2026 Chinese Professional Baseball season
| 2026 CPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Chinese Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | January 1 – TBD |
| Teams | 5 (4 in Spring League) |
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| Spring League | |
| Season champions | Shenzhen Bluesox |
| Runners-up | Shanghai Dragons |
| Season MVP | Wu Qirui |
| Summer League | |
The 2026 Chinese Professional Baseball season is the ongoing inaugural season of Chinese Professional Baseball (CPB).
Season schedule
The Spring League began on January 1, 2026, with four teams, who played 30 games at Shenzhen Zhongshan Baseball Park in Shenzhen and Zhongshan International Baseball and Softball Center in Zhongshan.[1] Its championship series concluded on February 1, 2026.[2]
The Summer League will be held in July with five teams, adding Changsha Want Want Happy, over 12 weeks.[3] As of February 2026, an exact schedule has not been announced.
Spring League
Final standings
| Rank | Team | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenzhen Bluesox | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Shanghai Dragons | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Fuzhou Sea Knights | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Xiamen Dolphins | 5 | 10 | 0 |
- As of February 1, 2026[4]
Regular season standings
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenzhen Bluesox | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.667 | – |
| 2 | Shanghai Dragons | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.600 | 1 |
| 3 | Fuzhou Sea Knights | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.400 | 4 |
| 4 | Xiamen Dolphins | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0.333 | 5 |
- As of February 1, 2026[4]
Championship series
The Shenzhen Bluesox won the best-of-three championship series 2–1 against the Shanghai Dragons. Bluesox pitcher Wu Qirui was named MVP of the Spring League.[2]
| January 29, 2026 18:30 (UTC+08:00) Wild Card |
Fuzhou Sea Knights | 2 – 4 | Shanghai Dragons | Zhongshan Park Baseball Field, Shenzhen Attendance: 322 |
| LP: Zhang Yinfan | Boxscore | WP: Chen Hong-zhi Sv: Tang Zhengjia |
| January 30, 2026 18:30 (UTC+08:00) Finals Game 1 |
Shanghai Dragons | 3 – 1 | Shenzhen Bluesox | Zhongshan Park Baseball Field, Shenzhen Attendance: 602 |
| WP: Chen Guan-xun Sv: Yao En-dou |
Boxscore | LP: José Acuña |
| January 31, 2026 16:30 (UTC+08:00) Finals Game 2 |
Shenzhen Bluesox | 7 – 1 | Shanghai Dragons | Zhongshan Park Baseball Field, Shenzhen Attendance: 784 |
| WP: David Reckers | Boxscore | LP: Liu Weiyu |
| February 1, 2026 16:30 (UTC+08:00) Finals Game 3 |
Shanghai Dragons | 3 – 4 | Shenzhen Bluesox | Zhongshan Park Baseball Field, Shenzhen Attendance: 608 |
| LP: Tang Zhengjia | Boxscore | WP: Wang Peng-fei Sv: Enrique Burgos |
Summer League
Regular season standings
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changsha Want Want Happy | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 2 | Fuzhou Sea Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 3 | Shanghai Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 4 | Shenzhen Bluesox | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 5 | Xiamen Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
- As of February 1, 2026[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Historical inaugural draft of Chinese Professional Baseball held in Shenzhen, Guangdong". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ^ a b Zhou, Fangping (2026-02-01). "2026 CPB立春联赛落幕，深圳蓝袜勇夺总冠军". Sohu (in Chinese). Jin Yang Net. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ^ "Shenzhen Bluesox claim historical victory on Chinese Professional Baseball opening night". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ^ a b c "Standings". CPB. Retrieved 2026-02-01.