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Taigang, Secondary Vocational
[Epoch Times, March 2, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Qiao Yi comprehensive report) The sixth team of the Chinese Professional Baseball Team Lu Shuguang, Taiwan Iron and Steel Group officially signed a letter of intent on the 2nd, the chairman of the secondary vocational school Cai Qichang especially thanked the Taishan Iron and Steel Group for its In addition to the successful operation of the enterprise, it can care about the sports industry and give back to the society at the same time. It also represents the alliance to welcome Taigang Group to join the big family of secondary vocational schools, so that secondary vocational schools have returned to the scale of 6 teams since 2008.
Taiwan Iron and Steel Group has established a football team since 2019. Last year, it entered the Taiwan Professional Basketball League “T1”. This year, it showed its determination to join the secondary vocational school. It officially signed a letter of intent to join on the 2nd. It is expected to submit an operating plan in April. A meeting of executive directors and supervisors will be held to review relevant qualifications. Once approved to become the sixth team, it will be able to participate in the mid-season draft in July. Taigang will also become an enterprise spanning baseball, basketball and football.
Taigang announced at the press conference that it will use “Taiwan Steel Eagles” as the team name, and the home court will be located at the Qingcheng Lake Baseball Stadium in Kaohsiung, which means that in the future, all six capitals will have professional baseball teams stationed there. Taigang, which is gradually recruiting and buying horses, also mentioned in the letter of intent that it hopes to invite Hong Yizhong, the current Fubon Titans consultant, to serve as the head coach, as well as well-known players from Taiwan and Japan such as Chen Weiyin and Yang Daigang.
Cai Qichang said that from the team to the fans, all walks of life are looking forward to welcoming the sixth team. Now that Taigang Group has signed a letter of intent to join, not only the existing five teams and fans and friends are happy, but many athletes are even more excited. ; The establishment of the team can create more job opportunities, especially for baseball players, representing a stage for more performances in the future.
Chairman Xie Yumin of Taiwan Iron and Steel Group said that the support and investment of Taiwan Iron and Steel Group for the football, T1 professional basketball team and even the sixth professional baseball team are all based on the persistence of “corporate social responsibility”. Localization of the sports industry. With the strong assistance of Mayor Chen Qimai of Kaohsiung City, Taigang has integrated team competitions with the city, actively clarified the popularity of the Lake Baseball Stadium, and promoted the city’s sense of identity. Xie Yumin also thanked the secondary vocational school for giving the group the opportunity to participate in professional baseball. In the future, he will also play the role of the strongest backup of the sixth team, allowing more outstanding players to shine on the field. ◇
Responsible editor: Gao Xiaoqian
