Umpire Cam at 2019 CPBL All-Star Weekend
Watching baseball will never be the same again! During the 2019 CPBL All-Star Games, the CPBL implemented the umpire cam by installing GoPro on top of the umpire’s mask. Yes, just like Japan’s NPB, the CPBL finally have the umpire camera angle during the broadcast.
#CPBL are using umpire cam for 2019 All-Star Games. Here's the solo home run from #UniLions' 蘇智傑 (Su Chih-Chieh). I hope they can do more umpire cam during the regular season. pic.twitter.com/w3QRAsiJNo
— CPBL STATS (@GOCPBL) July 28, 2019
On July 27 and 28, Taiwanese baseball fans got to experience the game from a brand new angle. Whether it was a 150kph fastball strikeout, a home run drilled to the deep centre or a hitter chasing a breaking pitch away from the zone, everything is captured with the help of technology.
[#CPBL Umpire Cam] 黃恩賜 (Huang En-Sih)'s 150kph (93mph) fastball and 131kph (81mph) forkball. #CTBros pic.twitter.com/ux1KRTzUqS
— CPBL STATS (@GOCPBL) July 28, 2019
According to the CPBL secretary-general, if the feedback is positive about the umpire cam. Fans might be able to see umpire cam in the regular season. Below is the umpire cam compilation made by Taiwanese online media WeAre.