Nien-Ting Wu (Chinese: 呉念庭; born June 7, 1993) is a Taiwanese professional baseball infielder for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
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| TSG Hawks – No. 67 | |||||||||||||||
| Infielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: June 7, 1993 Taipei, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: July 10, 2016, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
| CPBL: July 1, 2024, for the TSG Hawks | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .224 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 108 | ||||||||||||||
| CPBL statistics (through July 1, 2024) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Career
editSaitama Seibu Lions
editWu made his NPB debut for the Saitama Seibu Lions on July 10, 2016.[1]
In 2023, Wu played in 41 games for the Lions, batting .205/.319/.295 with one home run and 11 RBI. On December 1, 2023, Wu announced that he would be leaving NPB to pursue other opportunities in Taiwan.[2]
XPORTS
editOn January 11, 2024, Wu signed with XPORTS, a team in Taiwan's industrial baseball league, with the intention to enter the 2024 CPBL mid–season draft.[3]
TSG Hawks
editOn June 28, 2024, Wu was drafted by the TSG Hawks with their first–round selection of the 2024 CPBL mid–season draft.[4]
International career
editHe was selected to play for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[5] Later that year, Wu appeared in the postponed 2022 Asian Games, competing in six baseball games, batting .286/.429/.476 in 14 at-bats,[6] and winning a silver medal with Chinese Taipei.
References
edit- ^ "Register : Wu, Nien-Ting (Saitama Seibu Lions)". Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ https://x.com/gocpbl/status/1730471001715335313?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw
- ^ https://x.com/gocpbl/status/1745386247147942035?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw
- ^ Yang, Chi-fang; Hsieh, Ching-wen; Chao, Yen-hsiang (June 28, 2024). "Yu Chang named CPBL first pick by Fubon Guardians". Central News Agency. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Yang, Chi-fang; Chao, Yen-hsiang (13 January 2023). "Former MLB infielder Yu Chang listed on Taiwan WBC team roster". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "WU Nien-Ting". World Baseball Softball Confederation Asia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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