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Guangdong Leopards

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Location
  
Canton, Guangdong

Nickname(s)
  
Leopards

Founded
  
1995

Color
  
Blue, yellow

Year founded
  
1995

Colors
  
Blue, yellow

League
  
China Baseball League

League championships
  
2,010

Former name(s)
  
广东闪电 (Guangdong Lightning)

The Guangdong Leopards (Chinese: 广东猎豹; literally: "Guangdong Cheetahs") are a China Baseball League team based in Guangzhou. Their home field is the 1,000-capacity Tianhe Sports Center.

The Leopards began play in 2002. They were the second place team in 2006, and won their first league championship in 2010, beating the Beijing Tigers 2-0.

Notable players

  • Lai Guojun, P
  • Evan Fowler, P
  • Liu Kai, P (signed with New York Yankees on June 18, 2007)
  • Feng Yi, C
  • Liu Guangbiao, 2B
  • Pan Wenbin Pan, SS

    • References

    Guangdong Leopards Wikipedia
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