Feng-Hsin Wang

Feng-Hsin Wang (王豐鑫)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.

• School National Chiayi University
• High School Sanmin Senior High School

• Born March 4, 1983 in Tainan City Taiwan

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Biographical Information

Feng-Hsin Wang pitched in the CPBL for 11 years. His twin brother Yu-Chi Wang played in the Taiwanese minors.

Wang debuted in 2001 with the Taiwan Major League's Kaoping Fala, going 1-1 with a 2.41 ERA in eight games. When he beat the Chianan Luka on July 31, he became the youngest pitcher in the history of Taiwanese pro baseball to win a game (18 years, 150 days old). He had a 1-0, 4.19 record for the 2002 Fala. The Taiwan Major League folded at year's end and Wang went to college. In 2004, other teams protested National Chiayi University's use of a player with professional experience, causing the school to lose eligibility.

The Tainan native returned to the top tier of Taiwanese pro baseball in the 2008 CPBL with the La New Bears, with two earned runs in 1 2/3 IP. He tossed two scoreless innings in 2009. He became a reliable hurler in 2010 at 7-4, 2.60 and won CPBL Most Improved Player Award honors. Had he qualified, he would have been 5th in the CPBL in ERA, between Chien-Fu Yang and Chris Mason. He also tied for 11th in wins.

The Bears became the Lamigo Monkeys in 2011 and Wang fell to 4-5, 4.18 while missing considerable time after being hit by a Yi-Chuan Lin liner. In the 2011 Taiwan Series, he won game three against the Uni-President Lions, allowing one run in a complete game decision. It was the lone Monkeys win that Series, Wang preventing the sweep. He was the first Monkeys local pitcher to complete a game in his debut in a Taiwan Series. In 2012, the righty went 4-4 with a save and a 5.08 ERA. He started in 2012 Taiwan Series Game 3, but he allowed 4 runs in 3 2/3 innings and Wei-Lun Pan outdueled him. As a mirror of last year, that was the only loss for the Monkeys and they beat the Lions this time.

Wang was selected into the 2013 CPBL All-Star Game, and he allowed 2 runs in 1 2/3 innings. He ended up 5-5 with a 5.19 ERA, then he slumped to 0-2 with a 11.32 ERA in 2014. Wang recorded a 5.65 ERA in 13 relief outings in 2015, so he only played one game in 2016. The Monkeys released him after the 2017 season, and his professional career ended.

He throws a fastball (peak 89 mph), slider, curveball, forkball and cutter.

Overall, Wang was 22-21 with a 4.29 ERA, struck out 217 and pitched 413 2/3 innings in 11 seasons in the CPBL and the TML.

Sources

• Taiwan Baseball Wiki
• CPBL site