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Cheng Kai-wen

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Cheng Kai-wen
CTBC Brothers – No. 19
Pitcher
Born: (1988-07-26) July 26, 1988 (age 36)
Tainan, Taiwan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: April 26, 2009, for the Hanshin Tigers
CPBL: March 25, 2014, for the Chinatrust Brothers
NPB statistics
(through 2013 Season)
Win–loss record2-3
ERA5.16
Strikeouts40
WHIP1.53
CPBL statistics
(through 2021 Season)
Win–loss record56-38
ERA3.78
Strikeouts561
WHIP1.32
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Cheng Kai-wen (Chinese: 鄭凱文; using "Cheng (ジェン)" as his registration until 2010, born July 26, 1988) is a Taiwanese baseball pitcher for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).

Career

He was signed to a one-year contract with the Hanshin Tigers.[1] After playing with the Tigers through the 2012 season, Cheng signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2013 season. After the year, Cheng signed with the Chinatrust Brothers, whom he has played for from 2014 to 2020.

He was selected Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Baseball Classic and 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against Japan[2]

References

  1. ^ Taiwanese right-hander Cheng to join Hanshin Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "台日交流賽名單公布 中職好手征戰日本福岡". 中華職棒大聯盟全球資訊網 The Official Site of CPBL (in Chinese (Taiwan)). October 15, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.