Since the dissolution of the China Times Eagles in 1997 as the result of a game-fixing scandal, pro baseball has been haunted by the shadow of gambling, and there have been repeated cases of gangsters threatening players or players themselves doing the betting.
從 1997 年「時報鷹」因涉入賭案解散後，賭博和打放水球的疑雲一直籠罩職棒，黑道威脅球員、球員涉賭的狀況一再驚爆。