, Zhang Yi, Song Jiahao, Wang Bairong and others who are based in Japan as the main players. Ranked among the best among Japanese relief pitchers, he is expected to become the core of the Taiwan team’s bullpen.”

At the end of the report, it was stated that although Taiwan's Group A has strong opponents such as Cuba and the Netherlands, Taiwan's strength is good and it is expected to show its potential.

Japanese media guess the main lineup of the Taiwan team:

Starting pitchers: Huang Zipeng, Wu Zheyuan, Hu Zhiwei

Relief pitchers: Song Jiahao, Zhang Yi, Lu Yanqing, Zeng Junyue, Chen Yuxun

Catcher: Ji Li Ji Lao.

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Infielders: Zhang Yucheng, Lin Ziwei, Wu Nianting

Outfielders: Lin Li, Fan Guochen, Wang Bairong, Lin Anke, Guo Tianxin, Chen Chenwei

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