Beyond the diamond: Social support, masculine habitus, and identity recalibration among CPBL elite professionals transitioning beyond baseball—An interpretative phenomenological analysis
International Review for the Sociology of Sport
Published online on April 22, 2026
Abstract
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Aimd Taiwan's high-stakes professional baseball culture − where early specialisation curtails credentials and masculine norms valorise stoicism − retired Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) elites’ pivots to non-sport careers expose profound ...
Aimd Taiwan's high-stakes professional baseball culture − where early specialisation curtails credentials and masculine norms valorise stoicism − retired Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) elites’ pivots to non-sport careers expose profound ...