Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/01/11
By: Kuan-lin Liu and Huang Chiao-wen

Taipei, Jan. 11 (CNA) Taiwan ranked fourth in the World Baseball Softball

Image taken from the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s official website

Confederation’s (WBSC) 2017 end-of-year men’s baseball world rankings, which weigh the performance of a country’s national team in sanctioned international competitions over a four-year period.

According to the rankings announced Thursday, Japan remains at the top of the list for the third straight year, followed by the United States and South Korea in second and third places, respectively.

While Taiwan maintained its fourth-ranking position for a second consecutive year, it did not add much to its cumulative rankings points, with a poor overall performance in 2017.    [FULL  STORY]