Taiwan’s national baseball team has begun its second phase of training in
Taipei as it prepares for the World Baseball Classic in March.



The squad returned to the Taipei Dome today after completing its first
training camp in Kaohsiung.

Japan-based pitchers Gu Lin Ruei-yang (古林睿煬), Sun Yi-lei (孫易磊), and
20-year-old Zhang Jun-wei have now joined the team.



Zhang, the youngest player on this year’s roster, is a right-hander of the
Nipon Professional Baseball's Fuku-oka Softbank Hawks team.

Head coach Zeng Hao-ju says the coaching staff will be watching how he adapts
to the WBC’s pitching limits and game tempo, but adds that being selected
already proves he has the ability.

Meanwhile, CPBL chair Cai Qi-chang says overseas players are coordinating
their reporting dates. U.S.-based players are expected to join the team in
Miyazaki, Japan, later this month.

As for 2 Taiwanese-American players Jonathon Long and Stuart Fairchild, Cai
says discussions are ongoing about having them arrive in Taiwan early.

(JL)