2024 CPBL All-Star Game

The 2024 CPBL All-Star Games were held July 20 and July 21, 2024. The topic of this year was the Chinese Taipei national team of the 2024 Premier 12 versus the CPBL All-Star team.

Game 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	0
CPBL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9	1

The first game took place July 20 at Taipei Dome with an attendance of 33,688, and it easily broke the record for most attendance of a CPBL All-Star Game. Chinese Taipei started their offense in the first inning, as Li Lin hit a lead off single against CPBL’s starter Tzu-Peng Huang. Chieh-Hsien Chen then added a double, and Huang forced An-Ko Lin to hit a comebacker to the pitcher. However, Huang decided to throw to second trying to get Chen, but all runners were safe. Giljegiljaw Kungkuan then drove in a run with a fly ball, and Huang finally retired Chi-Hung Hsu to end the inning. The CPBL answered back soon as Cheng-Hua Yueh and Chun-Hsiu Chen both singled with two outs in the bottom of the first inning. However, starter Ruei-Yang Gu Lin still forced Wei-Chen Wang to hit a grounder to short and escape the jam.

Huang ended his work after the 2nd inning, and Yen-Ching Lu replaced him. An-Ko Lin then sent crushed a 2-run homer to right field, and he extended their lead to 3 runs. Chinese Taipei also changed pitcher in the bottom of the inning, but Kuo-Hao Chiang plunked Po-Jung Wang then allowed a single to Chun-Hsiu Chen. When the bases were loaded, Wei-Chen Wang shut down the CPBL’s offense again, as he grounded into a double play. It was worth mentioning that the league made the first in-game interview in the CPBL in this inning.

Daniel Mengden of the CPBL had some trouble in the 5th inning, as he gave up a leadoff single to Kun-Yu Chiang. Chih-Cheng Chiu then added a double, and Mengden retired Li Lin. Facing two red-hot batters in Chieh-Hsien Chen and An-Ko Lin, Mengden fanned both of them and remained scoreless.

The most dramatic inning was the bottom of the 9th inning. Two coaches, Chin-Feng Chen and Keiichi Hirano, exchanged their positions with the first and third base umpires. Chinese Taipei’s closer Chun-Wei Wu was sent to the mound, but Chieh-Kai Pan greeted him with a single. Namoh Iyang then hit an infield single, and Wu struck out Pao-Ti Yeh. However, Yeh’s teammate from TSG, Chao-Yuan Chang, then hit a double, and it was a one-run game now. Wu retired Chieh-Sen Ma, then he was relieved by Chih-Hsuan Wang. Wang forced Cheng-Tang Wang to hit a fly ball, and the Chinese Taipei team finally ended their 5-game losing streak.

Players used

Chinese Taipei starting lineup

1. Chih-Cheng Chiu, LF (Uni-President Lions)
2. Li Lin, 2B (Rakuten Monkeys)
3. Chieh-Hsien Chen, CF (Uni-President)
4. An-Ko Lin, DH (Uni-President)
5. Kungkuan Giljegiljaw, C (Wei-Chuan Dragons)
6. Chi-Hung Hsu, 1B (CTBC Brothers)
7. Sung-En Tseng, RF (CTBC)
8. Nien-Ting Wu, 3B (TSG Hawks)
9. Kun-Yu Chiang, SS (CTBC)

• Rui-Yang Gu Lin, P (Uni-President)

Backups used

• Kai-Wei Lee, 2B (Wei-Chuan)
• Pei-Feng Dai, C (Fubon Guardians)
• Chi-Hung Liu, 1B (Fubon)
• Chen-Wei Chen, RF (CTBC)
• Tzu-Yu Tseng, 3B (TSG)
• Kuo-Hao Chiang, P (Fubon)
• Shao-En Lin, P (Uni-President)
• Kuan-Wei Chen, P (Wei-Chuan)
• Kuan-Yu Chen, P (Rakuten)
• Jyun-Yueh Tseng, P (Fubon)
• Chun-Wei Wu, P (CTBC)
• Chih-Hsuan Wang, P (Rakuten)

Manager

• Hao-Ju Tseng

Coach

• Chih-Kang Kao
• Cheng-Min Peng
• Chien-Ming Wang
• Chiang-Ho Chen
• Chien-Ming Chang

CPBL Starting Lineup

1. Szu-Chi Chou, DH (CTBC)
2. Po-Jung Wang, RF (TSG)
3. Cheng-Hua Yueh, CF (CTBC)
4. Chun-Hsiu Chen, 1B (CTBC)
5. Wei-Chen Wang, 3B (CTBC)
6. Tung-Hua Yueh, 2B (CTBC)
7. Tzu-Hsien Chan, LF (CTBC)
8. Yu-Chieh Kao, C (CTBC)
9. Cheng-Fei Lin, SS (Rakuten)

• Tzu-Peng Huang, P (Rakuten)

Backups used

• Cheng-Tang Wang, DH (Fubon)
• Tien-Hsin Kuo, RF (Wei-Chuan)
• Yung-Chi Chen, 1B (Uni-President)
• Chieh-Kai Pan, 3B (Uni-President)
• Namoh Iyang, 2B (Wei-Chuan)
• Pao-Ti Yeh, LF (TSG)
• Chao-Yuan Chang, C (TSG)
• Chieh-Sen Ma, SS (Rakuten)
• Yen-Ching Lu, P (CTBC)
• Daniel Mengden, P (CTBC)
• Marcelo Martinez, P (Rakuten)
• Enderson Franco, P (Fubon)
• C.C. Lee, P (CTBC)

Manager

• Chun-Chang Yeh

Coach

• Yueh-Ping Lin
• Keiichi Hirano
• I-Chung Hung
• Chin-Feng Chen
• Kenji Furukubo

Umpires

• Chia-Wei Wu (Home), Chung-Hui Yang (1B), Chu-Yun Peng (2B), Chan-Jung Chang (3B), Hua-Wen Chi (LF), Chun-Hung Wang (RF)

Game 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CPBL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	X	4	7	0

In front of 28,666 fans at Taipei Dome, Chinese Taipei swept their opponent for the first time in the event's history. The CPBL’s Cheng-Hua Yueh and Wei-Chen Wang both singled in the first inning, but Jo-Hsi Hsu retired [[Tzu-Hsien Chan], then he forced Po-Jung Wang to fly out to remain scoreless. After Chen-Yen Chiang replaced Hsu, the CPBL’s Chieh-Sen Ma and Tien-Hsin Kuo added two singles in the 3rd inning. Yueh popped out, and Wang hit a fly ball to left. However, Namoh Iyang then added a single, and the CPBL took the lead. Kuo was tagged in the second to end the CPBL’s offense.

The Chinese Taipei roared back soon. Chih-Cheng Chiu walked in the 4th inning, and he soon stole second. CPBL catcher Chao-Yuan Chang's throw to second was a little high, and Chiu advanced to third. Yu-Hsien Chu then tied the game with a single. In the 5th inning, the all-time best pitcher Wei-Lun Pan made his 13th All-Star appearances, and he set the CPBL record for most All-Star played by a pitcher. In his last All-Star game, his long-time battery partner Chih-Kang Kao (the Chinese Taipei team’s coach) got on the field as the catcher and finished an at-bat with Pan.

After being blanked for 3 innings, the Chinese Taipei broke through the CPBL’s Rio Gomez in the 8th inning. This season’s steals leader Chen-Wei Chen singled first, then he collected a steal. Last night’s hero An-Ko Lin then took the lead with a timely single, and Giljegiljaw Kungkuan added 2 insurance runs with a home run. Bo-Hao Chen saved it, and Lin became the first player to win two consecutive All-Star MVPs in CPBL history.

It was worth mentioning that in the 9th inning, the Chinese Taipei pitching coach, former MLB player Chien-Ming Wang sent himself to the mound. He faced the CPBL’s manager, I-Chung Hung, and another former MLB player Chin-Feng Chen also went to the plate. After Wang plunked Chen, he was relieved by Yueh-Ping Lin (CPBL’s coach, former CPBL All-time closer), and he retired Chien-Ming Chang to end this meaningful All-Star Game.

Players used

CPBL starting lineup

1. C.T Wang, RF
2. C.H Yueh, CF
3. W.C Wang, 3B
4. C.H Chen, 1B
5. P.J Wang, LF
6. Y.C Chen, DH
7. T.H Yueh, 2B
8. C.Y Chang, C
9. Ma, SS

• Mario Sanchez, P (Uni-President)

Backups used

• Kuo, RF
• Chou, CF
• Pan, 3B
• Iyang, 1B
• Yeh, RF
• Chan, DH
• C.F Lin, 2B
• Kao, C
• Nick Margevicius, P (TSG)
• Wei-Lun Pan, P (Uni-President)
• Yao-Lin Wang, P (TSG)
• Shih-Peng Chen, P (Fubon)
• Rio Gomez, P (Wei-Chuan)
• Yu-Cheng Kuo, P (Wei-Chuan)

Chinese Taipei Starting Lineup

1. C.W Chen, RF
2. Chiu, LF
3. S.E Tseng, CF
4. Chu, 3B
5. C.H Hsu, 2B
6. Liu, 1B
7. Li, DH
8. C.Y Chen, C
9. T.Y Tseng, SS

• Jo-Hsi Hsu, P (Wei-Chuan)

Backups used

• A.K Lin, RF
• Kungkuan, DH
• Wu, 1B
• Dai, C
• K.Y Chiang, SS
• Chen-Yen Chiang, P (TSG)
• Wei-Yung Wang, P (Fubon)
• Yi Chang, P (Fubon)
• Kai-Wei Lin, P (Wei-Chuan)
• C.H Wang, P
• Bo-Hao Chen, P (Rakuten)

Umpires

• Jing-Yen Chiu (Home), Chi (1B), Wang (2B), Peng (3B), Chang (LF), Yang (RF)

Sources

• CPBL.com Box