Nien-Ting Wu | |||||||||||||||
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XPORTS | |||||||||||||||
Infielder | |||||||||||||||
Born: Taipei, Taiwan | June 7, 1993|||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
July 10, 2016, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
Career statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .224 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 108 | ||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||
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Nien-Ting Wu (Chinese: 呉念庭; born June 7, 1993) is a Taiwanese professional baseball infielder for the XPORTS of Taiwan's Industrial League. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Career
Saitama Seibu Lions
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
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]
International career
He was selected to play for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[4] Later that year, Wu appeared in the postponed 2022 Asian Games, competing in six baseball games, batting .286/.429/.476 in 14 at-bats,[5] and winning a silver medal with Chinese Taipei.
References
- ^ "Register : Wu, Nien-Ting (Saitama Seibu Lions)". Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ https://x.com/gocpbl/status/1730471001715335313?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw
- ^ https://x.com/gocpbl/status/1745386247147942035?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw
- ^ 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.
- ^ "WU Nien-Ting". World Baseball Softball Confederation Asia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)