The introduction of professional baseball is a big event for local sports in general, which have been languishing for years from such problems as the loss of top athletes overseas, too few teams at the grassroots level and a lack of career opportunities for players. It is particularly ironic that these problems have plagued baseball, a sport that has enjoyed the highest record of achievement and the largest following of any.
對體育界來說，職棒開打真是件大事。長久以來，我國各項運動一直都在人才外流、基層隊數過少、球員出路無著、社會組球員無心打球… … 等難解困境中停滯不前，這些困難，居然也存在於曾擁有最輝煌戰績、最多觀眾支持，一度有過最多參與球隊的棒球運動，份外顯得諷刺。