Monkeys defeat Brothers to open CPBL’s 37th seasonStaff writer, with CNAThe 2026 edition of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) season opened with the Rakuten Monkeys winning 3-2 against the CTBC Brothers at the Taipei Dome yesterday. That title marked the Monkeys’ eighth CPBL championship and the first since Rakuten took over the team in 2020. More than 40,000 fans attend the opening game for the Chinese Professional Baseball League’s 37th season, a clash between the Rakuten Monkeys and the CTBC Brothers at the Taipei Dome yesterday. The Rakuten Monkeys won 3-2. Currently, the Taipei Dome has planned to host 58 games for the 2026 season, with the Saturday Monkeys-Brothers match being the opener.

Source: Taipei Times March 28, 2026 17:13 UTC