2026 Chinese Professional Baseball season
| 2026 CPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Chinese Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | January 1 – TBD |
| Teams | 6 (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 August and September with six teams, adding Changsha Want Want and the Shanghai Orcas. Regular season games, of which 45 are planned, will begin on August 13, 2026, with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs on September 21. A best-of-three championship series will begin on September 26.[3][4]
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[5]
Regular season standings
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenzhen Bluesox | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | – |
| 2 | Shanghai Dragons | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 1 |
| 3 | Fuzhou Sea Knights | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 4 |
| 4 | Xiamen Dolphins | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 5 |
- As of February 1, 2026[5]
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 | Xiamen Dolphins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| 2 | Fuzhou Sea Knights | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Shenzhen Bluesox | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Beijing Loongs | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 3 |
| 5 | Shanghai Orcas | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Changsha Want Want | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 3.5 |
- As of August 23, 2026[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Historical inaugural draft of Chinese Professional Baseball held in Shenzhen, Guangdong". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "长沙旺旺棒球俱乐部出战CPB夏至联赛 新主场落子梅溪湖". Sohu (in Chinese (China)). Changsha Evening News. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- 1 2 "Standings". CPB. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ "Summer Game Standings". Chinese Professional Baseball. Retrieved August 23, 2026.