Chiang Kun-yu wins 7th straight CPBL Gold Glove

CTBC Brothers shortstop Chiang Kun-yu (江坤宇) won his seventh consecutive Gold Glove on Thursday as Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) announced its annual defensive awards.

Chiang, who has won the award every year since 2020, extended the league record for consecutive Gold Gloves by an infielder. His teammate Sung Sheng-jui (宋晟睿) was among this year’s first-time winners.

Chiang committed four errors in 425 fielding chances, recording 180 putouts, 241 assists and 57 double plays. His .991 fielding percentage was up from .990 last year.

CTBC Brothers shortstop Chiang Kun-yu.

Photo: Taipei Times

Wei Chuan Dragons second baseman Li Kai-wei (李凱 威) won his fifth straight Gold Glove after making just one error in 464 chances. Sung won his first outfield award with a .996 fielding percentage.

Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions outfielder Chen Chieh- hsien (陳傑憲) and Brothers outfielder Yueh Cheng-hua (岳政華) missed out, ending streaks of four and two straight awards, respectively.

The other outfield winners were Wei Chuan’s Kuo Tian- shin (郭天信), who won his fifth career award, and the TSG Hawks’ Chen Wun-jie (陳文杰), whose error-free season earned him his third.

Rounding out the Gold Glove lineup were Uni-Lions pitcher Brock Dykxhoorn, Rakuten Monkeys catcher Sung Jia-xiang (宋嘉翔), Fubon Guardians first baseman Fan Kuo-chen (范國宸) and Wei Chuan third baseman Liu Ji- hong (劉基鴻).

The announcements followed Monday’s unveiling of the CPBL’s 2026 all-league team, known as the “Best Nine,” along with a separate award for best designated hitter.

Wei Chuan’s John Gant was selected at pitcher after leading the league with a 1.49 ERA and 136 strikeouts over 133 1/3 innings.

The other selections were Uni-Lions catcher Chen Chung-yu (陳重羽), Fubon first baseman Fan and second baseman Lin Ze-bin (林澤彬), Uni-Lions third baseman Pan Chieh-kai (潘傑楷), and Wei Chuan shortstop Chang Cheng-yu (張政禹).

Chen Chieh-hsien, Rakuten’s Chen Chen-wei (陳晨威) and Kuo filled the outfield positions.

TSG’s Steven Moya won his third straight best designated hitter award after leading the league with 126 hits, 20 home runs and 90 RBIs.

Both sets of awards were decided by 41 voters, including three representatives from the league’s statistics department.

The awards ceremony will be held Nov. 2 at the Taipei Marriott Hotel.