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Chinese Pro Baseball League Looking For Pitchers

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One of my overseas contacts recently emailed me inquiring about pitchers.

The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) is looking for a few foreign pitchers to complete their rosters.

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The CPBL, established in 1989, is the top-tier pro baseball league in Taiwan. The league has four different teams and averages about 6,000 fans each game. The regular season, which started in March, consists of 120 games (split into 60 games each half).

It is often hard for a foreign player to break into the CPBL due to roster rules.  A team cannot have more than four foreign players and only three of the four are allowed to be on the active major league roster at any time; However, the other player will still be allowed to practice with the team or play with their minor league team. Foreign positions are normally filled by AA, AAA, or Japanese minor leaguers.

The typical monthly salary for a foreign player in the CPBL is anywhere between $5,000-$12,000 USD with housing being provided.

Any pitchers seriously interested in playing in the CPBL should be throwing at least 90 mph, have good stamina, and have a good personality.

Any pitcher interested should contact Fujitsuka Takumi at either:

fujitsukatrading@yahoo.co.jp or info@worldstagebaseball.com

 

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Justin Jackson – Jax Chillin’ In Lancaster

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After nine years of affiliated ball, Justin Jackson is bringing his talents (and new video blog) to the independent baseball world with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League.

Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays out of T. C. Roberson High School in 2007, Jackson spent the first eight years of his professional career in the Blue Jays organization. He bounced around the infield and outfield – He was a Midwest League All Star in 2008 as a Shortstop, and a Florida State League All Star as a Outfielder in 2011 – before making the switch to pitching in 2013. With the Blue Jays, he made it as high as Double A as both a position player and a pitcher.

Last year, Jackson started a new chapter in his baseball journey when he signed a free agent minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves. After starting the season in Double A, he spent the majority of the season with the High-A Carolina Mudcats posting a 2.05 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 52.2 innings pitched.

For the 2016 season, this minor league baseball veteran has signed on as a pitcher with the Lancaster Barnstormers in the Atlantic League and is ready to give fans an inside look at his life this season.

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Jackson, who already has a great presence on social media, has created his own YouTube channel and vlog “Ball Is Life.”

The vlog is more than just a video series about baseball (although there’s plenty of that too!) It is an inside look at everything that is Justin Jackson.

In one video, Jackson describes what it’s all about. “I love to create. That’s just it. So I figured this is a great medium for me to  come out and express myself and to just journey my journey. That’s the reason I do it.” It’s an honest look inside a professional baseball player’s life who considers baseball to be just one part of his life.

You can subscribe to Jackson’s YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Follow him on TWITTER and INSTAGRAM
or check out his WEBSITE.

We are looking forward to following Jackson this season and will be doing a follow-up and Q&A with him as the season progresses!