2023 Chinese Professional Baseball League season

The 2023 Chinese Professional Baseball League season was the 34th season of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), based in Taiwan.

34th CPBL season
LeagueChinese Professional Baseball League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 1 – October 15
Number of teams5
First half-season
Season championsUni-President Lions
Second half-season
Season championsWei Chuan Dragons
Full season
Season championsWei Chuan Dragons
Taiwan Series
ChampionsWei Chuan Dragons
  Runners-upRakuten Monkeys
Finals MVPHsu Jo-hsi
CPBL seasons
2024 →

Season schedule edit

The regular season began on 1 April 2023. Teams will play a split-season, with second-half games starting July 14. The CPBL All-Star Game is scheduled for the weekend of July 29–30.

Standings edit

First half standings edit

Team G W T L Pct. GB
Uni-President Lions 60 34 2 24 .586
Wei Chuan Dragons 60 30 3 27 .526
Rakuten Monkeys 60 29 3 28 .509
CTBC Brothers 60 28 4 28 .500 5
Fubon Guardians 60 21 4 35 .375 12

Second half standings edit

Team G W T L Pct. GB
Wei Chuan Dragons 60 32 2 26 .552
Rakuten Monkeys 60 31 1 28 .525
CTBC Brothers 60 29 1 30 .492
Uni-President Lions 60 28 1 31 .475
Fubon Guardians 60 27 1 32 .458

Full season standings edit

Team G W T L Pct. GB
Wei Chuan Dragons 120 62 5 53 .539
Uni-President Lions 120 62 3 55 .530 1
Rakuten Monkeys 120 60 4 56 .517
CTBC Brothers 120 57 5 58 .496 5
Fubon Guardians 120 48 5 67 .417 14
  • Green denotes first-half or second-half champion.
  • Yellow denotes clinching playoff qualification as the wild card.

Playoffs edit

2023 CPBL playoff series 2023 Taiwan Series
1 Wei Chuan Dragons 4
2 Uni-President Lions 1 3 Rakuten Monkeys 3
3 Rakuten Monkeys 3

CPBL Playoff Series edit

The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the second-placed team.

Rakuten Monkeys won the series, 1−3.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 28 Rakuten Monkeys – 3, Uni-President Lions – 2 Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium 3:01 7,132[1] 
2 October 29 Uni-President Lions – 2, Rakuten Monkeys– 3 Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium 3:11 13,532[2] 
3 October 30 Rakuten Monkeys – 7, Uni-President Lions – 1 Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium 3:25 5,065[3]

Taiwan Series edit

Wei Chuan Dragons won the series, 4−3.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 November 4 Rakuten Monkeys – 2, Wei Chuan Dragons – 3 (14) Tianmu Baseball Stadium 5:17 10,000[4] 
2 November 5 Rakuten Monkeys – 4, Wei Chuan Dragons – 0 (11) Tianmu Baseball Stadium 3:46 10,000[5] 
3 November 7 Wei Chuan Dragons – 4, Rakuten Monkeys – 7 Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium 3:51 11,013[6] 
4 November 8 Wei Chuan Dragons – 4, Rakuten Monkeys – 1 Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium 3:35 12,029[7] 
5 November 10 Rakuten Monkeys – 11, Wei Chuan Dragons – 0 Tianmu Baseball Stadium 3:23 10,000[8] 
6 November 11 Rakuten Monkeys – 0, Wei Chuan Dragons – 2 Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:41 10,000[9] 
7 November 12 Rakuten Monkeys – 3, Wei Chuan Dragons – 6 Tianmu Baseball Stadium 3:19 10,000[10]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2023/10/28 Monkeys VS. U-Lions". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023/10/29 U-Lions VS. Monkeys". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023/10/30 Monkeys VS. U-Lions". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023/11/04 Monkeys VS. Dragons". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023/11/05 Monkeys VS. Dragons". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023/11/07 Dragons VS. Monkeys". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023/11/08 Dragons VS. Monkeys". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023/11/10 Monkeys VS. Dragons". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023/11/11 Monkeys VS. Dragons". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "2023/11/12 Monkeys VS. Dragons". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

External links edit