[The Epoch Times, February 14, 2023](Comprehensive report by Epoch Times reporter Liao Suzhen, Yunlin, Taiwan) The 2023 World Baseball Classic will be played at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium on March 8. Chen Chien-jen, President of the Executive Yuan, this afternoon (13th) Accompanied by Zhang Lishan, the county magistrate of Yunlin, Cai Qichang, the president of the vocational league and the team leader of the national team, and Pan Wenzhong, the minister of the Ministry of Education, they went to the Douliu baseball field to comfort the members of the classic game team during the training camp, and awarded 200,000 yuan in food bonus .
Chen Jianren said that baseball is our national sport, and he remembers the excitement of staying up late at night watching the national baseball team when he was young. The preliminaries of this World Baseball Classic can be held in Taiwan, which is the result of everyone’s hard work. I believe that this time the national team will be composed of Chinese professional baseball players, Japanese and American professional baseball players. With everyone’s unity, the world will definitely let the world see Taiwan. Shine light for Taiwan, and also wish the national team can enter the Tokyo semi-finals and the US finals in this classic.
Zhang Lishan said that the “World Baseball Classic” is an international baseball event jointly planned by Major League Baseball and the World Baseball Softball League. This classic game was originally expected to be held in 2021. Due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, it was postponed to March 8 this year. It will be held until the 21st. Yunlin County is honored to be selected as the official warm-up match of the World Baseball Classic and the training venue for the Chinese representative team. The World Baseball Classic brings together professional teams from all over the world. The requirements for the venue are very strict. Our Douliu Baseball Stadium can be Being selected as one of the venues shows that the equipment and facilities of the Douliu baseball field have been highly recognized by all walks of life. At the same time, Yunlin County has also done its best as a landlord, as the best backing of the Chinese team, and fully assisted the squadron in this classic match. Can have the best performance, strive for the best results on the world stage, and win glory for Taiwan.
Editor in charge: Ye Qin
