The CPBL on Monday confirmed the national team’s coaching staff for the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s Premier12 tournament in November, after last month naming Tseng Hao-chu as manager.
Uni-President Lions coach Kao Chih-kang is to serve as head coach, while former MLB pitcher Wang Chien-ming, now a pitching coach for the CTBC Brothers, would supervise the national team’s pitchers.
Brothers’ batting coach Chen Chiang-ho and former manager Peng Cheng-min were named the infield coach and batting coach respectively, with Wei Chuan Dragons coach Chang Chien-ming to focus on base running and the outfield.
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Tseng proposed the list, which was approved by the CPBL’s Premier12 preparatory committee. Tseng previously worked with all the coaches at last year’s World Baseball Classic. Wang is the only one of the coaches he also collaborated with for the 2019 Premier12.
Additional coaches could be brought in if necessary, Tseng said.
Meanwhile, CPBL secretary-general Yang Ching-lung, said the next preparatory committee meeting is to be held in the middle of next month, when they are to come up with a list of 80 candidates for the team, with professional and amateur players to be considered.
The league is working on planning a scouting trip overseas for Tseng, but has not finalized the dates.
Scheduled for Nov. 10 to 24, the Premier12 features the world’s 12 highest-ranked national baseball teams.
From Nov. 13, Taiwan are to compete on their home turf in Group B against Japan, South Korea, Cuba, Australia and the Dominican Republic for two Super Round berths.
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