The Wei Chuan Dragons (Chinese: 味全龍; pinyin: Wèiquán Lóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bī-chôan-liông) are a professional baseball team in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) that originally existed between 1990 and 1999. In 2019, negotiations were held to revive the franchise and return to the CPBL. The team played one season of minor league baseball in 2020 and rejoined the CPBL in 2021.[1]
Wei Chuan Dragons had a long amateur history when its parent company, the Wei Chuan Foods Corporation, started sponsoring Chinese Culture University's baseball team in the late 1970s. After these student players graduated, Wei-Chuan formed an amateur team to allow them to continue playing baseball in 1978; it was this team that later professionalized to become one of the first four teams of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Due to the club's long history in the amateur era, its matches often attracted large crowds, and games with the Brother Elephants, another popular team, were often sold out. The team played at the now-demolished Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium.
During the 1990s, the club won the CPBL championship four times, in 1990, 1997, 1998 and 1999, and by the end of the 1999 season became the team with the most CPBL championship titles. In 1999, Wei Chuan Food Corporation announced its decision to disband the club,[2] mainly because the Ting Hsin International Group, who became the largest shareholder of Wei Chuan Food Corporation in 1998, did not show interest in supporting the baseball club.
In 2019, 20 years after the disbandment, the club was re-established and played the 2020 season in the minor league, before rejoining the CPBL in 2021.[3] In 2023, the Dragons defeated Rakuten Monkeys in the 2023 Taiwan Series with four wins in seven games to win their fifth championship, 24 years since their last championship.[4]
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^Shan, Shelley (14 May 2019). "Wei Chuan Dragons are fifth team to join CPBL". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
^Shan, Shelley (25 June 2019). "CPBL welcomes back Dragons after 20 years". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^"Expansion club Weichuan Dragons open camp as CPBL gets ready for its first-ever 5-team season". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^"中職》味全龍6比3打退桃猿 睽違24年總冠軍賽封王" (in Chinese). China Times. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wei Chuan Dragons news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The Wei Chuan Dragons Chinese 味全龍 pinyin Weiquan Long Pe h ōe ji Bi choan liong are a professional baseball team in Taiwan s Chinese Professional Baseball League CPBL that originally existed between 1990 and 1999 In 2019 negotiations were held to revive the franchise and return to the CPBL The team played one season of minor league baseball in 2020 and rejoined the CPBL in 2021 1 Wei Chuan Dragons味全龍InformationLeagueChinese Professional Baseball LeagueLocationTaipei City 1989 1999 2021 present Hsinchu 2022 present BallparkTaipei Municipal Baseball Stadium 1989 1999 Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2021 present Hsinchu Baseball Stadium 2022 present Founded19892019 refounded League championships19902 19911 19962 19972 20232Taiwan Series championships1990 1997 1998 1999 2023ColorsRedPlayoff berths8 1990 1991 1996 1997 1998 1999 2022 2023 ManagerYeh Chun changUniformsHomeAway The Dragons won the Taiwan Series championship five times in 1990 1997 1998 1999 and 2023 Contents 1 History 2 Records 3 Roster 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Wei Chuan Dragons uniform Wei Chuan Dragons had a long amateur history when its parent company the Wei Chuan Foods Corporation started sponsoring Chinese Culture University s baseball team in the late 1970s After these student players graduated Wei Chuan formed an amateur team to allow them to continue playing baseball in 1978 it was this team that later professionalized to become one of the first four teams of the Chinese Professional Baseball League CPBL Due to the club s long history in the amateur era its matches often attracted large crowds and games with the Brother Elephants another popular team were often sold out The team played at the now demolished Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium During the 1990s the club won the CPBL championship four times in 1990 1997 1998 and 1999 and by the end of the 1999 season became the team with the most CPBL championship titles In 1999 Wei Chuan Food Corporation announced its decision to disband the club 2 mainly because the Ting Hsin International Group who became the largest shareholder of Wei Chuan Food Corporation in 1998 did not show interest in supporting the baseball club In 2019 20 years after the disbandment the club was re established and played the 2020 season in the minor league before rejoining the CPBL in 2021 3 In 2023 the Dragons defeated Rakuten Monkeys in the 2023 Taiwan Series with four wins in seven games to win their fifth championship 24 years since their last championship 4 Records editQualified for playoffs Taiwan Series Championship Regular seasons Season First half season Second half season Wins Losses Ties Pct Place Wins Losses Ties Pct Place 1990 25 20 0 556 2 27 14 4 659 1 1991 26 17 2 605 1 20 19 6 513 2 1992 23 20 2 535 2 18 22 5 450 4 1993 26 19 0 578 2 22 21 2 512 3 1994 17 27 1 386 5 19 25 1 432 4 1995 25 25 0 500 3 22 27 1 449 5 1996 25 23 2 521 4 30 20 0 600 1 1997 15 31 2 326 7 31 15 2 674 1 1998 56 48 1 538 3 No half seasons 1999 49 39 4 557 3 2021 22 36 2 379 5 28 31 1 475 3 2022 31 29 0 517 4 26 29 5 473 4 2023 30 27 3 526 2 32 26 2 552 1 Playoffs Season First round Taiwan Series Opponent Wins Losses Opponent Wins Losses 1990 Did not play Mercuries Tigers 4 2 1991 Did not play Uni President Lions 3 4 1996 Did not play Uni President Lions 2 4 1997 Did not play China Times Eagles 4 2 1998 Uni President Lions 2 1 Sinon Bulls 4 3 1999 Uni President Lions 2 1 Chinatrust Whales 4 1 2022 CTBC Brothers 1 3 Eliminated 2023 Did not play Rakuten Monkeys 4 3Roster editWei Chuan Dragons roster Players Coaches Pitchers 11 Liao Jen lei 16 Wang Wei chung 17 Kuo Yu cheng 37 Drew Gagnon 43 Jake Brigham 48 Lin Yi ta 59 Chen Kuan wei 68 Lo Hua wei 71 Lin Tzu yu 90 Wang Yu pu 95 Buddy Baumann 99 Lin Kai wei Catchers 4 Giljegiljaw Kungkuan 9 Lin Chen hsun 60 Liu Shih hao 63 Chiang Shao hung Infielders 21 Lee Kai wei 25 Chang Cheng yu 31 Lin Chih sheng 33 Tseng Chuan sheng 57 Namoh Iyang 61 Wu Tung jung 64 Lin Wei ting 72 Shih Hsiang yu Outfielders 2 Kuo Tien hsin 23 Brian Goodwin 69 Tung Ping hsuan 93 Chen Pin chieh Manager 27 Yeh Chun chang Coaches 12 Wang Ying peng assistant battery 30 Gary Thurman head 49 Chang Tai shan batting 66 Chang Chien ming outfield batting 70 Yōsuke Takasu defense 79 Lin Tsung nan infield base 86 Chen Chih wei overall fielding 91 Kuo Sheng an pitching 92 Huang Yi chih bullpen 96 Su Po hao assistant batting Roster updated on 4 December 2022See also editThe Black Eagles IncidentNotes edit 1 First half season champions 2 Second half season championsReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wei Chuan Dragons Shan Shelley 14 May 2019 Wei Chuan Dragons are fifth team to join CPBL Taipei Times Retrieved 14 May 2019 Shan Shelley 25 June 2019 CPBL welcomes back Dragons after 20 years Taipei Times Retrieved 25 June 2019 Expansion club Weichuan Dragons open camp as CPBL gets ready for its first ever 5 team season World Baseball Softball Confederation 1 February 2021 Retrieved 16 November 2023 中職 味全龍6比3打退桃猿 睽違24年總冠軍賽封王 in Chinese China Times 12 November 2023 Retrieved 16 November 2023 External links editWei Chuan Dragons official website in Chinese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wei Chuan Dragons amp oldid 1192907204, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
