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Baseball: Former Fubon Guardians Pitcher Finds New Team in China

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Former Fubon Guardians pitcher Isaki Ninomiya has found a new team in the Chinese Baseball League (CBL).
  • Ninomiya will play for the Xiamen Dolphins in the CBL's Summer League, which begins on August 13.
  • The Japanese pitcher previously played for the Fubon Guardians in Taiwan's CPBL, where he had a 1-2 record with a 5.68 ERA in nine appearances.

Japanese pitcher Isaki Ninomiya, formerly with Taiwan's Fubon Guardians, is set to continue his baseball career in China. He has joined the Xiamen Dolphins for the upcoming Chinese Baseball League (CBL) Summer League, scheduled to commence on August 13.

Ninomiya, 27, previously played in Japan's independent leagues before coming to Taiwan. He joined the Fubon Guardians as a development player after a tryout. During his time with the Guardians' minor league team, he appeared in nine games, recording one win and two losses with a 5.68 earned run average over 31.2 innings pitched. He also recorded 28 strikeouts and a 1.77 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP).

The CBL Summer League will feature six teams: Xiamen Dolphins, Shenzhen Blue Sox, Fuzhou Sea Lions, Changsha Wangwang, Shanghai Sharks, and Beijing Dragons. Each team will play 15 regular-season games, with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs. The championship series will be a best-of-three format.

Ninomiya's move to the CBL marks a new chapter in his career after his stint in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).

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