2022 Chinese Professional Baseball League season

The 2022 Chinese Professional Baseball League season is the ongoing 33rd season of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), based in Taiwan.

33rd CPBL season
LeagueChinese Professional Baseball League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 02 – October 16
Number of teams5
Taiwan Series

Season schedule

The regular season began on 02 April 2022. Teams will play a split-season, with second-half games starting July 15. The CPBL All-Star Game is scheduled for the weekend of July 30–31.

The postseason will start on 29 October, followed by the first game of the Taiwan Series on 5 November. Postseason play will feature a Playoff Series, played by the half-season champion with the lower winning percentage against the team with the next-highest winning percentage. The winner of the Playoff Series will face the half-season champion with the higher winning percentage in the Taiwan Series.[1]

Draft

From 2022, foreign-born players can be considered domestic draft picks if: they have attended a Taiwanese high school for three years, a Taiwanese university for four years, or have lived in Taiwan for five years, while playing for a Taiwanese semi-professional league for three years.[2]

Milestones

On Opening Day, Lin Chih-sheng hit the 290th home run of his career, breaking the league record held by Chang Tai-shan.[3]

Standings

First half standings
Team G W T L Pct. GB
Rakuten Monkeys1812150.706-
Wei Chuan Dragons1710070.5882.0
Uni-President Lions189280.5293.0
CTBC Brothers199280.5293.0
Fubon Guardians1830150.1679.5

Second half standings
Team G W T L Pct. GB
Rakuten Monkeys00000.000-
Uni-President Lions00000.000-
Wei Chuan Dragons00000.000-
CTBC Brothers00000.000-
Fubon Guardians00000.000-

Final season standings
Team G W T L Pct. GB
Rakuten Monkeys1812150.706-
Wei Chuan Dragons1710070.5882.0
Uni-President Lions189280.5293.0
CTBC Brothers199280.5293.0
Fubon Guardians1830150.1679.5
  • Green denotes first-half or second-half champion.
  • Bold denotes clinching playoff qualification as the wild card.

See also

References
  1. Yang, Chi-fang; Yen, William (29 December 2021). "Taiwan's new CPBL baseball season to start in April". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. Yang, Chi-fang; Yen, William (29 December 2021). "Certain foreign players in Taiwan to be allowed to enter CPBL draft". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. Yen, William (4 April 2022). "Taiwan's baseball season opens with a record-breaking bang". Central News Agency. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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