Fans, minister welcome national baseball teamStaff writer, with CNAMembers of Taiwan’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) team were welcomed yesterday morning by Minister of Sports Lee Yang (李洋) and more than 300 fans at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport upon their return from Japan. From second left, CPBL commissioner Tsai Chi-chang, Taiwan national team manager Tseng Hao-jiu, veteran pitcher Chen Kuan-yu and Minister of Sports Lee Yang pose for a photograph as Yang welcomed team members at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday as they returned from the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo. Photo: CNAUpon arrival at the airport’s Terminal 2, pitcher Chen Kuan-yu and manager Tseng Hao-jiu accepted flowers from China Airlines ground crew on behalf of the team. Fans gather at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to greet Taiwan’s national baseball team upon their arrival from Tokyo yesterday. Photo: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei TimesShe on Tuesday afternoon returned to Taiwan before heading to the airport at night to welcome the team.

Source: Taipei Times March 11, 2026 16:28 UTC