Stepping Up to the Plate: Zhou Siqi’s Vision for Baseball’s Bright Future in Taiwan

Zhou Siqi’s Future Plans After Retirement

(Central⁤ News Agency reporter Yang Qifang, ⁢Taipei, 22nd) After CITIC’s brother Zhou Siqi retires today, his future position will be the special assistant to the president of the Asian ⁤Baseball ⁣League, and stressed that he is not​ a “foreign consultant”, he is “sent to the border”. Not ⁤and fans are⁣ not told to worry.

China Trust Charitable Foundation Chairman Ku Zhongliang said at the ‌retirement ceremony today that Zhou Siqi has been officially appointed⁣ as the special assistant to the president ⁢of the Asian Baseball Federation, and he‍ hopes to ⁢work with Zhou Siqi to promote baseball in Taiwan.

Since the Brothers’ former head coach Lin Weishu was transferred as a “foreign consultant” ⁣after ‌being replaced last year, the ​appointment of⁤ Zhou Siqi as the special assistant to the president has caused discussion among fans. However, in an interview after the⁣ retirement ceremony, Zhou ‍Siqi laughed and said: “This is not a foreign consultant. ⁣Everyone misunderstood that during this period, many fans were worried and⁤ suggested that he work as a coach after retirement.” , fearing that he⁣ would ‍be “sent⁣ to the border.”

However, Zhou Siqi frankly said that what he wants to do is more ​difficult than being a ⁢coach “I also hope that everyone will support me that the cost of training‌ players in Taiwan is very high.” To help his brothers establish systematic SOPs, such as using the baseball ⁤fields of CITIC University of Science and Technology and CITIC Financial Management Institute during spring training to conduct ​separate training for players and improve training skills.

Regarding overseas plans, Zhou Siqi pointed out that Taiwan will have fewer and fewer players⁤ now, and he will have to go west or south to match more ⁤future baseball talent, “Like Thailand. , Filipino players have good bodies, but they are very good at playing baseball. ⁢No, so they can⁢ be trained through our school system.”

Zhou Siqi also noted that it is a pity that ⁤many players⁢ now leave ⁢baseball after retirement to⁤ do other⁢ work “If they can be kept⁢ in the system, I believe the team will become very ​strong.”

In addition, Zhou Siqi made a special⁣ request in his ​speech at the retirement ceremony that⁣ the Taipei Arena ​was formerly​ the Taipei ‍Municipal Baseball Stadium, “It carries many memories of our past. Please, ⁢I ⁢have a wish in my heart for the memory⁢ of​ this stadium in the Taipei Arena. Can you build a⁣ monument?”