2026 Taiwan-Japan baseball International Exchange Game: Taiwan National Team 1-6 Nippon-Ham (27th, Taipei Dome)

Nippon-Ham Fighters manager Shinjo could not hide his surprise at the enthusiastic support of the Taiwanese team. "Their dancing was fun too. I almost wanted to imitate The Fighters cheerleaders. I was a little excited to see what kind of explosive cheers would come out if the Taiwanese team had won today. It was amazing, the sense of unity. Is that a speaker?" he said, praising the unique cheering style that was led by the cheerleaders from the bench and using the stadium's speakers.

The national team of cheering squads is made up of selected cheering squads from six Taiwanese professional baseball teams. They are scheduled to accompany the team to the match against Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 6th, and their unique cheering style could pose a threat to Ibata's Japan team.

The crowd of 28,996 was huge, with Taiwan Governor-General Lai Ching-te attending the game that day. Manager Shinjo received thunderous cheers at the pre-match ceremony. "The president also came. I gave him a jersey, or rather I wrote his name on it, and he seemed really pleased, so I was really happy. 28,000 people today? I hope we can get in tomorrow as well," he said, looking forward to the Aichi Prefectural Stadium match on the 28th.