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Wang is having an excellent [[2006 in baseball|2006]]season thus far, posting a 13-4 record with a 3.56 ERA along with 48 strikeouts and 302 groundouts. |
Wang is having an excellent [[2006 in baseball|2006]]season thus far, posting a 13-4 record with a 3.56 ERA along with 48 strikeouts and 302 groundouts. |
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==Trivia== |
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* According to [[Wade-Giles]], the name of Chien-'''Ming''' Wang should be written as Chien-'''Min''' Wang. It was mistakenly spelled when he applied for a [[passport]] and Wang did not correct it. |
* According to [[Wade-Giles]], the name of Chien-'''Ming''' Wang should be written as Chien-'''Min''' Wang. It was mistakenly spelled when he applied for a [[passport]] and Wang did not correct it. |
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* Wang enters to ''Let's Get It Started'' by the [[Black Eyed Peas]] before his starts. |
* Wang enters to ''Let's Get It Started'' by the [[Black Eyed Peas]] before his starts. |
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Revision as of 10:33, 8 August 2006
| Chien-Ming Wang | |
|---|---|
| File:Chien-Ming Wang mugshot.jpg | |
| New York Yankees – No. 40 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| April 30, 2005, for the New York Yankees | |
| Career statistics (through August 3, 2006) | |
| Record | 21-9 |
| ERA | 3.77 |
| Strikeouts | 95 |
Chien-Ming Wang (Wang Chien-Ming) (Chinese: 王建民; pinyin: Wáng Jiànmín; Ông Kiànbîn in Taiwanese) born March 31, 1980 in Tainan City, Taiwan) is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. He was initially drafted as an amateur free-agent for the 2000 season, playing for the Staten Island Yankees. Wang throws a 91-97 mph fastball and also mixes in a slider and a forkball/splitter. However, his most powerful weapon is his 90-94 mph sinker, which induces many ground outs.
Taiwan
Wang pitched for the Taiwan Baseball Team in the 2002 Asian Games. In 2004, as the apparent ace of the staff, Wang led Taiwan to the Olympic Games in Athens. Against Australia, he allowed just three hits with no walks, and at one point retired nine batters in row, to earn the victory. He also limited Japan to just five hits in the first six innings; however, the Japanese rallied in the seventh inning against Wang to tie the game with three runs. Japan won the game, preventing Taiwan from advancing to the next round.
He is the third major leaguer from Taiwan, following Dodgers outfielder Chin-Feng Chen and Rockies pitcher Chin-hui Tsao, and is by far the most successful. Since being called up to the majors, Wang has been idolised in his native country where all of his games are televised nationwide, many on big screens to large audiences. This is still true even though decided not to pitch in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
The Yankees
In 2005 Wang was called up from the Yankees' AAA affiliate, the Columbus Clippers. In his first season as a major league player and he earned 8 wins and 5 losses with 4.02 ERA. In addition he also pitched for the first time in post-season game against Angels.
On September 19, 2005, Wang tied a record for assists in a game by a pitcher with nine.
On June 3, 2006, Wang recorded his first major league save in a win over the Baltimore Orioles. He recorded his first complete game on June 18, 2006 against the Washington Nationals, but it was a bittersweet accomplishment as he allowed a 1-out, 2-run, walk-off home run by Ryan Zimmerman to lose the game 3-2.
His first complete game win was on July 28, 2006, a 2 hit, 6-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium. In his next start he threw eight shutout innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, in which he got an outstanding 18 ground ball outs. Were it not for the extreme heat in New York that day, he probably would've had an excellent chance of achieving shutouts in two consecutive starts, an extremely rare feat in this age of heavy emphasis on relief pitching, as he had a 7-0 lead. However, the team did not wish to risk exhausting him, so he was taken out for the ninth inning.
Wang is having an excellent 2006season thus far, posting a 13-4 record with a 3.56 ERA along with 48 strikeouts and 302 groundouts.
Trivia
- According to Wade-Giles, the name of Chien-Ming Wang should be written as Chien-Min Wang. It was mistakenly spelled when he applied for a passport and Wang did not correct it.
- Wang enters to Let's Get It Started by the Black Eyed Peas before his starts.
- Wang was clocked at 99 mph on July 21st at Yankee Stadium.