Nien-Ting Wu
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| TSG Hawks – No. 39 | |||||||||||||||
| Infielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: June 7, 1993 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 runs | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 108 | ||||||||||||||
| CPBL statistics (through August 7, 2025) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .302 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 39 | ||||||||||||||
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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
Saitama Seibu Lions
Wu made his NPB debut for the Saitama Seibu Lions on July 10, 2016 as the starting shortstop against the Orix Buffaloes. Wu went 1-for-4 with a strikeout. The Lions lost the game 8-2.[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 the 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]
TSG Hawks
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
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
- ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "Sunday, July 10, 2016 (Scores) Seibu vs ORIX". npb.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-07.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 from MLB · Baseball Reference (Minors)