Cheng Kai-wen
Kai-Wen with the Hanshin Tigers
Free agent
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 who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers and Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (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+2⁄3 innings pitched. On November 17, 2023, Cheng elected free agency.[2]

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[3]

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. ↑ "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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