Nien-Ting Wu
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| TSG Hawks – No. 39 | |||||||||||||||
| Infielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: June 7, 1993 Taipei, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: July 10, 2016, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
| CPBL: July 1, 2024, for the TSG Hawks | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .224 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 108 | ||||||||||||||
| CPBL statistics (through April 16, 2026) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .307 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 63 | ||||||||||||||
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Nien-Ting Wu (Chinese: 呉念庭; born June 7, 1993) is a Taiwanese professional baseball infielder for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Career
[edit]Saitama Seibu Lions
[edit]Wu made his NPB debut for the Saitama Seibu Lions on July 10, 2016 as the starting shortstop against the Orix Buffaloes. Wu went 1-for-4 with a strikeout. The Lions lost the game 8-2.[1]
In 2023, Wu played in 41 games for the Lions, batting .205/.319/.295 with one home run and 11 RBI. On December 1, 2023, Wu announced that he would be leaving the NPB to pursue other opportunities in Taiwan.[2]
XPORTS
[edit]On January 11, 2024, Wu signed with XPORTS, a team in Taiwan's industrial baseball league, with the intention to enter the 2024 CPBL mid–season draft.[3]
TSG Hawks
[edit]On June 28, 2024, Wu was drafted by the TSG Hawks with their first–round selection of the 2024 CPBL mid–season draft.[4]
International career
[edit]He was selected to play for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[5] Later that year, Wu appeared in the postponed 2022 Asian Games, competing in six baseball games, batting .286/.429/.476 in 14 at-bats,[6] and winning a silver medal with Chinese Taipei.
References
[edit]- ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "Sunday, July 10, 2016 (Scores) Seibu vs ORIX". npb.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-07.
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- ^ Yang, Chi-fang; Hsieh, Ching-wen; Chao, Yen-hsiang (June 28, 2024). "Yu Chang named CPBL first pick by Fubon Guardians". Central News Agency. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Yang, Chi-fang; Chao, Yen-hsiang (13 January 2023). "Former MLB infielder Yu Chang listed on Taiwan WBC team roster". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "WU Nien-Ting". World Baseball Softball Confederation Asia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Nippon Professional Baseball infielders
- Saitama Seibu Lions players
- Baseball players from Taipei
- 2023 World Baseball Classic players
- 2026 World Baseball Classic players
- Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Baseball players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Asian Games baseball players for Chinese Taipei
- Asian Games silver medalists in baseball
- TSG Hawks players
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- World Baseball Classic players of Chinese Taipei
- Taiwanese baseball biography stubs
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