Chen Yun-wen (born 28 November 1995) is a Taiwanese baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).

Chen Yun-wen
Uni-President Lions – No. 12
Pitcher
Born: (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 28)
Pingtung County, Taiwan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
CPBL debut
September 12, 2015, for the Uni-President Lions
CPBL statistics
(through April 5, 2033)
Win–loss record22–22
Earned run average3.61
Strikeouts395
Saves130
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Career edit

He attended Pingtung High School and was the second overall pick by the Uni-President Lions in the Chinese Professional Baseball League draft in 2014.

On April 5, 2023, Chen set the CPBL all-time record for saves after converting his 130th career save against the Wei Chuan Dragons, surpassing the previous record (129) held by Lin Yueh-ping. He accomplished the feat in front of the two former CPBL save leaders: Lin, who was serving as the manager of the Lions, and Mike Garcia, who was the Dragons’ pitching coach.[1]

International career edit

Tsai represented Taiwan at the 2013 18U Baseball World Cup and 2017 World Baseball Classic.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Chen Yun-Wen Sets CPBL Record With 130 Career Saves". cpblstats.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. ^ "2017 WBC Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  3. ^ "2017 TAIWAN WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC ROSTER". Baseball America. February 8, 2017.

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