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34th CPBL season
LeagueChinese Professional Baseball League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 1 – October 15
Number of teams5
First half-season
Season championsUni-President Lions
Second half-season
Season championsWei Chuan Dragons
Full season
Season championsWei Chuan Dragons
Taiwan Series
ChampionsWei Chuan Dragons
  Runners-upRakuten Monkeys
Finals MVPHsu Jo-hsi
CPBL seasons
2024 →

The 2023 Chinese Professional Baseball League season was the 34th season of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), based in Taiwan.

Season schedule

The regular season began on 1 April 2023. Teams will play a split-season, with second-half games starting July 14. The CPBL All-Star Game is scheduled for the weekend of July 29–30.

Standings

First half standings

Team G W T L Pct. GB
Uni-President Lions 60 34 2 24 .586 —
Wei Chuan Dragons 60 30 3 27 .526 3½
Rakuten Monkeys 60 29 3 28 .509 4½
CTBC Brothers 60 28 4 28 .500 5
Fubon Guardians 60 21 4 35 .375 12

Second half standings

Team G W T L Pct. GB
Wei Chuan Dragons 60 32 2 26 .552 —
Rakuten Monkeys 60 31 1 28 .525 1½
CTBC Brothers 60 29 1 30 .492 3½
Uni-President Lions 60 28 1 31 .475 4½
Fubon Guardians 60 27 1 32 .458 5½

Full season standings

Team G W T L Pct. GB
Wei Chuan Dragons 120 62 5 53 .539 —
Uni-President Lions 120 62 3 55 .530 1
Rakuten Monkeys 120 60 4 56 .517 2½
CTBC Brothers 120 57 5 58 .496 5
Fubon Guardians 120 48 5 67 .417 14

Playoffs

2023 CPBL playoff series 2023 Taiwan Series
1 Wei Chuan Dragons 4
2 Uni-President Lions 1 3 Rakuten Monkeys 3
3 Rakuten Monkeys 3

CPBL Playoff Series

The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the second-placed team.

Rakuten Monkeys won the series, 1−3.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 28 Rakuten Monkeys – 3, Uni-President Lions – 2 Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium 3:01 7,132[1] 
2 October 29 Uni-President Lions – 2, Rakuten Monkeys– 3 Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium 3:11 13,532[2] 
3 October 30 Rakuten Monkeys – 7, Uni-President Lions – 1 Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium 3:25 5,065[3]

Taiwan Series

Wei Chuan Dragons won the series, 4−3.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 November 4 Rakuten Monkeys – 2, Wei Chuan Dragons – 3 (14) Tianmu Baseball Stadium 5:17 10,000[4] 
2 November 5 Rakuten Monkeys – 4, Wei Chuan Dragons – 0 (11) Tianmu Baseball Stadium 3:46 10,000[5] 
3 November 7 Wei Chuan Dragons – 4, Rakuten Monkeys – 7 Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium 3:51 11,013[6] 
4 November 8 Wei Chuan Dragons – 4, Rakuten Monkeys – 1 Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium 3:35 12,029[7] 
5 November 10 Rakuten Monkeys – 11, Wei Chuan Dragons – 0 Tianmu Baseball Stadium 3:23 10,000[8] 
6 November 11 Rakuten Monkeys – 0, Wei Chuan Dragons – 2 Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:41 10,000[9] 
7 November 12 Rakuten Monkeys – 3, Wei Chuan Dragons – 6 Tianmu Baseball Stadium 3:19 10,000[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2023/10/28 Monkeys VS. U-Lions". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023/10/29 U-Lions VS. Monkeys". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023/10/30 Monkeys VS. U-Lions". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023/11/04 Monkeys VS. Dragons". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023/11/05 Monkeys VS. Dragons". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023/11/07 Dragons VS. Monkeys". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023/11/08 Dragons VS. Monkeys". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023/11/10 Monkeys VS. Dragons". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023/11/11 Monkeys VS. Dragons". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "2023/11/12 Monkeys VS. Dragons". Chinese Professional Baseball League. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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