Wang Po-jung

Wang Po-jung
Wang Po-jung
	Wang with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
TSG Hawks – No. 9
	Outfielder
	Born: 9 September 1993 (age 31); Pingtung County, Taiwan
	Bats: Left Throws: Right
Professional debut
	CPBL: September 2, 2015, for the Lamigo Monkeys
	NPB: March 29, 2019, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
CPBL statistics ; (through 2024 season)
Batting average	.364
Home runs	92
Runs batted in	379
NPB statistics ; (through 2023 season)
Batting average	.235
Home runs	15
Runs batted in	97
Teams
	Lamigo Monkeys (2015–2018); Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2019–2023); TSG Hawks (2024–present);
Career highlights and awards
	CPBL 3× Taiwan Series Champion (2015, 2017, 2018); Taiwan Series Outstanding player (2015); Quadruple Crown (2017) ; 2× CPBL RBI leader (2016, 2017); 2× CPBL Batting champion (2016, 2017); 2× CPBL Hits leader (2016, 2017); CPBL Home Run leader (2017); 2× CPBL MVP of the Year (2016, 2017); 2× CPBL Best Ten (2016, 2017); 2× CPBL Gold Glove Award (2016, 2017); CPBL Rookie of the Year (2016); 2× CPBL All-Star (2016, 2017); Hits, single season (200); Batting average, single season (.414); Chinese Taipei national baseball team Asia Professional Baseball Championship Best Ten (2017);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup
2015 Summer Universiade

Wang Po-jung (Chinese: 王柏融; born 9 September 1993), nicknamed "The King (Dawang)",^[2] is a Taiwanese professional baseball outfielder for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played for the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) from 2015 through 2018 and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Career

Lamigo Monkeys

During his rookie season with the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in 2016, Wang broke a number of league records. Among them, he became the first player to record 200 hits in the league and finished with a .414 batting average. In 2017, he batted .407 and led the CPBL with 31 home runs. He is one of the greatest Taiwanese hitting talents ever.^{[citation needed]} On September 3, 2016, Wang became fastest CPBL player (122 games) to reach 200 career hits. On October 10, 2016, he became first CPBL player to record 200 hits in a single season, breaking Wilton Veras' prior record of 176 set in 2009. He finished the year with an unprecedented .414 batting average.^[3]

On October 17, 2018, Lamigo announced it intended to post Wang after the Taiwan Series, on November 4. This made Wang the first player to be posted in league history.^[4] On November 20, The Lamigo Monkeys accepted the posting fee from the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters,^[5] which gave the Fighters the rights to negotiate to Wang for the next 30 days.^[6]

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

On December 7, 2018, Wang Po-jung signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters,^[7]^[8] agreeing to a three-year contract.^[9]

TSG Hawks

On August 10, 2023, Wang's CPBL rights were traded to the TSG Hawks alongside Wang Wei-chun, Wang Yi-cheng, and Lan Yin-lun in exchange for Tzu-Wei Lin.^[10] On December 13, Wang agreed to a three–year, $1.2 million contract with the Hawks.^[11]

International career

He was selected for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup, 2014 Asian Games, 2015 Summer Universiade, 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, 2019 WBSC Premier12, and 2023 World Baseball Classic.

He was also selected as a member of a CPBL All-Stars team for a 2017 exhibition game against the Japan. Playing on February 28, 2017, Wang hit a two-run home run against Nippon Professional Baseball strikeout champ Takahiro Norimoto as part of a 3-for-3, three RBI effort.^[12] The next day he had a base hit in two at-bats against Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano.^[13]

References

^ "2017 CPBL Batting Quadruple Crown Winner Wang Po-Jung". Cpbl Stats. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
^ "王柏融、来日後初Ｖ打！台湾の大王が日本ハムの連敗止めた". サンスポ (in Japanese). April 11, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
^ "中華職棒大聯盟全球資訊網 The Official Site of CPBL". www.cpbl.com.tw. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
^ "Lamigo Monkeys Will Post Wang Po-Jung This Offseason, What We Think". Cpbl Stats. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
^ "王柏融入札北海道日本火腿得標". Lamigo Monkeys (in Chinese (Taiwan)). November 20, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ Rob. "Nippon-Ham Fighters Acquired Negotiating Rights to Wang Po-Jung". Cpbl Stats. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
^ "達成共識王柏融加盟北海道日本火腿鬥士隊". Lamigo Monkeys (in Chinese (Taiwan)). December 7, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ "王柏融選手と契約合意". 北海道日本ハムファイターズオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). December 7, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ Sie, Jing-wun; Yang, Ming-chu; Chi, Jo-yao (7 December 2018). "Taiwan's Wang Po-jung joins Japanese pro baseball team". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ Yang, Chi-fang; Chao, Yen-hsiang (August 11, 2023). "CPBL expansion team TSG Hawks seeking boost from trade of star". Central News Agency. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
^ "TSG Hawks Sign Wang Po-Jung to 3-Year $1.2 Million Deal". cpblstats.com. 13 December 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
^ "Taiwan all-stars sink Samurai Japan in WBC tune-up". The Japan Times. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
^ "Samurai Japan 9 – CPBL 1 (March 1, 2017)". YakyuDB. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-12-16.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors), or CLBL, or NPB

Awards
Preceded by Lin Chih-sheng(林智勝)	CPBL MVP of the Year Award 2016-17	Succeeded by Chen Chun-Hsiu(陳俊秀)

[1] "2017 CPBL Batting Quadruple Crown Winner Wang Po-Jung". Cpbl Stats. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2018-12-16.

[2] "王柏融、来日後初Ｖ打！台湾の大王が日本ハムの連敗止めた". サンスポ (in Japanese). April 11, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.

[3] "中華職棒大聯盟全球資訊網 The Official Site of CPBL". www.cpbl.com.tw. Retrieved 2019-06-16.

[4] "Lamigo Monkeys Will Post Wang Po-Jung This Offseason, What We Think". Cpbl Stats. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-12-16.

[5] "王柏融入札北海道日本火腿得標". Lamigo Monkeys (in Chinese (Taiwan)). November 20, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[6] Rob. "Nippon-Ham Fighters Acquired Negotiating Rights to Wang Po-Jung". Cpbl Stats. Retrieved 2018-12-16.

[7] "達成共識王柏融加盟北海道日本火腿鬥士隊". Lamigo Monkeys (in Chinese (Taiwan)). December 7, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[8] "王柏融選手と契約合意". 北海道日本ハムファイターズオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). December 7, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[9] Sie, Jing-wun; Yang, Ming-chu; Chi, Jo-yao (7 December 2018). "Taiwan's Wang Po-jung joins Japanese pro baseball team". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 December 2018.

[10] Yang, Chi-fang; Chao, Yen-hsiang (August 11, 2023). "CPBL expansion team TSG Hawks seeking boost from trade of star". Central News Agency. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

[11] "TSG Hawks Sign Wang Po-Jung to 3-Year $1.2 Million Deal". cpblstats.com. 13 December 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

[12] "Taiwan all-stars sink Samurai Japan in WBC tune-up". The Japan Times. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-12-16.

[13] "Samurai Japan 9 – CPBL 1 (March 1, 2017)". YakyuDB. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-12-16.

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