The 2026 Chinese Professional Baseball season was the 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. Its championship series concluded on February 1, 2026.
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, began on August 13, 2026, with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs on September 21. A best-of-three championship series began on September 26.
Spring League
Final standings RankTeam1Shenzhen Bluesox12602Shanghai Dragons11803Fuzhou Sea Knights61004Xiamen Dolphins5100
Regular season standings RankTeamPct.GB1Shenzhen Bluesox1050.667–2Shanghai Dragons960.60013Fuzhou Sea Knights690.40044Xiamen Dolphins5100.3335
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.
Summer League
Regular season standings RankTeamPct.GB1Xiamen Dolphins1230.800–2Beijing Loongs951.6332.53Shenzhen Bluesox960.60034Shanghai Orcas870.53345Fuzhou Sea Knights4110.26786Changsha Want Want2121.1679.5
Group A semifinals The Beijing Loongs won the best-of-three semifinal series in Group A against the Shenzhen Bluesox, two games to one.
Group B semifinals The Shanghai Orcas won the best-of-three semifinal series in Group B against the Xiamen Dolphins, two games to one.
Championship series The Shanghai Orcas won the best-of-three championship series against the Beijing Loongs, two games to one. Orcas infielder Henry Urrutia was named MVP of the Summer League, with a batting average of .410 and an on-base percentage of .452.
See also 2026 in baseball
References
External links
Official CPB website