32nd CPBL season | |
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League | Chinese Professional Baseball League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | March 13 – November 21 |
Number of games | 60 (each half season, each team) |
Number of teams | 5 |
TV partner(s) | MOMO TV Eleven Sports Videoland Television Network ELTA TV |
First half-season | |
Season champions | CTBC Brothers |
Second half-season | |
Season champions | Uni-President Lions |
Taiwan Series | |
Champions | CTBC Brothers |
Finals MVP | Tzu-Hsien Chan |
The 2021 Chinese Professional Baseball League season was the 32nd season of the Chinese Professional Baseball League, with an official slogan of "United for Baseball".[1]
The re-activated Wei Chuan Dragons rejoined the major league 21 years after disbandment in 1999, marking the first time a CPBL season included more than four teams since the 2008 season. As CPBL Commissioner Wu Chih-yang termed out following the conclusion of the 2020 season, the general managers elected Vice President of the Legislative Yuan Tsai Chi-Chang as the new Commissioner.[2][3]
The season started on March 13, with the opening game played, per tradition, by the prior season's championship series pair: the 2020 champion Uni-President Lions defeated CTBC Brothers at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, 10–4.[4] The season ended in late November, followed by a Taiwan Series rematch. The Brothers defeated the Lions in a four-game sweep to capture the 2021 championship.