On April 12, Taiwan's CPBL (confusingly named, the “Chinese Professional Baseball League” 中華職棒大聯盟) became the first pro baseball league in the world to start its 2020 season. In this episode, we catch up with journalists Jacky Lee and Adam Wang on the innings and outs of the CPBL and on the history of Taiwan baseball.   Jacky is a contributor to Fox Sports Taiwan and Eleven Sports. Adam, for the past three years, worked in the U.S. writing about Taiwanese players in the American Major League Baseball. Together, they host “Hito大聯盟”, a Mandarin-language podcast dedicated to the MLB.

Here’s how to watch Taiwan baseball in English | Eleven Sports Taiwan | CPBLstats.com - (an excellent fan site). This interview was recorded on April 15, 2020.

Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.

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EPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media

On April 12, Taiwan's CPBL (confusingly named, the &ldquo;Chinese Professional Baseball League&rdquo; 中華職棒大聯盟)&nbsp;became the first pro baseball league in the world to start its 2020 season. In this episode, we catch up with journalists Jacky Lee and<a href="https://twitter.com/adamp3"> Adam Wang</a> on the innings and outs of the CPBL and on the history of Taiwan baseball.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jacky is a contributor to Fox Sports Taiwan and Eleven Sports. Adam, for the past three years, worked in the U.S. writing about Taiwanese players in the American Major League Baseball. Together, they host &ldquo;<a href="https://hitomlb.com">Hito大聯盟</a>&rdquo;, a Mandarin-language podcast dedicated to the MLB. Here&rsquo;s how to watch Taiwan baseball in English | <a href="https://twitter.com/ElevenSportsTW">Eleven Sports Taiwan</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/GOCPBL">CPBLstats.com</a> - (an excellent fan site). This interview was recorded on April 15, 2020. Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.
Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ghostislandme">@ghostislandme</a> EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/emilyywu">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href="https://twitter.com/helloitissam">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href="https://ghostisland.media/">www.ghostisland.media</a>

A current affairs podcast on Taiwan and the world. Every episode, we invite a journalist to a conversation with an expert to get the big picture context of what we need to know. These are global issues, and this is The Taiwan Take. 

Nominated for Best News Podcast at 2020 Excellent Journalism Award in Taiwan. Produced by Ghost Island Media in Taipei, Taiwan.

2020年台灣卓越新聞獎 Podcast 新聞獎入圍者．這是一個專門討論臺灣時事的訪談性英文節目， 以「縱觀世界議題，以臺灣觀點論述」為主軸，由記者採訪跨領域專家、名人與來賓等，第一手將臺灣的故事推向國際．

鬼島之音製作播出．

A current affairs podcast on Taiwan and the world. Every episode, we invite a journalist to a conversation with an expert to get the big picture context of what we need to know. These are global issues, and this is The Taiwan Take. Nominated for Best News Podcast at 2020 Excellent Journalism Award in Taiwan.&nbsp;Produced by Ghost Island Media in Taipei, Taiwan. 2020年台灣卓越新聞獎 Podcast 新聞獎入圍者．這是一個專門討論臺灣時事的訪談性英文節目， 以「縱觀世界議題，以臺灣觀點論述」為主軸，由記者採訪跨領域專家、名人與來賓等，第一手將臺灣的故事推向國際． 鬼島之音製作播出．