Cheng Kai-wen (Chinese: 鄭凱文; using "Cheng (ジェン)" as his registration until 2010, born July 26, 1988) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
| Cheng Kai-wen | |
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 Kai-Wen with the Hanshin Tigers | |
| CTBC Brothers – No. 19 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 26, 1988 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 record | 2-3 |
| ERA | 5.16 |
| Strikeouts | 40 |
| WHIP | 1.53 |
| CPBL statistics (through 2023 Season) | |
| Win–loss record | 76-51 |
| ERA | 3.69 |
| Strikeouts | 718 |
| WHIP | 1.30 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career
editHanshin Tigers
editCheng was signed to a one-year contract with the Hanshin Tigers in 2009.[1] Cheng played with the Tigers through the 2012 season.
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
editCheng signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2013 season.
Chinatrust/CTBC Brothers
editAfter the year, Cheng signed with the Chinatrust Brothers, whom he played for from 2014 to 2023. In parts of 10 seasons in the CPBL, Cheng accumulated a 76–51 record and 3.69 ERA with 718 strikeouts across 1,044+2⁄3 innings pitched.
International career
editHe 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
edit- ^ Taiwanese right-hander Cheng to join Hanshin Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
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