Taichung Baseball Field

The Taichung Baseball Field (Chinese: 台中棒球場; pinyin: Táizhōng Bàngqiú Chǎng) is a multi-purpose stadium in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. Built in 1935 during the Taiwan under Japanese rule era, this stadium has been repeatedly refurbished and currently can seat 8,500 people. This stadium has been the home of professional baseball teams such as Jungo Bears (1993–1995), Sinon Bears (first half 1996), Sinon Bulls(second half 1996–2012) of Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) and Taichung Agan(1997–2002) of Taiwan Major League (TML).

Taichung Baseball Field
台中棒球場
Full nameTaichung Baseball Field of Sport Administration, MOE
Former namesShueiyuandi Baseball Field(1935-1945)
Provincial Taichung Baseball Field(1945-1998)
Taichung Baseball Field of Sports Affair Council, Executive Yuan (1999-2012)
Taichung Baseball Field of Sport Administration, MOE (2013-)
AddressNo. 16, Section 1, Shuangshi Road, North District, Taichung City, Taiwan 404
LocationTaichung, Taiwan
Capacity8,500
Field sizeLeft field 325 ft
Center field 400 ft
Right field 325 ft
SurfaceGrass
Opened1935
Tenants
Jungo Bears (1993–1995)
Sinon Bears (first half 1996)
Sinon Bulls (second half 1996–2012)
Taichung Agan (1997–2002)

This stadium has long been a part of the National Taiwan College of Physical Education's campus and caused certain inconvenience when hosting professional baseball games. A new baseball stadium, the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, opened in November 2006 to host the 2006 Intercontinental Cup, and it became the new home of the Sinon Bulls starting in 2010 season.

Taichung Baseball Field no longer hosts professional baseball games and is only used for educational and training purposes.

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