A: Which team do you think will win the championship in the 2026 World Baseball Classic?
B: The previous champion Japan and runner-up the US are exceptionally strong.
A: The Taiwan team was captained by Chen Chieh-hsien with a roster of 16 pitchers, 3 catchers and 11 fielders, and was quite strong, too.
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B: Yeah, players like Hu Chih-wei, Lin Tzu-wei, Yu Chang and Cheng Tsung-che all played in Major League Baseball. And this tournament marked the first call-up of mixed-race talent: MLB’s Stuart Fairchild.
A: There are also some Taiwanese stars playing in Japan, including Zhang Jun-wei, Gu Lin Ruei-yang, Sun Yi-lei, Lin An-ko and Hsu Jo-hsi. The Taiwan team will surely have a bright future.
A: 2026年世界棒球經典賽，冠軍賽你看好哪一隊？
B: 上一屆冠軍日本、亞軍美國都很強。
A: 而台灣隊再次由陳傑憲領軍，包括投手16人、捕手3人、野手11人，其實也不錯唷。
B: 對啊像胡智為、林子偉、張育成、鄭宗哲都打過大聯盟，本屆還首次徵召混血好手「費仔」史都費柴德。
A: 此外旅日球星則有張峻瑋、古林睿煬、孫易磊、林安可、徐若熙，台灣隊未來一定是精彩可期！
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