Photo: User:STB-1 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Cheng Kai-Wen

鄭凱文　/　ちぇん・かいうぇん

Baseball player from Taiwan

July 26, 1988 (age 37)　・　Tainan, Taiwan

baseball player

My Take

Cheng Kai-wen has one of the more well-traveled careers in East Asian baseball, and I find his journey genuinely interesting. The Tainan-born pitcher made the leap from Taiwan to Japan, taking the mound in NPB for the Hanshin Tigers and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars before returning home to the CTBC Brothers in the CPBL. Crossing leagues like that is no small thing, the adjustment in culture and competition is brutal. As a Taiwanese arm who tested himself in Japan and came back to anchor a CPBL bullpen, he represents the kind of cross-border ambition that makes the regional game so compelling to follow.

Overview

Cheng Kai-wen (Chinese: 鄭凱文; using "Cheng (ジェン)" as his registration until 2010, born July 26, 1988) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Cheng Kai-Wen
Name (Japanese): 鄭凱文
Reading: ちぇん・かいうぇん
Born: July 26, 1988 (age 37)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dragon
Origin: Tainan, Taiwan
Blood type: Private
Height: 176 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Chinese Culture University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%AD%E5%87%B1%E6%96%87

Baseball player — see all →　·　More people from Taiwan →