[外電] Dodgers to Make Historical Trip to Taiwan this March
PRESS RELEASE
Dodgers to Make Historical Trip to Taiwan this March
Team to Play Two Games against a CPBL Team in Taipei and Kaohsiung on
March 13 and 14
The Los Angeles Dodgers will travel to Taiwan and play two games against a
team from the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) on March 13 and 14,
MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) announced today
in Taipei. This will be the Dodgers second trip to Taiwan. They became the
first Major League team to play in Taiwan in 1993 when they competed against
a team of CPBL All-Stars.
The games will mark the third time since 2008 that a Major League team has
traveled to Asia. In March 2008, the Dodgers and San Diego Padres played
two Spring Training games in Beijing, the first-ever MLB games played in
China. Later that month, the Boston Red Sox and Oakland A's opened the 2008
MLB regular season with a two-game series in Tokyo, Japan.
The two-game set in Taiwan will not be part of the 2010 MLB Spring
Training Schedule.
MLB TAIWAN GAMES 2010
Date Time (LCL) Away Club Home Club
Mar. 13 14:00 Los Angeles Dodgers CPBL
Mar. 14 14:00 Los Angeles Dodgers CPBL
"I would like to thank the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Major League Baseball
Players Association and the Chinese Professional Baseball League for making
this historic event possible," said Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud)
Selig. "Major League Baseball is committed to the continued international
growth of our game, and we are excited to have the opportunity to bring
these games to the great fans in Taiwan."
"On behalf of all Major League players, I want to thank everyone involved
in the effort for the opportunity to bring Major League baseball to the
people of Taiwan," said MLBPA Executive Director, Michael Weiner. "The
Dodgers players look forward to playing before some of the world's greatest
baseball fans. The MLBPA is pleased to be working with the Chinese
Professional Baseball League and Major League Baseball in this effort to
expand the world-wide popularity of the game we all love."
"We're very excited to return to Taiwan and continue to strengthen the
relationships that date back to the 1980s," said Dodger Owner Frank McCourt.
"The Dodgers believe wholeheartedly in the development of the game of
baseball internationally and we have many fans in Taiwan who we look forward
to seeing in March."
Following the historic Dodger game versus the CPBL all-stars in 1993, the
club further developed their partnerships in Taiwan. In 1996, The Dodgers
formed a working agreement with the Sinon Bulls of the CPBL and the Bulls
became the first Taiwanese team to train in Latin America when they visited
the Dodgers' facility in the Dominican Republic, Campo Las Palmas, in 1997,
1998, 1999 and 2003.
The Dodgers were the first MLB club to sign a Taiwanese high school player,
pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo in 2000. On September 9, 2002, Chin-Feng Chen became
the first Taiwan-born player in the Majors and Kuo became the fourth in 2005.
Of the six Taiwanese players to appear in the Major Leagues, four have played
for the Dodgers.
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