The Asia-Pacific International Baseball Training Centers (Chinese: 亞太國際棒球訓練中心; pinyin: Yàtài Guójì Bàngqiú Xùnliàn Zhōngxīn) is a baseball training complex in Tainan, Taiwan. The complex consists of two standard stadiums, two youth stadiums, two infield training fields, six outdoor pitching/batting training lanes and an indoor training facility.[1]
台南亞太國際棒球訓練中心 | |
Location | Annan District, Tainan, Taiwan |
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Coordinates | 23°03′46″N 120°14′12″E / 23.06271°N 120.23668°E |
Owner | Tainan City Government |
Type | Sports Complex |
Construction | |
Built | 2018-2025 |
Construction cost | NT$2.2 billion (US$68 million) |
History
editThe city of Tainan announced in 2016 the plans for the training complex aimed to turn Tainan into a spring training base for professional baseball teams from Taiwan and abroad.[2] Construction of the complex is split into two phases, with Phase 1 focusing on the youth league stadiums, and Phase 2 on the standard stadiums and other training facilities.[3] Phase 1 was completed just in time to host the 2019 U-12 Baseball World Cup, while Phase 2 is expected to be completed by end of 2024 to be inaugurated in CPBL's 2025 season. The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, which is currently based in the Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, is expected to move to the new stadium once it is completed.[4]
The complex saw its first professional use in 2024, when Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions hosted their spring training in the secondary stadium and the adjoining facilities.[5]
Ballparks
editBallpark | Capacity | Surface | Open | Dimension |
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Primary Stadium | 25,000 | Grass | 2025 | TBD |
Secondary Stadium | 3,000 | Grass | 2023 | TBD |
Youth Primary Stadium | 8,000 | Grass | 2019 | TBD |
Youth Secondary Stadium | 1,000 | Grass | 2019 | TBD |
Gallery
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Youth primary stadium during construction.
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Front entrance of the secondary stadium.
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Spectator view of the secondary stadium.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tainan Asia-Pacific Baseball Complex to Open in 2024". CPBL Stats. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Tainan City to Build New Baseball Stadium and Training Centers". CPBL Stats. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Tainan's Asia-Pacific Baseball Complex Gets Successful Bid". CPBL Stats. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ 建智, 歐 (9 February 2022). "得標亞太棒球村內野練習場 統一獅澄清是管理非認養". ETToday. ETToday. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ 建智, 歐 (27 January 2024). "'統一春訓》猛獅農曆年前就打紅白戰 228單日兩戰韓職". TSNA. TSNA. Retrieved 21 June 2024.