VIDEO: CPBL's Kevin Chen Hits First Home Run of 2020 as Taiwanese Baseball League Begins Play
By Michael Luciano
Baseball is back!! Well, baseball is back in Taiwan. The Chinese Pro Baseball League returned to action today after a brief hiatus, and Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions outfielder Kai-Wen (Kevin) Chang took a Chinatrust Brothers lefty deep to left field for the first professional home run of the 2020 season in any country.
Remember the name - KEVIN Chen hits the first HR of 2020!
— Baseball Brit (@BaseballBrit) April 12, 2020
Off the foul pole, in first pro ⚾️ game of year (via @CPBL) #NiceOneKevinpic.twitter.com/56iHlDBBPe
It's not MLB action, but at least we've got something going on the diamond. Taiwan has shown that if proper preventative measures are instilled and adhered to, sports could return sooner rather than later, albeit without fans in the stands.
Perhaps American sports could take Taiwan's lead here and install robot fans, too?
In other news, Taiwan is starting their season soon with robot fans. Peep the robot in the front row getting twisted. https://t.co/CQNPeRJSmK
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) April 7, 2020
Yes, we said robot fans. We really, really said that.