[Epoch Times, May 24, 2022](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Long Fang, Taitung, Taiwan) After 14 years of violation, the Chinese professional baseball regular season returned to Taitung. On the field, CITIC Brothers arranged for a second consecutive battle with Lotte Momo at home. Since there are many Taitung children in the two teams, more than 3,000 county residents’ feedback tickets for this event were completed in just 5 minutes on the first day of the open online registration. Many Taitung villagers poured in. Cheers to the stadium.
On the afternoon of the 24th, after the opening performance of the CITIC Brothers Cheerleading Team and the Beinan Junior High School Baseball Team, the national anthem was sung by the Toyota Junior High School Fengyuan Dance Club and the students of the aboriginal pop music performance class. And officially announced the return of Chinese professional baseball to Taitung. Xie Zhenwei, the captain of the Daxi Elementary School baseball team who just won the 2022 Presidential Education Award and known as a smart pitcher by the media, was also invited to watch the game with the county magistrate.
The Taitung County Government stated that the last time Chinese Professional Baseball arranged a regular game at the Taitung Baseball Stadium was March 30, 2008, when the Brothers Elephant Team (the predecessor of CITIC Brothers) played against the Unified Lions. In the 2022 Chinese Professional Baseball 33-year regular season in Taitung, the first game at 6:35 p.m. on the 24th was arranged by CITIC Brothers to host the Lotte Peach Ape. The Peach Ape team sent local pitcher Huang Zipeng to start, and the brothers sent foreign players to Debao. Pull the challenge.
The county government stated that in the 2 consecutive battles between the CITIC Brothers and the Lotte Peach Ape, the brothers included Zhang Zhihao, Chen Zihao, Yang Zhilong, Li Shengyu, and Gao Yujie, all of whom were born in Taitung, while the opponent Lotte Peach Ape pitcher Wang Yuelin was back for the first time. Taitung participates in professional baseball tournaments.
Responsible editor: Tang Yin
