Chun-Liang Wu

Chun-Liang Wu (吳俊良)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 200 lb.

• High School Meiho High School

• Born March 13, 1974 in Tainan City Taiwan

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Biographical Information

Chun-Liang Wu pitched for several years in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He is the brother of Chun-Hua Wu and uncle of Chun-Yi Wu.

Wu pitched in the 1986 Little League World Series, during which he was timed at 75 mph. He later played in the 1990 World Junior Championship and 1993 Asian Championship. He was 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA in the 1994 Baseball World Cup. He was in the 1994 Asian Games and 1995 Asian Championship. In the 1995 Intercontinental Cup, the 21-year-old led Taiwan with 13 1/3 IP. He was 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA but that was somewhat deceptive as four of the six runs against him were unearned.

The Tainan native went to spring training with the Yomiuri Giants in 1996 then began his professional career in 1997 with the Uni-President Lions, going 12-10 with a 3.25 ERA. He led the league in wins and made the Best Ten as the top pitcher in the CPBL. In the 1997 CPBL All-Star Game, Wu surrendered a run in one inning and got the loss He was 6th in ERA (1.28 behind [[Mike Garcia (garcimi03)]|Mike Garcia], but third among native-born hurlers. Wu was selected into the 1998 CPBL All-Star Game, and he pitched 2 shutout innings. He was 15-6 with a 3.17 ERA in 1998 to place 10th in ERA (1.10 behind Kevin Henthorne) and 2nd in wins (3 behind Mark Kiefer). He also pitched in the 1998 Asian Games.

Wu remained sharp in 1999 with a 14-4, 3.19 record. He faded to 2-2, 4.10 in 2000, and he was named the starter of the 2000 Taiwan Series Game 2. Wu pitched 3 2/3 innings with only a run allowed, but Osvaldo Martínez outdueled him with 7 shutout innings. The Lions still beat the Sinon Bulls in 7 games. Wu rebounded to go 4-8 with a 2.72 ERA in 2001. He pitched 3 2/3 innings with 2 runs allowed in 2001 Taiwan Series, but the Lions were beaten by the Brother Elephants in 7 games. Wu battled right foot and spinal stenosis problems in 2002, when he was 3-1 with a 4.97 ERA. He ended his playing career by allowing one earned run in 4 1/3 IP in 2003. Wu then became an assistant pitching coach for the Lions. He became their head pitching coach in April 2007 and held that job for a year and a half. He was the pitching coach for the Lamigo Monkeys from 2011 to 2019 and for the Fubon Guardians from 2020 to 2021.

Wu threw a slider, curveball, forkball and fastball (peak 92.5 mph).

Overall, Wu was 50-31 with a 3.37 ERA, struck out 426 and pitched 728 1/3 innings in 7 seasons in the CPBL.

Sources

• Taiwan Baseball Wiki
• Defunct IBAF site
• 1998-1999 Baseball Almanacs
• CPBL.com Bio