Song Jiaxiang will start with Yangtou Vidal.

Breaking the records of teammates Lin Chengfei and Liao Jianfu, he became the youngest starter in the opening game in history.

(File photo, photo by reporter Lin Zhengkun)

[Reporter Lin Youchen/Taichung Report] In yesterday’s opening first-team roster, Song Jiaxiang, a U18 national player who was selected in the first round of last year by Lotte Taoyuan and graduated from Gubaojiashang, faced the opening match of CITIC Brothers today. Head coach Zeng Haoju revealed earlier, Song Jiaxiang will start with Yangtou Vidal.

This also allowed Song Jiaxiang to break the records of teammates Lin Chengfei and Liao Jianfu, and will soon become the youngest starter in the opening game in history.

The league's youngest starter in the opening game is currently Liao Jianfu in 2018 at the age of 19 years and 177 days, and the youngest player record is Lin Chengfei in 2016 at the age of 18 years and 346 days.

Song Jiaxiang started today and will break the record at 18 years and 253 days.

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Lotte Tao Apes head coach Zeng Haoju used "examination questions" to describe Song Jiaxiang's test.

Mr. Zeng said: "The coaching team has taken a fancy to him in terms of catcher defense and his performance in all aspects since spring training. It will take time to improve the distribution of the ball, but at present, he can meet the basic requirements. If he is put in the second army first, the "examination question" It will be simpler, and now arrange for a higher level to see how far his ability can go."

Mr. Zeng said with a smile that he only knew that Song Jiaxiang was about to break the record for the youngest player in the opening game when the media asked questions.

Mr. Zeng said: "From Ishigaki Island to the public warm-up match later, he showed a performance different from that of ordinary high school students."

Mr. Zeng also laughed and said that he told Song Jiaxiang yesterday that he would start today, and his reaction was the same as usual.

Mr. Zeng said that it is a good thing to be nervous, and see if it can be transformed into enjoying the game. If the result is not good, it will also be growth for him.

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