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Nien-Ting Wu

Nien-Ting Wu

Taiwanese baseball player (born 1993)

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    "Register : Wu, Nien-Ting (Saitama Seibu Lions)". Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  2. [2]
    https://x.com/gocpbl/status/1730471001715335313?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw
  3. [3]
    https://x.com/gocpbl/status/1745386247147942035?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw
  4. [4]
    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.
  5. [5]
    "WU Nien-Ting". World Baseball Softball Confederation Asia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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