Baseball was first introduced to Taiwan a century ago by the Japanese. Taiwanese teams rose to international prominence in the 1970s and became a great source of pride. Today, baseball is Taiwan's only professional sport in strong financial condition, and wears the title of "Taiwan's national sport" with aplomb.
回顧百年前以「野球」之名從日本傳來的棒球，在一九七○年代躍居台灣在國際上「揚眉吐氣」的希望所繫，集所有榮光於一身，現在又成為國內唯一立穩腳跟的職業球種，棒球稱之為「國球」，的確當之無愧。