The Chinese Taipei national baseball team is currently training in Yunlin for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. It is training with the iPitch Smart Pitching Machine, which is on loan from the Chinese Professional Baseball League and is used by 18 MLB teams.
The Chinese Taipei national baseball team has begun training for the upcoming 2023 World Baseball Classic. Bullpen coach Wang Chien-ming has been helping pitchers to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of covering to reduce opportunities for losing points.
Wang Chien-ming, Bullpen Coach, Chinese Taipei Nat'l Baseball Team: “Everyone looks to be quite normal, everyone's there and has entered that situation.”
The players are building rapport by training together as a group. The team's managers asked the Chinese Professional Baseball League to lend its iPitch Smart Pitching Machine to the national team. This machine is used by 18 MLB teams and is the only one in Asia.
Manufacturer: “You can input more precise data, including ball speed, revolutions per minute, and the so-called axis of rotation. ”
Catcher Dai Pei-fong faced the iPitch inputted with Shohei Ohtani's 2022 stats for the first time. Ohtani is known for six types of pitches.
Tsai Chi-chang, Commissioner, Chinese Professional Baseball League: “We think this will greatly benefit the players with their training. As I said before, we will do whatever the coaching staff needs. If they need any training equipment, we will do our best to help.”
The foreign media doesn't think highly of Chinese Taipei's chances. Chinese Professional Baseball League Commissioner Tsai Chi-chang said he respects all predictions. He also said the strongest logistics team is supporting the strongest national team to increase its chances of winning by ensuring that all preparations are made so the players will be in the best condition to compete.
備戰經典賽，中華隊1月29日開訓以來，按表操課，牛棚教練王建民帶著投手們，熟悉基本補位，如何減少失分。
中華隊牛棚教練王建民說道：「大家看起來都還蠻正常，都有進入那個狀況。」
互相磨合，培養默契，讓教練團掌握近況，就是集訓最重要目的。中職會長蔡其昌也接受教練團建議，租借到目前全亞洲唯一一台，大聯盟有18支球隊，使用的IPitch智慧型發球機。
業者指出：「可以輸入到就是說比較精準的一個數據，包含像球速、轉速跟所謂的轉軸。」
輸入大谷翔平2022年大聯盟的投球數據，捕手戴培鋒首次面對這位強投的6種球路。
中職會長蔡其昌表示：「這對選手對於在訓練上面，我想會有很大的幫助。所以我講過，我們會跟教練團充分來配合，如果在訓練的器材上面有任何的需要，我想我們都會全力來配合來協助。」
對國外媒體不看好中華隊會出線，蔡其昌強調，尊重各種預測，但球是圓的，比賽還是看臨場。而最強的後勤團隊支持最強的國家隊，奪勝機會，會再增加一點點，把各環節準備好，讓選手調適到最佳狀態來面對比賽。
