Chen Yun-wen
| Chen Yun-wen | |
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| Uni-President Lions – No. 12 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: 28 November 1995 Pingtung County, Taiwan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| CPBL debut | |
| September 12, 2015, for the Uni-President Lions | |
| CPBL statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 25–27 |
| Earned run average | 3.56 |
| Strikeouts | 456 |
| Saves | 154 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Chen Yun-wen (born 28 November 1995) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Career
[edit]Uni-President Lions
[edit]Chen 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]
Chen made 39 appearances for the Lions in 2024, registering a 2–4 record and 4.59 ERA with 36 strikeouts and 10 saves across 33+1⁄3 innings pitched. Following the season on November 8, 2024, Chen elected for free agency.[2]
On December 13, 2024, Chen re–signed with the Lions on a five–year, $1.5 million contract.[3]
International career
[edit]Tsai represented Taiwan at the 2013 18U Baseball World Cup and 2017 World Baseball Classic.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chen Yun-Wen Sets CPBL Record With 130 Career Saves". cpblstats.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
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- ^ "2017 WBC Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ "2017 TAIWAN WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC ROSTER". Baseball America. February 8, 2017.
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