Wang Po-jung
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TSG Hawks – No. 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 2021 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .386 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 319 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CPBL
Chinese Taipei national baseball team
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Wang Po-jung (Chinese:
Career[edit]
Lamigo Monkeys[edit]
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.[3]
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.[4] On November 20, The Lamigo Monkeys accepted the posting fee from the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters,[5] which gave the Fighters the rights to negotiate to Wang for the next 30 days.[6]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters[edit]
On December 7, 2018, Wang Po-jung signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters,[7][8] agreeing to a three-year contract.[9]
TSG Hawks[edit]
On August 10, 2023, Wang's CPBL rights were traded to the TSG Hawks alongside Wang Wei-chun, Wang Yi-cheng, and Lan Yin-lun in exchange for Tzu-Wei Lin.[10] On December 13, Wang agreed to a three–year, $1.2 million contract with the Hawks.[11]
International career[edit]
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, 2019 WBSC Premier12, and 2023 World Baseball Classic.
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.[12] The next day he had a base hit in two at-bats against Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "2017 CPBL Batting Quadruple Crown Winner Wang Po-Jung". Cpbl Stats. 2017-10-13. 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.
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王 柏 融 入札 北海道 日本 火 腿 得 標 ". Lamigo Monkeys (in Chinese (Taiwan)). November 20, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019. - ^ Rob. "Nippon-Ham Fighters Acquired Negotiating Rights to Wang Po-Jung". Cpbl Stats. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
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達成 共 識王 柏 融 加盟 北海道 日本 火 腿 鬥士隊 ". Lamigo Monkeys (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 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.
- ^ Yang, Chi-fang; Chao, Yen-hsiang (August 11, 2023). "CPBL expansion team TSG Hawks seeking boost from trade of star". Central News Agency. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "TSG Hawks Sign Wang Po-Jung to 3-Year $1.2 Million Deal". cpblstats.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "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[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors), or CLBL, or NPB
Awards | ||
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Preceded by | CPBL MVP of the Year Award 2016-17 |
Succeeded by |
- 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