Wang Po-Jung

Wang Po-Jung
Wang Po-Jung
Lamigo Monkeys – No. 9
	Outfielder
	Born: September 9, 1993; Pingtung County, Taiwan
Bats: Left	Throws: Right
debut
	2015, for the Lamigo Monkeys
Career statistics ; (through 2017 season)
Batting Average	0.402
Home runs	69
RBIs	235
Teams
	Lamigo Monkeys (2015–present);
Career highlights and awards
	2× CPBL RBI leader (2016, 2017); 2x CPBL Bating champion (2016, 2017); 2x CPBL Hits leader (2016, 2017); CPBL Home Run leader (2017); 2× CPBL MVP of the Year (2016, 2017); 2x CPBL Best Ten (2016, 2017); 2x CPBL Gold Glove Award (2016, 2017); Taiwan Series Outstanding player (2015); CPBL Rookie of the Year (2016); 2x Taiwan Series champion (2015, 2017); 2x CPBL All-Star (2016, 2017); Asia Professional Baseball Championship Best Ten (2017); U-21 Baseball World Cup - Gold Medal (2014); 2015 Summer Universiade Baseball - Gold Medal; CPBL record for single season hits - 200; CPBL record for single season batting average - .414;

Wang Po-Jung (Chinese: 王柏融; born September 9, 1993), is a Taiwanese professional baseball outfielder. He plays for the Lamigo Monkeys of the CPBL. During his rookie season, in 2016, Wang broke a number of league records. Among them, he became the first player to record 200 hits in the league and finished with a .414 Batting Average. In 2017, he batted .407 and led the CPBL with 31 home runs. He is one of the greatest Taiwanese hitting talents ever.

Playing for a CPBL all-star team in an exhibition game against the Japan national baseball team on February 28, 2017, Wang hit two-run home run against Nippon Professional Baseball strikeout champ Takahiro Norimoto as part of a 3-for-3, three RBI effort.^[1] The next day he had a base hit in two at-bats against Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano.^[2]

Career statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	Walk\|BB	SO	GIDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2015	Lamigo Monkeys	29	111	36	9	29	0	10	22	2	.324	.377	.640	1.017
2016	Lamigo Monkeys	116	483	200	29	105	24	51	59	5	.414	.476	.689	1.165
2017	Lamigo Monkeys	115	437	178	31	101	16	76	44	6	.407	.491	.700	1.192
Total	—	260	1031	414	69	235	40	137	125	13	.402	.473	.689	1.162

as of end of 2017 season^[3]

Career Highlights

September 3, 2016 - Became fastest CPBL player (122 games) to reach 200 career hits.
October 10, 2016 - Became first CPBL player to record 200 hits in a single season, breaking Wilton Veras' prior record of 176 set in 2009. He finished the year with an unprecedented .414 batting average.

References

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[1] ttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/03/01/baseball/japanese-baseball/taiwan-stars-sink-samurai-japan-wbc-tune/#.WjxqcTeIbIU

[2] ttps://yakyudb.com/2017/03/01/samurai-japan-9-cpbl-1-march-1-2017/

[3] 王柏融CPBL成績