TAIWAN OFFICIALS VOW OVERHAUL AFTER EARLY WBC EXIT

On the heels of Taiwan’s surprising two-and-out exit from the World Baseball Classic, baseball officials in that country are promising a complete overhaul to the domestic game. Taiwan’s Sports Affairs Council, which oversees baseball in the island nation, says it will develop new programs in schools, companies and the military, fight against gambling scandals that have rocked the game, and call on the federal government for more help in rebuilding Taiwan’s once-promising baseball fortunes.


Taiwan teams have won 17 Little League World Series, earned medals in two Olympic Games, and won the 2006 Asia Games. However, following a disappointing showing in last summer’s Beijing Olympics Taiwan lost 4-1 to China and 9-0 to South Korea in the WBC. Their next shot for redemption will be at the Baseball World Cup in Prague this September.