Taiwan WBC Representative Fairchild Receives "Employment Gold Card" from President Lai
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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has awarded an "Employment Gold Card" to Fairchild, who has been selected for Taiwan's 2026 WBC national team, according to the Taiwanese news agency Focus Taiwan. The Employment Gold Card is a system that grants highly skilled foreign talent working in Taiwan.
Fairchild is a baseball player whose mother is Taiwanese. After continuing to play baseball at university, he turned professional in 2017. In 2021, he was promoted to Major League Baseball in the United States for the first time. In the major leagues, he has played for teams such as the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Fairchild is attracting attention as a player with a special connection to Taiwan. This award can also be seen as one example of how Taiwan intends to welcome talent who are active overseas.
Interest in the WBC is also high in Japan, and the lineups of each country's national team have been a topic of discussion. Attention is likely to focus on what kind of performance Fairchild will show in the tournament.
Sources: フォーカス台湾
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