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Nien-Ting Wu
TSG Hawks – No. 67
Infielder
Born: (1993-06-07) June 7, 1993 (age 31)
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 runs16
Runs batted in108
CPBL statistics
(through July 1, 2024)
Batting average1.000
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team

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

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Saitama Seibu Lions

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Wu made his NPB debut for the Saitama Seibu Lions on July 10, 2016.[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 NPB to pursue other opportunities in Taiwan.[2]

XPORTS

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Register : Wu, Nien-Ting (Saitama Seibu Lions)". Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "x.com".
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  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "WU Nien-Ting". World Baseball Softball Confederation Asia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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