U18 Yaqing Ming starts war, Taiwan clashes with South Korea in first match
The U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship starts tomorrow. The Taiwanese team will face South Korea in the first game. Head coach Yang Xiaocheng bluntly said that he must be wary of left-hander Ha Xiancheng who once gave up the Yankees' $3 million offer.
Quick Look
- The U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship starts tomorrow, and the Taiwan team will face South Korea in the first game.
- Taiwan head coach Yang Hsiao-cheng said the situation was good and was particularly wary of South Korean left-hander Ha Hyun-cheng, who had given up the Yankees' $3 million offer.
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Why It Matters
The U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship is about to start. The Taiwanese team previously conducted a 10-day off-site training and exchange game in Okinawa, Japan.
Yang Xiaocheng. (Photo by reporter Gong Naijie)
[Reporter Gong Naijie/Report from Taipei] The U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship starts tomorrow, and the first game will be a battle between Taiwan and South Korea. The Taiwanese team is strongly wary of left-hand pitcher Ha Xiancheng, who once gave up the Yankees' US$3 million (NT$95.05 million) offer, and regards him as an imaginary enemy. The head coach of the Taiwanese team, Yang Xiaocheng, said: "His ball speed has improved a lot."
The Taiwan team is preparing for the U18 Asian Youth League. They previously conducted a 10-day off-site training and exchange match in Okinawa, Japan. Yang Xiaocheng said that the overall formation has been finalized. Yang Xiaocheng said that the current team condition is not bad, and the five best pitchers will be prepared for the South Korean team tomorrow. "As long as we win this game, we will have a good chance of advancing to the super cycle."
South Korean media also asked at the opening press conference today: "Who do you think is the player you need to be wary of the most?" Yang Hyo-seung said bluntly: "The pitcher (Ha Hyun-cheng) who gave up on the Yankees, he was not that fast last year, but he has improved a lot this year." Ha Hyun-cheng came from Busan High School. He once gave up the Yankees' offer of about US$3 million and finally chose to challenge the Korean Professional Baseball Draft.
Yang Xiaocheng said bluntly, "We have been preparing for this competition for nearly two months. We will also use the competition to let players and coaches from various countries know Taiwan baseball, and finally keep the championship in Taiwan."
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The war between Taiwan and South Korea starts tomorrow
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What is the final score of the Taiwan-South Korea war?
- Who will be the starting pitcher for the Taiwanese team in the first game?
