CPBL Opportunities

The Chinese Professional Baseball League(CPBL) is highest level of professional baseball in Taiwan. Founded in 1990, the CPBL comprises six teams, each team plays 120 regular season games in a year starting in late March and ending in mid-October with playoffs of a round or two. Four foreign players are allowed in each club with a maximum of three on the major league roster and two in the game. Each CPBL team had 5 foreigners on average on 2024 Opening Day. Most of the foreigners are pitchers and most pitchers have starting experices before coming to Taiwan.

  • Salary: from USD 20K/month to USD 800K/year, depending on the experience. AAA experience is preferred in the offseason recruitment.
  • Reporting Date:Feburary or March spring training.
  • Departure Date:A week after the season/playoff is over, from late October to mid November.
  • Perks:Housing and round-trip flight tickets are covered. Meals are covered while the player is at the stadium.

You could make 10 TIMES more than in independant ball. But that's just a START !

CPBL is an deal stepping stone for KBO(Korea) and NPB(Japan), where the salaries are 3-10 TIMES and 5-30 TIMES more, respectively. Teams from both leagues send scouts to Taiwan to scout outstanding foreign players. Below is the list of CPBL foreigners whose contracts were purchased in mid-season or signed with the KBO or NPB, even MLB teams in the past 10 seasons.

  • Year
  • Team
  • Name
  • New Team
  • League
  • 2015
  • U-Lions
  • Amaury
    Rivas
  • Chnichi
    Dragons
  • NPB
  • 2015
  • Lamigo
    Monke
  • Miguel
    Mejia
  • Seibu
    Lions
  • NPB
  • 2015
  • Eda
    Rhinos
  • Víctor
    Gárate
  • Nippon Ham
    Fighters
  • NPB
  • 2015
  • Eda
    Rhinos
  • Esmerling
    Vásquez
  • Seibu
    Lions
  • NPB
  • 2016
  • Lamigo
    Monke
  • Pat
    Misch
  • Orix
    Buffalos
  • NPB
  • 2017
  • CTBC
    Brothers
  • Nick
    Addition
  • Lotte
    Giants
  • KBO
  • 2019
  • Fubon
    Guardiens
  • Henry
    Sosa
  • SK
    Wyverns
  • KBO
  • 2021
  • Rakuten
    Monkeys
  • Ryan
    Carpenter
  • Hanhwa
    Eagles
  • KBO
  • 2021
  • CTBC
    Brothers
  • Ariel
    Miranda
  • Doosan
    Bears
  • KBO
  • 2021
  • Weichuang
    Dragons
  • Jacob
    Brigham
  • Nexan
    Heros
  • KBO
  • 2022
  • CTBC
    Brothers
  • Shawn
    Morimando
  • SSG
    Landers
  • KBO
  • 2023
  • Rakuten
    Monkeys
  • Dylan
    Covey
  • Los Angeles
    Dodgers
  • MLB
  • 2023
  • Rakuten
    Monkeys
  • Brandon
    Waddell
  • Doosan
    Bears
  • KBO
  • 2023
  • U-Lions
  • Mario
    Sanchez
  • Kia
    Tigers
  • KBO