A new exhibit is kicking off in Taipei, revealing to the public the national team's journey to the WBSC Premier12 championship.
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00:00A special exhibition is kicking off here in the heart of Taipei to help Taiwan's baseball
00:04fans relive the country's journey to the WBSC Premier 12 Championship.
00:09Called Behind the Champion, it's held at the National Taiwan Museum next to what was
00:14originally the Taipei New Park Baseball Field.
00:16A day before the official opening of the exhibit, President Lai Ching-de visited it.
00:21I would like to take this rare opportunity to thank the National Taiwan Baseball Team
00:28once again for fighting for the country's greatest glory.
00:30I also hope that the people who come to see the exhibition can see the glory of the champions,
00:37see the difficulties of the champions, and see the hard work behind them.
00:43Around 50 items are on display here, including the champion trophy, which is said to weigh
00:48up to 12 kilograms.
00:50Gloves, balls, helmets, and even the bases Taiwan's players took from the stadium in
00:55Tokyo are also here for visitors to see.
00:58The National Team's manager, Tseng Hao-choo, says seeing these items brings out strong
01:03emotions.
01:04Every item has a story behind it.
01:07We hope that when people come to the museum, they can see the glory of Taiwan.
01:18Among all the items, one marks the beginning of Team Taiwan's success at the tournament.
01:23It's the bat that slugger Chen Cheng-wei used to hit his grand slam.
01:27It was the first grand slam in Team Taiwan's history at the WBSE Premier 12 tournament,
01:33and was also Chen's first one at an international event.
01:36The exhibition will be open to the public from January 1 to March 2, giving Taiwan's
01:41baseball fans enough time to visit and celebrate the country's triumph.
01:45Devon Tsai and Zainichi in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.