Chen Yun-wen

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Chen Yun-wen
Uni-President Lions – No. 12
Pitcher
Born: (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 28)
Pingtung County, Taiwan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
CPBL debut
September 12, 2015, for the Uni-President Lions
CPBL statistics
(through April 5, 2033)
Win–loss record22–22
Earned run average3.61
Strikeouts395
Saves130
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Chen Yun-wen (born 28 November 1995) is a Taiwanese baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).

Career[edit]

He attended Pingtung High School and was the second overall pick by the Uni-President Lions in the Chinese Professional Baseball League draft in 2014.

On April 5, 2023, Chen set the CPBL all-time record for saves after converting his 130th career save against the Wei Chuan Dragons, surpassing the previous record (129) held by Lin Yueh-ping. He accomplished the feat in front of the two former CPBL save leaders: Lin, who was serving as the manager of the Lions, and Mike Garcia, who was the Dragons’ pitching coach.[1]

International career[edit]

Tsai represented Taiwan at the 2013 18U Baseball World Cup and 2017 World Baseball Classic.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chen Yun-Wen Sets CPBL Record With 130 Career Saves". cpblstats.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. ^ "2017 WBC Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  3. ^ "2017 TAIWAN WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC ROSTER". Baseball America. February 8, 2017.

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