Kuo Yen-wen
| Kuo Yen-wen | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Wei Chuan Dragons – No. 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Infielder | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born: 25 October 1988 Tainan, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||||||
| CPBL debut | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 2, 2011, for the Lamigo Monkeys | ||||||||||||||||||
| CPBL statistics (through April 3, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .301 | |||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 630 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kuo Yen-wen (Chinese: 郭嚴文; pinyin: Guō Yánwén; born 25 October 1988) is a Taiwanese professional baseball infielder for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in the CPBL for the Lamigo Monkeys/Rakuten Monkeys.
Career
[edit]Kuo and represented Taiwan at the 2006 World Junior Baseball Championship, 2008 Olympics, 2009 World Baseball Classic, 2013 World Baseball Classic, and 2014 Asian Games.
Cincinnati Reds
[edit]Kuo signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent in 2008. Kuo played for the Dayton Dragons and Billings Mustangs before being released on March 29, 2010.[1]
Lamigo Monkeys/Rakuten Monkeys
[edit]Kuo signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2011 and has played for the club through the 2020 season.
In 37 games for Rakuten in 2023, Kuo batted .307/.326/.402 with 2 home runs and 13 RBI. On November 30, 2023, Kuo was non–tendered by the Monkeys.[2]
Wei Chuan Dragons
[edit]On January 11, 2024, Kuo signed a two–year contract with the Wei Chuan Dragons, with the expectation that he would play first base.[3]
References
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- 1988 births
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- 2015 WBSC Premier12 players
- Asian Games medalists in baseball
- Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Baseball players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Baseball players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Billings Mustangs players
- Dayton Dragons players
- Gulf Coast Reds players
- Lamigo Monkeys players
- Rakuten Monkeys players
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Olympic baseball players for Taiwan
- Baseball players from Tainan
- Wei Chuan Dragons players
- Sarasota Reds players
- Taiwanese baseball biography stubs