Taichung Baseball Field

About

The Taichung Baseball Field (pinyin: Táizhōng Bàngqiú Chǎng) is a baseball stadium in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is located next to the National Taiwan University of Sport campus. Built in 1935 during the Taiwan under Japanese rule era, the stadium hosted its first professional baseball game on March 23, 1990. It has been the home of professional baseball teams such as Jungo Bears (1993–1995), Sinon Bears (first half 1996), Sinon Bulls (second half 1996–2012) of Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) and Taichung Agan (1997–2002) of Taiwan Major League (TML). The stadium was expanded in 2006. It currently seats 8,500 people. A new baseball stadium, the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, opened in November 2006 to co-host the 2006 Intercontinental Cup, and it became the new home of the Sinon Bulls starting in 2010 season. Taichung Baseball Field no longer hosts professional baseball games. It is mainly used for baseball practice and amateur and grassroots events.

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