Wang Po-jung
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![]() Wang with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Outfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born: Pingtung County, Taiwan | 9 September 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional debut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CPBL: September 2, 2015, for the Lamigo Monkeys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB: March 29, 2019, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CPBL statistics (through 2018 season) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .386 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hits | 573 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 319 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stolen bases | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .244 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hits | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stolen bases | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CPBL
Chinese Taipei national baseball team
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Wang Po-jung (Chinese: 王柏融; born 9 September 1993), nicknamed "The King (Dawang)",[3] is a Taiwanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) from 2015 through 2018.
Career[]
Lamigo Monkeys[]
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During his rookie season with the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in 2016, Wang broke a number of league records. Among them, he became the first player to record 200 hits in the league and finished with a .414 batting average. In 2017, he batted .407 and led the CPBL with 31 home runs. He is one of the greatest Taiwanese hitting talents ever.[citation needed] On September 3, 2016, Wang became fastest CPBL player (122 games) to reach 200 career hits. On October 10, 2016, he became first CPBL player to record 200 hits in a single season, breaking Wilton Veras' prior record of 176 set in 2009. He finished the year with an unprecedented .414 batting average.[4]
On October 17, 2018, Lamigo announced it intended to post Wang after the Taiwan Series, on November 4. This made Wang the first player to be posted in league history.[5] On November 20, The Lamigo Monkeys accepted the posting fee from the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters,[6] which gave the Fighters the rights to negotiate to Wang for the next 30 days.[7]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters[]
On December 7, 2018, Wang Po-jung signed with the Fighters,[8][9] agreeing to a three-year contract.[10]
International career[]
He was selected for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup, 2014 Asian Games, 2015 Summer Universiade, 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship and 2019 WBSC Premier12.
He was also selected as a member of a CPBL All-Stars team for a 2017 exhibition game against the Japan. Playing on February 28, 2017, Wang hit a two-run home run against Nippon Professional Baseball strikeout champ Takahiro Norimoto as part of a 3-for-3, three RBI effort.[11] The next day he had a base hit in two at-bats against Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano.[12]
References[]
- ^ "2017 CPBL Batting Quadruple Crown Winner Wang Po-Jung". Cpbl Stats. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ "Monkeys' Wang Po-Jung, Fastest Player to Reach 500th Hit". Cpbl Stats. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ "王柏融、来日後初V打!台湾の大王が日本ハムの連敗止めた". サンスポ (in Japanese). April 11, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "中華職棒大聯盟全球資訊網 The Official Site of CPBL". www.cpbl.com.tw. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ^ "Lamigo Monkeys Will Post Wang Po-Jung This Offseason, What We Think". Cpbl Stats. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ "王柏融入札 北海道日本火腿得標". Lamigo Monkeys (in Chinese). November 20, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ Rob. "Nippon-Ham Fighters Acquired Negotiating Rights to Wang Po-Jung". Cpbl Stats. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ "達成共識 王柏融加盟北海道日本火腿鬥士隊". Lamigo Monkeys (in Chinese). December 7, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ "王柏融選手と契約合意". 北海道日本ハムファイターズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). December 7, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ Sie, Jing-wun; Yang, Ming-chu; Chi, Jo-yao (7 December 2018). "Taiwan's Wang Po-jung joins Japanese pro baseball team". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Taiwan all-stars sink Samurai Japan in WBC tune-up". The Japan Times. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ "Samurai Japan 9 – CPBL 1 (March 1, 2017)". YakyuDB. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors), or CLBL, or NPB
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Asian Games medalists in baseball
- Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Baseball players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
- Lamigo Monkeys players
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Nippon Professional Baseball left fielders
- People from Pingtung County
- Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Japan
- 2015 WBSC Premier12 players
- 2019 WBSC Premier12 players