Japan vs Chinese Taipei | LLWS Winners Bracket | 2023 LLWS Highlights

Japan and Chinese Taipei played in the winners bracket in the 2023 Little League World Series. The winner of this game would be just 1 win away from the international championship game.
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[@AL__EX]

I love the sportsmanship from the hit by pitch from Taiwan. first the pitcher ran up to apologize, and the first baseman also gave him a tap. raising gentlemen over there.

[@tim12chang]

I'd rather they were as sportsmanlike as Tim Anderson and Jose Ramirez.

[@lordelohim3327]

Indeed, that's what we taught our kids to behave in Taiwan.

[@cpa314]

yeah, the pitcher, catcher, and 1st baseman - quality sportsmanship and coaching they got going over there.

[@-.TS.-]

Whoah! This kid from Taiwan is the real deal. I hope he continues to progress like this as an adult. He’ll be an absolute flame thrower.

[@detroittigers000]

Unfortunately TW has a bad reputation of "over abusing" these young talents. Some hit their ceilings before 20 as a result.

[@SuperLeafyman]

Ya he will have 4 TJs. He’s peak is rn

[@user-nk1wm8dg5u]

@@detroittigers000True. But we started to protect these young players in recent years. Hope that works, we need more major players.

[@bdbd1390]

@@user-nk1wm8dg5u GL, hope it works out.

[@RayHsu1020]

I was there to support my home country Taiwan last year since I studied at Penn State! Guishan elementary school is better than Fulin elementary school. Keep fighting, I'm so proud of these boys🤘

[@joeheid2776]

The pitching for CT is unreal. Congrats! Thanks Wheels!!

[@powenru8212]

The first pitcher is hot. Everyone knows. But the second pitcher is cool, may be a factor to win it all later on.

[@WayWillow]

Taiwan🇹🇼

[@carnebie]

Great showing from our boys from Taiwan, but I'm a little surprised by the uncharacteristic meltdown from the Japan team. Hope they pull together as they have been fun to watch so far.

[@userft9gk5pp3e]

小朋友而已還沒發育完。

[@bian8142]

Your slander is the best compliment to him, he is the baseball player in my hometown elementary school, he is really 12 years old

[@snipz127]

Dang. Taiwan is good as hell.

[@Candymantherapper]

Ikr 😅

[@user-ye3ny5ru3q]

82miles, that's crazy.

[@YoYoCoCo777]

Check the birth certificate

[@_c._2_o11_]

​@@YoYoCoCo777😂

[@user-ye3ny5ru3q]

@@YoYoCoCo777 I thought they would be checked, but after the tournament ended.

[@scriptzy8466]

@@YoYoCoCo777they’ve been really strict about birth certificates after that incident in 2001 with Danny Almonte

[@pekopekopoi]

It's funny how people still think it's possible nowadays to get away with having players older than 12 like the 80s. It's way easier to just simply comment on the internet spreading misinformation, than spending 5 min to look up just how good CT is at junior and senior baseball league. Shame on those cynical guys. The amount of effort and time these little kids have put into is incredible, so as players from all the other countries. So how about yall just be kind and recognize the amazing performance of these little stars. :(

[@tainanking]

It’s pretty crazy at this kids command and pitch speed. Imagine if he started from a windup, he could hit 85. But if you throw that hard with that much command you will surely get some criticism.

[@RAMIL1000]

Curaçao just won the Señor League World Series though! But lost to CT in the international championship game in the Junior League World Series

[@brianmeen2158]

You can understand why some are cynical Because Asia did cheat for over a decade and so did a few American teams. I bet many coaches are rigging it so they can pick up a few star players that live a bit out of district

[@kingchuckfinley]

I get what you’re saying, but China would 100% cheat, and they’re smart enough to figure out how to do it.

[@chihchang1139]

@@brianmeen2158 they didn't cheat with older kids tho. in 1977, Taiwan banned three players despite them being 12 but a doctor had decided that their penis maturity was that of adults so therefore they can't play. The "Taiwan cheated" conspiracy theory stems largely from Chinese propaganda that unfortunately many in the US started to believe simply because of their dominance at the time. The main claim was that Taiwan sourced players from all over, outside of each district or even formed specific baseball schools. However, this is just Chinese propaganda because Taiwan's "sports schools" turns out to be just like American sports camps and Taiwan schools did have charter school style enrollment, but so did everybody else. It's more apparent that this is just Chinese propaganda because Japan's system is precisely the same as Taiwan's system (and I've been told South Korea is also very similar), in fact Taiwan's school system is created based on the Japanese system. Yet, Americans love Japanese little league team and would never have accused them of cheating even though Japan almost as dominant as Taiwan was. It's not racism. It's Chinese propaganda.

[@Ronbeastin]

Best team this year and by far

[@chrisdonahue]

Japan might of set the record for most wild pitches

[@michaelwou1667]

They weren’t even wild pitches, the catcher can’t seem to be able to track the ball.

[@offoctave]

@@michaelwou1667💯💯💯 that catcher was trash!

[@toddlu3365]

Called Passed Balls (PB) not Wild Pitches (WP), catcher looks like he was stuck out there for first time.

[@Ideku8]

Is that catcher part of the new rule??

[@gn7867]

@@offoctavehuh???? You never call kids that!!!! Wash your mouth!!!!!!!😡

[@vicjose]

This team seems unstoppable especially with that pitcher.

[@chriskay1449]

Looks like they got stopped.

[@jackbrowning2517]

I’d be shocked if this Chinese Taipei team doesn’t win it all

[@chrisdonahue]

True…just realizing how massive a disadvantage the USA teams have since they dilute there teams with so many regions and China can recruit for a whole country 😅 I assume that’s how it works for them anyway

[@ronnguyen9798]

@@chrisdonahueno that’s not how it works. And that’s not China, but Taiwan

[@crusify_me]

@@chrisdonahuebut Chinas not even in the tournament?

[@chrisdonahue]

I mean technically Taiwan is the real China 🤪

[@tylerjerabek5204]

@@crusify_memainland Communist China is eligible for the Asia Pacific regional which Taiwan aka Chinese Taipei or S Korea almost always win

[@wenbinwu8910]

❤❤❤🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼 This year's Taiwan team is very strong, especially the pitcher is very strong The Japanese team does not look as strong as in previous years no hawaii team this year I think Taiwan has a good chance of winning the Williamsport Little League World Championship

[@powenru8212]

I hope, .... but look out for Curacao, Texas; they are able to hold close games. Washington is a surprise, but maybe in a weaker bracket. So far, Taiwan won on others' walks and wild pitches. ... Taiwan's catcher is amazing. I caught 80+mph pitches from 40ft from my 12U son's coach who pitched in college division I team. They are like supersonic missiles. The very first one came directly to my face mask before I could move my mitt.

[@wenbinwu8910]

@@powenru8212 Watched the video of Curacao's game I don't think their pitchers can suppress the Taiwan team. The pitchers of other teams are not as strong as the pitchers of the Taiwan team At present, only the pitchers of the Taiwan team can throw more than 79 miles of fastballs, and the fastest can throw 82 miles I hope that the pitchers of the Taiwan team will perform well in the future Looking forward to the Taiwan team fighting all the way to the final championship

[@powenru8212]

@@wenbinwu8910 Still don't know who will win, but pretty much like what I anticipated ... Chinese Taipei 1, Willemstad Curacao 1 - Top 4th, 2:06 PM EDT. ... [Update] 7:1 - Top 5th, 2:47 PM EDT, ... now it prove our kids can handle a tight game. I tip my cap to Curacao pitching in the first half of the game.

[@orionganje6366]

i get he's 12 byt my god japans cather had like 15 past balls most of which led to runs

[@akagamino_moto]

You've set the bar high for content creators with your exceptional videos.

[@Jing_05271]

These players in Taiwan are all from Guishan Elementary School in Taoyuan County. The No. 17 pitcher is a sixth-grade student. His name is Fan Chenjun. His uncle used to be a player for the CITIC Brothers of the Taiwan Professional Baseball League. He will learn pitching and batting from his uncle

[@Heybrotruthhurts]

Is it a coincidence that he's wearing #17 like Ohtani or is shohei his favorite player?

[@davecotterell9462]

Are the students from this school drawn only from the immediate vicinity of the school? Or can any child from the entire city, or the nearby region go there. If the latter, it sets up an easy way to 'stack' a LLWS team with the best 12 kids from all over everywhere. Once the school starts winning local championships the attraction for good players elsewhere to transfer there. The N. American teams are strictly limited to a town or small area and cannot pull players, especially pitchers, from outside their area.

[@Jing_05271]

@@Heybrotruthhurts Because his idol is Otani Shohei, he especially wears No. 17, otherwise Taiwan would let Ace wear No. 1

[@Jing_05271]

@@davecotterell9462 Elementary schools in Taiwan usually study in schools close to home. For example, Guishan Elementary School is located in a mountainous area. The players in it are all local aboriginal children who join the team, because their parents usually go down the mountain to work. Take care of the kids, so send them to play ball

[@Heybrotruthhurts]

@@Jing_05271 oh that's cool!

[@yukitokeiba]

台湾の投手この年で82mileを投げるとは末恐ろしい…

[@Wyattl.]

They had the reaction time of a 107 mph fastball 💀

[@jammiebooker6489]

That's good sportsmanship from the pitcher. He knows how hard he's throwing and that it hurt the batter.

[@user-nq4sx3ih6e]

很多在討論台灣投手年紀，難道能投出80以上的都只能是歐美國家？亞洲棒球本了就不輸歐美！日本/韓國/台灣本來就是棒球的強國。

[@Candymantherapper]

上禮拜去現場看台灣🇹🇼電🇨🇦好爽

[@valeriehuang2848]

好好笑 還沒去過美國的我表示極度羨慕XD

[@biglucas9874]

Great game Taiwan and Japan!

[@EthanFinley1]

The Japan catcher had to have been playing with a new mit or something. Never seen so many passed balls in just the first 2 innings

[@isaacchang1702]

Previously to today, Taiwan was 0-5 vs Japan at the LLWS. Also first mercy rule game between these two teams. Game was disappointing as 4 of those 5 previous games went to extra innings.

[@Heybrotruthhurts]

yeah I was a little disappointed since both Japan and Taiwan looked really good. But Taiwan just destroyed them today. Hopefully they can face each other again and have a closer game. Also, that taiwanese pitcher is very impressive, seems way better than the rest of the kids his age.

[@boneunowproductions]

Taiwan be cheating I just know those kids older than their suppose to be

[@chung-chitien4650]

Japan benefits from old rules that allow 13 year boy in the tournament because their school has 13 years (3/31), Taiwan most 13 year boy were in junior high school. So Taiwan lost 5 in row to Japan. But since 2017 new rule ban 13 years boy and Japan haven’t win a championship since then. But new rivalry South Korean win Taiwan till last year, Taiwan has a good pitcher to beat South Korea. This year Taiwan lost South Korea but that team was disqualified for getting other districts star players to one team.

[@tainanking]

@@chung-chitien4650this year, Taiwan has the size similar to South Korea. When South Korea run rule Japan, no one seemed to say anything but if you saw the size of those kids, you would surely think they cheated. No way an Asian team has 10 players over 5’10 at age 12

[@harryfeld1786]

That kind of juice from that distance is equivalent to 100 mph on the 60 ft. Mound.

[@freetoplay169]

Dang, i didn't think i'd see japan lose via slaughter. Props to taipei though.

[@phantomblade89]

Korea also mercy ruled them when S. Korea destroyed everybody. it was the year everybody cried about chicago cheating, it didn't help them as Korea kicked their ass. so many little whine asses on that Chicago team.

[@xclream]

Taiwan. Taipei is the capital of Taiwan.

[@Candymantherapper]

U think if japan hang til the last inning They might have a comeback chance

[@doug8237]

I’ve never seen a catcher drop so many balls.

[@rileyversich3840]

Japan traditionally known for sound catching fundamentals and High level blocking. Crazy how this Japan team got through this year I’ve seen much stronger defensive teams from their region over the previous years

[@yuthokr01]

GO TAIWAN!!!

[@chenyoung3713]

2:23 已經跟你講注意變化啦 怎麼還揮棒落空XD

[@Joy-ic4bp]

噓～

[@Rockyinlp]

Taiwan has their pitching set for the remainder of the tournament. They will be very tough to beat.

[@andyfang9262]

We have yet to see Taiwan’s starter pitcher depth but we will against Curaçao. Hopefully they have some others who can throw gas!

[@sayuvi2939]

Not the best from Japan today, but hopefully Japan will play Taiwan again in the International Final.

[@djdudjiddj7490]

damn Japan was showin out these past 10-14 years was born in 01 feel like k Japan always wins

[@jaisabai4155]

Congratulations TAIWAN 🇹🇼

[@someone-cs1ix]

Taiwan pitcher is crazy, if they manage the pitches between him and the backup they're winning the whole thing for sure

[@0718seven]

留言裡一些外國酸民輸不起.真是丟臉...台灣小朋友投手球速快.就說人家年紀不符.說作弊

[@rrrrr-kj3op]

I'm sorry that you had to see those messages. I'm sure they are either just joking around or they are jealous that this fantastic kid can throw 80s. As a japanese, I love to see that Taiwan has some great players!!

[@0718seven]

@@rrrrr-kj3op 🇹🇼💖🇯🇵

[@iaotot4337]

笑死很多白人就優越仔啊，以為自己是全世界最強的，結果只有歧視這方面更勝一疇

[@0718seven]

@@iaotot4337 是的.我說的就是一些白人的留言.

[@Joy-ic4bp]

我看了也很生氣😡

[@danielnunez-dc2sb]

If they win this would be the first time they’ve won since like 96 or 97

[@jacobhamilton4184]

Aren’t little league mounds like 46 ft to home plate? 82mph from that close is crazy

[@sukeshaun329]

Next Shohei Ohtani from Taiwan

[@devongonzalez9207]

Two Asian teams play together that's always going to be a good matchup

[@Carlos_Aguilarr]

Imagine being the catcher for Taiwan

[@Dr.Acula76]

Not having to chase everything like all the other teams? Seems like a dream job

[@davidhadden-ii5hs]

AP playing on another level. This game not even close.....

[@toratake6721]

2:18 教練兇爆XD 不是叫你注意變化了

[@Tony2Times1]

🤯🤯AP phenomenal!!

[@andyfang9262]

Taiwan’s starter went 51 pitches so we’ll see what kind of starter depth they have against Curaçao. These late bracket games are super close together so it’ll be interesting to see how the manager schedules pitchers. Literally only one day between international championship and LLWS championship.

[@RickMaloch]

Pitch count really matters if you get bounced into the consolation bracket. You stay in the winning bracket you're good with 2 talented pitcher, easy.

[@JTA1961]

1st pitcher's wife & kids are proud of him

[@Joy-ic4bp]

Don't talk nonsense without evidence

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

@@Joy-ic4bp The evidence is the tree trunks for legs.

[@chienkao588]

I am sure your wife & kids are proud of you for spreading misinformation and ganging up on a kid.

[@user-wt6wj9wb9c]

哈哈哈……

[@Blue_Eyed_Chippewa]

Maybe that pitcher really is 12. But I will also not be shocked if in the coming months it comes out he is 15-16.

[@valeriehuang2848]

2:23 就教你注意變化啦!注意變化拉怎麼還會揮棒落空!? 好...好兇XD

[@christenpro]

Yeah, no one is going to get close to beating chinese tapei, they just destroyed the 2nd best team in llws this year 🤣

[@mcrobinson6375]

That’s not the second best team

[@christenpro]

@@mcrobinson6375 i do think japan is in top 3 for sure

[@jeffw1390]

How did they cheat?

[@mcrobinson6375]

@@christenpro I Don’t disagree but curacao 🇨🇼 is the second best team on the international side

[@christenpro]

@@mcrobinson6375 im from curacao and i think our pitching is not as strong as the other teams, i still can’t forget the hawai game from 2021, we got rocked because our best pitchers were used already

[@elihardey-abdy2802]

this guy is throwing gas for little league

[@porterhuang9451]

This game better than those games of CPBL

[@JW-28]

Just give Taipei the LLWS championship rn. Nobody is beating them.

[@kerrytodd3753]

Cheating…..

[@xup6yao808]

@@kerrytodd3753 loser talk

[@jj51688]

@@kerrytodd3753 Such a loser. Can't you count how many points japans catcher gave away?

[@powenru8212]

Watch out Curacao, any team survived 2-1 win back to back is a threat.

[@piggyo22]

@@kerrytodd3753 how are we cheating?

[@geoffreywon1706]

Go Team Taiwan!

[@jjg5193]

Taiwan is great but never sleep on Cuacao. They always find a way to win it seems. Last year they won like 6 close games in a row to take the international bracket but ultimately had to use their #8 and #9 pitcher vs the best usa team ever in the title game. Also Taiwan's #2 pitcher is really good but after that im not sure what they have.

[@toyeb5749]

Exactly.

[@cpa314]

It seems their bullpen is pretty solid, from the looks of the game against Curacao, they got a good 4 pitchers or so that could be Aces on other teams.

[@davidsno1981]

I am shocked at the terrible catcher play for Japan. Baseball is amazing in that country, and you would expect more from them.

[@n-f3202]

2:20 Coach yells to the batter to be wary of the breaking ball why are you chasing it then batter proceeds to swing at the same pitch

[@valeriehuang2848]

I got it too haha

[@user-wt6wj9wb9c]

台灣教練被肯定應當多多培育好的球員

[@thegladiatorofglizzy6505]

The starter for team Japan’s motion is almost identical to Yu Darvish

[@TWolfyG]

Taipei ain't losing with those two arms lol

[@tb1109]

That pitcher not 12 years old maybe 14-15 unfortunately like in the past after the series is over we find out later when the winners are already crowned and celebrated.

[@kaopeijui]

這些小子不簡單啊，加油加油

[@magicjack0322]

Let's go TAIWAN !

[@slinky_malinki5330]

12 year old kid throwing 82 is insane

[@zerokid6454]

bruh they’re so overpowered lol

[@loristrode9556]

If you play taipei your first pitcher better be playing perfect. Cause what happened to canada happened to japan. both pitchers where really good and can stand toe to toe with taipei. But it was just those errors that messed them up not just from the pitchers the teams. the difference seems to be is taipei is actually having fun.

[@user-lz9kf7sw2w]

Awesome!

[@kennethkennair]

I hope they're folling the rules this time around. And its Taiwan. Hate that they havecto be called the other name

[@gsmiro]

Yea, hate that too, should be called the Republic of China, or the real China, not the fake communist "China"

[@zacharymitchell9964]

No way the pitcher is 12

[@Keston-tq7go]

My goodness they are in the international championship against Curacao so they better put this pitcher in the game

[@mitchalbert1924]

kids going to the show

[@alextoontown2]

in 3 years

[@meme8315]

His rotator cuff will look like it's been through a meat grinder by then

[@TWolfyG]

I remember when wearing 18 was super honorable (still is) for asian players but now its 17 even more because of Shohei entirely lol

[@brianellis7291]

Thank you Wheels

[@thirstypilgrim97]

Pitching is OP

[@Will.the_show23]

Catcher from Japan can’t seem to track the ball well enough

[@user-bc1rm5le8i]

太神啦！

[@ObI-Wann-Kenobi]

好好保存手臂啊啊啊啊

[@Multisportamateur]

@7:07 Americans call this “slash” while in Asia, this is called “buster”

[@user-mw1og7sw3c]

Taiwan is the team with the most championships in history, nothing surprising

[@boneunowproductions]

They cheated for most of them lol

[@richl2501]

Lots of cheaters in history... none of that counts. Back then they would take the best players of each all star team and assemble essentially a national team.

[@kenknight4016]

They even had a player who had his own family already in "little league". Good for them if this pitcher's the real deal though.

[@pekopekopoi]

@@boneunowproductions Bro just look it up. All the bad history are like 20-30 years ago. It's 2023, it's gonna be harder to cheat than taking the actual champion. It's not that hard to take the lose.

[@tainanking]

@@boneunowproductionsdid Taiwan have any titles vacated? Only Korea and Philippines. Llb just put more strict rules on the and Taiwan a liger and met the criteria some years later. Quit assuming

[@AustronesianMullet]

The Japanese catcher was a disaster.

[@estebanvirto3690]

I think we might have a green crayon birth certificate for that CT pitcher

[@arbylechon5290]

Where is the Philippines? Still ban?

[@626resell]

the 2023 JP team is a complete joke compared to the 2012 and 2017 tokyo kitasuna. their dominance back then was unreal. maybe the decline is connected with the low birthrates in JP. then again, taiwan has dominated the llws with 17 titles.

[@ironchefa1]

I will not be surprised many Chinese Taipei players are over aged 😂

[@1313tennisman]

If that dude is 12 Ill apologize to Chiang Kai-Shek's grave

[@howardliu7172]

Ok you can go to apologize now

[@mjc3613]

대만 최고!

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

It was a matter of time before Japan was tested here...

[@brianmeen2158]

Impressive victory defeating Japan by the 10 run rule.. I think Chinese Taipei wins it all.. question is who is the strongest American team?

[@ulyc3285]

Seattle then maybe Nevada is 2 atm 3-4 in rankings is between Nolensville, Texas and CA by how they've played so far

[@jamenjoe507]

為什麼這個投手不加入今年的台灣U12代表隊

[@PleakTCG]

What does it mean when you wear 100 as the announcer said?

[@neozeonsolid]

How old are the players from Taiwan?

[@m7460]

台湾強いな

[@__-nc6dh]

The Taipei pitcher's kids must be so proud.

[@geoffreywon1706]

Everyone is a comedian👎

[@Joy-ic4bp]

Don't talk nonsense without evidence

[@pondeen]

When an Asian kid throws 80mph then ppl are like there’s no way he can do that. Yeah it can’t be…only non Asian kids can do that😂😂 No one was amazed by how he was trained to be here. It’s his World Series and his prime at his age. His parents must be very proud of him. Oh wait does Ohtani dominates MLB? No way he can’t be…he is an Asian😂😂.

[@chienkao588]

I wouldn't pay any attention to nasayers.

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

Nice victim complex.

[@jamesford4815]

when he said he was 12 he mistook the question thinking they asked him how many cigarettes per day he smokes

[@jacobtennyson9213]

Fan, the rocket!

[@RickMaloch]

Time to move the pitcher's mound back. Just not fun without offense.

[@mikebelnap3079]

He’s 16 atleast

[@angelalin7657]

證據？網路上還有他現在就讀小學的資訊 有人16歲在讀小學嗎？這樣抹黑造謠跟某國還挺像

[@Rockhound6165]

I thought Taipei was banned forever?

[@mrsqueaky9083]

no fucking way that kids 12,i refuse

[@gsmiro]

中華隊加油﹗

[@xup6yao808]

你是怎麼打出那麼小的驚嘆號的

[@pondeen]

@@xup6yao808😂😂😂好好笑的comments