The official website of the major leagues wrote an article to analyze the situation of the Taiwan team classic.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The World Baseball Classic will be played first in Group A held in Taichung. Major League Official Website reporters Matt Monagan and Michael Clair also wrote articles to introduce the situation of this group, although there are many It is predicted that Cuba and the Netherlands are expected to advance, but they believe that the gap in this group may be the most balanced group.

Taiwan’s performance in the last tournament was not as expected, because after defeating the Netherlands and Australia in 2013 to advance to the second round for the first time, in 2017 Taiwan ended with a record of 0 wins and 3 losses.

The article pointed out that although Taiwan is not the favorite to win the championship, advancing to the second round should be within the scope of this team.

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The official website specifically mentions that American fans may be familiar with some of the players of this team, because when the major leagues were suspended due to Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) in 2020, the Chinese professional baseball became the world's largest football team. It was the first game to start, and there was an open online broadcast, allowing many American baseball fanatics to watch mid-career games while having breakfast.

Taiwan's offensive firepower is considered to be the strength of the team, led by mid-level MVP Lin Li and home run king Ji Li Ji Lao‧Gong Guan. The article specifically mentions that Ji Li Ji Lao‧Gong Guan changed his name to represent his tribe in Taiwan.

Jili Jilao‧Gong Guan was originally named Zhu Liren in Chinese, but he changed back to the Paiwan name in 2019, and the highest level in the United States came to 3A.

Chen Jiexian, the outfielder of the Uni-President Lions, was also named. The official website pointed out that his walks in the Chinese professional baseball season were higher than the strikeouts every year (only in 2016). come help.

In addition to mid-level players, Taiwan also has Zhang Yucheng, who has just signed a major league contract with the Red Sox. The pirate Zheng Zongzhe was focused on his 33 successful base steals in the entire season last year, and Deng Kaiwei was focused on K, who was 2A as high as 11.2 last season. /9 value.

Wang Bairong was also named as having completed the Triple Crown record in 2017, and Lin Li was also the mid-level Triple Crown champion last season.

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