My Take
Carlos Ponce is one of those guys who never became a household name but clearly earned the respect of everyone who worked with him — the kind of career that tells you more about grit than glory. Born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico in 1959, he came up through a baseball culture where the sport is practically religion, and he carved out a professional path as a first baseman that eventually led him far beyond U.S. shores. What I find genuinely cool is that instead of fading out after his playing days, he took his knowledge to Taiwan and became a coach for the Wei Chuan Dragons in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. That's a guy who loves the game enough to chase it across the Pacific — and that kind of commitment to the craft deserves a lot more attention than it usually gets.
Overview
Carlos Antonio Ponce Diaz (born February 7, 1959) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball first baseman who is currently coach for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carlos Ponce
- Name (Japanese)
- カルロス・ポンセ
- Reading
- かるろす・ぽんせ
- Born
- February 7, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- Río Piedras, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.