Taiwan's pro baseball league rejects controversial U.S. pitcher

Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) will not allow pitcher Luke Heimlich, who pleaded guilty in 2012 to child molestation, to play for the Lamigo Monkeys because his signing could adversely affect the league's image.

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