Yankees to Host Baseball Clinic in Taiwan…

(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)

The New York Yankees will be hosting a baseball clinic in Taiwan next week. Five members of the player development staff will conduct a clinic for high school pitchers, catchers, and coaches. The Yanks’ joined up with the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association to attend the National Taiwan Sport University’s Taoyuan Campus. The Chinese Taipei Baseball Association is in charge of organizing its Olympic and World Baseball Classic teams. The clinic will be about pitching and catching fundamentals and baseball philosophy. There will be about 40 pitchers, 10 catchers, and 20 coaches from the high school level. The clinic will run from January 7-11.

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“This clinic serves as another step in the outreach and integration of baseball throughout the international community,” Yankees president Randy Levine said in a statement. “The Yankees organization is recognized around the world, and we are confident this important event will leave a positive imprint on our countless fans in Taiwan.”

“Taiwan has given the Yankees one of its brightest stars in Chien-Ming Wang,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said in a statement. “We hope that this clinic demonstrates our deep respect and appreciation for a place that has given us such a talented player.”

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