But on Sunday the island’s 31st baseball season got underway with Chinatrust Brothers taking on the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in Taichung. Baseball is the most popular sport in Taiwan with some 240 games scheduled for the coming season. The US Major League Baseball and even the Olympics have been postponed,” read another. “It’s great we have baseball games to watch,” read one social media comment. “We can probably set a precedent for professional baseball leagues abroad,” said another.

Source: Manila Times April 13, 2020 16:30 UTC