Team Taiwan welcomed by minister, 300 fans at airportStaff writer, with CNAMembers of Taiwan's World Baseball Classic (WBC) team were welcomed by Minister of Sports Lee Yang and more than 300 fans early this morning at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport upon their return from Japan. Fans gather at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to greet Taiwan's national baseball team upon their arrival from Tokyo early this morning. Fans gathered in the terminal's arrival lobby cheered for the team and its players while waving banners and flags. They were most excited when outfielder Sung Cheng-jui held up the ball that he said was "the final out against South Korea." She returned to Taiwan yesterday afternoon before heading to the airport at night to welcome the team.

Source: Taipei Times March 11, 2026 06:30 UTC