Hsinchu CKS Baseball Stadium
Hsinchu CKS Baseball Stadium (Hsinchu Chiang Kai-shek Baseball Stadium) (Chinese: 新竹市立中正棒球場; pinyin: Xīnzhú Shìlì Zhōngzhèng Bàngqiú Chǎng) is a baseball stadium in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It hosted occasional games for Taichung Agan and Taipei Gida in the defunct Taiwan Major League. The stadium is now the ball park for Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[1]
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| Location | North, Hsinchu City, Taiwan |
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| Coordinates | 24°48′23.8″N 120°57′39.4″E |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Field size | Left Field - 330 ft (100.584 m) Center Field - 400 ft (121.92 m) Right Field - 330 ft (100.584 m) |
| Surface | Natural turf and red clay |
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| Opened | 27 November 1976 |
| Renovated | 2021 |
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| Taichung Agan and Taipei Gida - TML(alternate site 1997-2002) | |
History
Originally it was to be named as the Hsinchu Sadaharu Oh Baseball Stadium (Chinese: 新竹縣立王貞治棒球場); however, during its construction the then President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Chiang Kai-shek passed away, and the stadium was renamed in his honor. Inaugurated on 27 November 1976, the stadium has been in use ever since. The stadium renovation started in 2019, and the construction is estimated to finish by the end of 2021, in time for the 2022 Chinese Professional Baseball League season of the Wei Chuan Dragons.[2]
See also
References
- "Wei Chuan Dragons to Adopt Hsinchu Stadium". CPBL Stats. CPBL Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- 駿杰, 王 (19 May 2020). "中職／味全龍隊新主場來了！新竹市立棒球場OT簽約". 聯合線上公司. 聯合報. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- Hsinchu CKS Baseball Stadium (WikiBaseball)(in Chinese)
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