Slightly Better than Replacement Level
Though the same age as its Japanese counterpart, the Pacific League (JPPL) sure feels a heck of a lot younger. History The JPPL was originally known as the Taiheiyo Baseball Union until 1980 when it officially adopted the Pacific League moniker. Since that time the JPPL has operated as a six-team league, and has always […]
It’s time for one of the big boys of Japan, and I’m sure its executives would say the biggest boy, the Central League (JPCL). History The JPCL was founded in 1949, but began play in 1950, out of the ashes of the Japanese Baseball League. From the onset, the JPCL was a member of and […]
Soon after the Chinese Professional Baseball League season starts the Future League (CFL) also begins their season. Learn all about the CPBL’s minor league. History The CFL started play in 2003. At first, it was a mixed league with some CPBL prospects and national level youth players. Now it’s strictly a CPBL farm league with […]
Our next League Primer keeps things in Asia, but we’re moving on over to Taiwan for the Chinese Professional Baseball League. History The CPBL has been around since 1989, but its roots stretch back to 1984. Baseball had been popular in Taiwan for some time, but the country lacked any formal baseball structure beyond a […]
Next up in the League Primer series is the second Nippon Professional Baseball farm league, the Western League (JPWL). The JPWL begins play in a little under a month. History The JPWL has been around since the early 1960s when it was created to allow for the two main leagues in Nippon Professional Baseball to […]