The 2017/18 Australian Baseball League (ABL) season is full of Taiwanese flavour, as there are several CPBL players currently playing down under during the CPBL off-season.

Taiwanese in 2017/18 ABL season

Chinatrust Brothers – 林智勝 (Lin Chih-Sheng) – Brisbane Bandits

Chinatrust Brothers – 邱品睿 (Chiu Pin-Jui) – Brisbane Bandits

Free Agent – 陳鴻文 (Chen Hung-Wen) – Brisbane Bandits

Free Agent – 蔣智賢 (Chiang Chih-Hsien) – Sydney Blue Sox

Pittsburgh Pirates 張進德 (Jhang Jin-De) – Sydney Blue Sox

Free Agent – 張泰山 (Chang Tai-Shan) – Adelaide Bites

With the ABL season approaching the half-way mark. Here’s a recap on all the Taiwanese players that play in Australia.

蔣智賢 (Chiang Chih-Hsien) – Sydney Blue Sox

Currently hitting .349/.378/.721

Lead the ABL HR leaderboard with 4 home runs

Released by Brothers for “disciplinary reasons”. Rumour Fubon Guardians is interested to sign Chaing in 2018 CPBL season.

Former #CTBros 蔣智賢 (Chiang Chih-Hsien) went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI in his #ABL debut last night with @SydneyBlueSox. The #CPBL slugger first ABL hit was a solo HR. pic.twitter.com/nA9dM1MGr3 — CPBL STATS (@GOCPBL) November 18, 2017

林智勝 (Lin Chih-Sheng) – Brisbane Bandits

Currently hitting .316/.364/.368

Not a lot of extra base hits right now, but there’s sign of Lin starting to heat up, expect a rise in slugging percentage in the coming future.

Coming back from an abdominal muscle stain which sidelined him for majority of the 2nd half CPBL season.

張泰山 (Chang Tai-Shan) – Adelaide Bites

41 years old veteran is hitting .238/.256/.262

Released by Uni-Lions in 2015

Power is gone, will have to rely on his 20+ years of professional experience when it comes to hitting.

ABL very likely to be his final stop as a player.

Read more about Chang Tai-Shan here & here.

41 years old, still can hit!! Former #CPBL veteran 張泰山 (Chang Tai-Shan) goes 3-for-5 last night with @AdelaideBite last night. #ABL pic.twitter.com/bEDvumqBTe — CPBL STATS (@GOCPBL) November 24, 2017

張進德 (Jhang Jin-De) – Sydney Blue Sox

Currently hitting .219/.286/.313

Pittsburgh Pirates Double-A farmhand

Sven Schüller, Jhang Jin-De and Max Brennen combine for a strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play! @SydneyBlueSox pic.twitter.com/BtU17BDxAV — ABL (@ABL) December 3, 2017

邱品睿 (Chiu Pin-Jui) – Brisbane Bandits

3.86 ERA, 0.86 WHIP over 4.2 innings of work as reliever.

Missed majority of the 2017 CPBL season due to knee injury

陳鴻文 (Chen Hung-Wen) – Brisbane Bandits

Just arrived to Australia last week.

Possibility to make his ABL debut in week 4

Still unknown whether Chen will be starting pitcher or reliever.

Released by Brothers for “disciplinary reasons”. Rumour Fubon Guardians is interested to sign Chen in 2018 CPBL season.

The newest @BrisbaneBandits RHP, former #CTBros 陳鴻文 (Chen Hung-Wen) getting ready for his #ABL debut next week against @SydneyBlueSox. Maybe we'll get to see Chen pitch against his #CPBL teammates 蔣智賢 (Chiang Chih-Hsien). Video credit https://t.co/scuWUjLEyy pic.twitter.com/IbQXyhzNSt — CPBL STATS (@GOCPBL) December 2, 2017

Here’s another video of Chen taking on Team Australia and Brisbane Bandits earlier in his career.