Cheng Kai-wen
Kai-Wen with the Hanshin Tigers
Wei Chuan Dragons
Pitcher
Born: (1988-07-26) 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 record2-3
ERA5.16
Strikeouts40
WHIP1.53
CPBL statistics
(through 2023 Season)
Win–loss record76-51
ERA3.69
Strikeouts718
WHIP1.30
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 professional baseball pitcher for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers and Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and in the CPBL for the Chinatrust/CTBC Brothers.

Career

Hanshin Tigers

Cheng 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

Cheng signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2013 season.

Chinatrust/CTBC Brothers

After 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+23 innings pitched. On November 17, 2023, Cheng elected free agency.[2]

Wei Chuan Dragons

On January 11, 2024, Cheng signed with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[3]

International career

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[4]

References

  1. Taiwanese right-hander Cheng to join Hanshin Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. https://x.com/gocpbl/status/1725437384312111254?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw
  3. https://x.com/gocpbl/status/1745380558958673990?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw
  4. "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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