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CPBL: Fubon Giants protest screen controversy, demand league action

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Fubon Giants have formally protested to the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) after a controversy during a game against the CTBC Brothers.
  • The dispute arose when the stadium's big screen displayed a live broadcast of an infielder during a crucial play, which the Giants' manager argued exposed the catcher's position.
  • The Giants are seeking improved procedures for on-site broadcast operations to prevent similar incidents.

The Fubon Giants have lodged a formal protest with the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) following an unusual incident during a game against the CTBC Brothers at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium.

The controversy erupted in the bottom of the 10th inning when a batter hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game. Fubon manager Tsutomu Goto emerged from the dugout to intensely discuss the matter with home plate umpire Chen Chun-wei. Goto protested that the stadium's big screen had shown a live broadcast from an outfield camera pointed towards the infield during the pitch-hitter confrontation. He argued this could reveal the catcher's position.

Why would they show this angle on the big screen at such a critical moment? This exposes the catcher's position. I don't understand the reason, it feels like a very low-level mistake.

— Tsutomu GotoFubon manager Tsutomu Goto explaining his protest after the game.

"Why would they show this angle on the big screen at such a critical moment?" Goto questioned after the game. "This exposes the catcher's position. I don't understand the reason, it feels like a very low-level mistake."

Goto expressed his frustration, stating that such an occurrence should never happen. He was particularly dismayed that neither the umpires nor the catcher seemed to notice the screen's content. "The standard is too low, a very low-level mistake," he added.

The standard is too low, a very low-level mistake.

— Tsutomu GotoFubon manager Tsutomu Goto expressing his frustration with the incident.
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