Pro baseball starts on Saturday, when Lions meet BrothersBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterTaiwan leads world baseball again this year, with the CPBL set to start the season on Saturday, ahead of other leagues. The opener comes before the start of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball on March 26, US Major League Baseball on April 1 and South Korea’s Korea Baseball Organization League on April 3. CPBL commissioner Tsai Chi-chang, back row center, baseball players and cheerleaders attend a news conference on Sunday in Tainan to promote the start of the new CPBL season on Saturday. Regarding the slogan, Tsai said it was important for people to unite to support Taiwanese professional baseball, as running a club puts a heavy burden on the sponsor companies. While family members and small groups of friends can sit together, others would be separated to meet social distancing guidelines, they said.

Source: Taipei Times March 08, 2021 16:07 UTC