Taiwanese player Chang Yu-cheng, who lives in the United States, has declined to participate in the World Baseball Classic due to preparations for the new baseball season. The main reason is that he obtained the 12-day supplementary qualification through the Asian Championships i

Zhang Yucheng

Taiwanese player Zhang Yucheng, who lives in the United States, has declined to participate in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) due to preparations for the new season. The biggest reason is that he obtained the 12-day supplementary qualification through the Asian Championships in 2019 and was listed as a scheduled player by the Sports Administration. The Sports Administration responded tonight, but did not explain the supplementary service.

The Sports Department responded that the training list for the classic team will be determined by the selection and training committee composed of secondary vocational schools and the baseball association, based on the evaluation and recommendations of the coaching team. I believe that the follow-up training committee and coaching team will make the most appropriate assessment of the overall strength and player profiles, and the Sports Department will also give full respect and full support and assistance. "

Zhang Yucheng obtained the 12-day supplementary qualification after the 2019 Asian Championships and was listed as a scheduled player by the Sports Administration. According to the "Article 6 of the Measures for Supplementary Military Service for National Sports Competitive Teams", scheduled players should participate in training or competitions as designated by the Sports Administration during the period of supervision. Therefore, whether to "recruit" players becomes the biggest key.

However, after the Chinese team has produced a 50-man roster, it cannot announce the list to the public due to the agreement signed between the secondary school and the players union. Head coach Lin Yueping also said that the list is still being discussed with the coaching staff and the league, and currently it is the players' preliminary wishes to respond. The Chinese team is expected to hold a coaching team meeting on the 5th to discuss the 35-man training list. The list will then be referred to the training selection committee and training will begin in Douliu on the 28th.