2024 CPBL Awards Results

On November 4, the CPBL players, coaches, and hundreds of fans from the CPBL gathered for the 2024 CPBL Awards Ceremony.

Throughout the night, awards were presented to players in various categories, including the Gold Glove, Best Nine, and individual stats leaders.

Additionally, the league announced the recipients of major awards, such as MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Most Improved Player, as voted by members of the media.

Note: I don’t have time to cover all the categories, so I will just pick a few important ones worth writing for.

MVP: Gu Lin Ruei-Yang (古林睿煬)

  • 24 years old starting pitcher
  • 1.66 ERA (1st in the league)
  • 4.54 WAR (1st in the league among pitchers)
  • 29.94 K% (1st in the league)
  • 1.90 FIP (1st in the league)
  • 125 Innings pitched (8th in the league)

“I hope my father and grandfather, who have both passed away, would be proud of me. It took me six years to get here, and I want to thank my coaches and trainers for supporting me along the way. For those who questioned my ability over the years, standing here with this MVP award is my best answer to them,” said Gu Lin Ruei-Yang. “I also want to show Taiwanese high school baseball players that it’s possible to improve in the CPBL and still have the chance to go overseas via the posting system.”

Note: Gu Lin Ruei-Yang has recently filed for international free agency. Through the posting system, he is expected to sign with an NPB team in the next few weeks.

Rookie of the Year: Tseng Tzu-Yu (曾子祐)

  • 21 years old shortstop
  • 98.8 wRC+
  • .270/.344/.336
  • 10.3 K%
  • 9.4 BB%
  • 522 Plate appearances
  • 123 Hits (7th in the league)

“I have been very fortunate that I met many supportive people and received a lot of help to get to where I am now,” Tseng Tzu-Yu said. “I won’t be satisfied with this award. What I really want is to help the TSG Hawks win their first Taiwan Series championship!”

Most Improved Player: Chen Bo-Hao (陳柏豪)

  • 25 years old reliever (closer)
  • 29 Saves (1st in the league)
  • 52 Games
  • 52.2 Innings pitched
  • 2.39 ERA
  • 1.50 WHIP
  • 4.27 FIP
  • 16.0 K%
  • 15.2 BB%

“I believe that hard work always brings good results. I’m grateful to myself for not giving up, and especially to my mother, who has always given me the most encouragement and support,” said Chen Bo-Hao.

Play of the Year: Yueh Cheng-Hua (岳政華)

Voted by CPBL fans, Yueh Cheng-Hua’s home run robbing catch was crowned 2024 Play of the Year.

“I was lucky that I made the jump in time to make the catch at the wall. I’m sure other outfielders in the league can also do it,” said Yueh Cheng-Hua.

Gold Glove Winners: 2024 Season

  • P – Drew Gagnon (Dragons)
  • C – Dai Pei-Feng (Guardians)
  • 1B – Chen Chun-Hsiu (Brothers)
  • 2B – Li Kai-Wei (Dragons)
  • 3B – Liu Ji-Hong (Dragons)
  • SS – Chiang Kun-Yu (Brothers)
  • OF – Yueh Cheng-Hua (Brothers)
  • OF – Chen Chieh-Hsien (Uni-Lions)
  • OF – Chen Wun-Jie (Hawks)

Best Ten Winners: 2024 Season

  • P – Gu Lin Ruei-Yang (Uni-Lions)
  • C – Dai Pei-Feng (Guardians)
  • 1B – Chen Chun-Hsiu (Brothers)
  • 2B – Li Kai-Wei (Dragons)
  • 3B – Pan Chieh-Kai (Uni-Lions)
  • SS – Chiang Kun-Yu (Brothers)
  • OF – Chen Chieh-Hsien (Uni-Lions)
  • OF – Chiu Chih-Cheng (Uni-Lions)
  • OF – Chen Chen-Wei (Monkeys)
  • DH – Steven Moya (Hawks)

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2 COMMENTS

  1. Regarding Gu Lin Ruei-Yang: which NPB team do you think is most likely to sign him? I’m thinking he’d improve the starting rotations of Rakuten, Chiba, Chunichi, Yakult most

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