Tokyo, Nov. 24 (CNA) Taiwan's national baseball team made history on Sunday, claiming its first-ever gold medal at the world-class national team level with a 4-0 shutout victory over Japan in the WBSC Premier12 Championship Game at Tokyo Dome.
Before Sunday's gold medal finish, the team's best record was a silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
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Taiwan baseballers return home after historic Premier12 titleTaiwan's national baseball team returned home Monday night to a huge crowd of fans after making history by upsetting defending champion Japan in the WBSC Premier12 Championship game in Tokyo a day earlier.11/25/2024 10:50 PM![Taiwan's political parties laud national baseball team's historic win]()
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'I will never forget today,' says Taiwan veteran pitcher after WBSC Premier12 win"I will never forget today," veteran Taiwanese pitcher Chen Kuan-yu (陳冠宇) said after Taiwan's national baseball team beat Japan to secure its first ever gold in the WBSC Premier12 Championship Games Sunday night.11/25/2024 11:36 AM
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