Taiwan 2023 World Baseball Classic Roster
Taiwan announced its 30-man roster for the World Baseball Classic over the weekend, cementing the team that will try to win Pool A on its home field.
The roster is led by former Red Sox infielder Tzu-Wei Lin, former Guardians infielder Yu-Cheng Chang, former Rays righthander Chih-Wei Hu and former Athletics lefthander Wei-Chung Wang. Giants prospect righthander Kai-Wei Teng and Pirates prospect infielder Tsung-Che Cheng are among the other notable players on the roster.
Taiwan will host Pool A, which also features Italy, the Netherlands, Cuba and Panama. The team will be managed by Yueh-Ping Ling, the manager of the Uni-President Lions in the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
| PITCHERS (14) | |||
| Yen-Ching Lu | CTBC Brothers | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Wei-Chung Wang | Wei Chuan Dragons | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Kuan-Yu Chen | Rakuten Monkeys | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Chen-Chang Lee | CTBC Brothers | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Kai-Wei Teng | San Francisco Giants (minors) | Major League Baseball | |
| Yu-Hsun Chen | Rakuten Monkeys | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Jen-Ho Tseng | Rakuten Monkeys | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Chia-Hao Sung | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | Nippon Professional Baseball | |
| Chih-Wei Hu | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Kuan-Wei Chen | Wei Chuan Dragons | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Chun-Yueh Tseng | Fubon Guardians | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Tzu-Peng Huang | Rakuten Monkeys | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Shao-Ching Chiang | Fubon Guardians | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Shih-Peng Chen | Fubon Guardians | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| CATCHERS (3) | |||
| Kungkuan Giljegiljaw | Wei Chuan Dragons | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Dai-An Lin | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Yu-Chieh Kao | CTBC Brothers | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| INFIELDERS (8) | |||
| Tsung-Che Cheng | Pittsburgh Pirates (minors) | Major League Baseball | |
| Tzu-Wei Lin | Auckland Tuatara | Australian Baseball League | |
| Wei-Chen Wang | CTBC Brothers | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Yu-Cheng Chang | Free agent | Free agent | |
| Nien-Ting Wu | Saitama Seibu Lions | Nippon Professional Baseball | |
| Kuo-Chen Fan | Fubon Guardians | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Li Lin | Rakuten Monkeys | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Kun-Yu Chiang | CTBC Brothers | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| OUTFIELDERS (5) | |||
| Tien-Hsin Kuo | Wei Chuan Dragons | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Po-Jung Wang | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (farm) | Nippon Professional Baseball | |
| Chen-Wei Chen | Rakuten Monkeys | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Chie-Hsien Chen | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Chin Cheng | Rakuten Monkeys | Chinese Professional Baseball League |
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