Kuo-Chen Fan

Kuo-Chen Fan (范國宸)
(Power Man)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 194 lb.
• School National Taiwan University of Sport
• High School Taoyuan Municipal Ping-Jen Senior High School

• Born November 25, 1994 in Chubei, Hsinchu County Taiwan

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Biographical Information

Kuo-Chen Fan has played in the CPBL and been on the Taiwanese national team.

Fan was the fifth pick of the Fubon Guardians in the 2017 CPBL Draft. He debuted in the 2017 CPBL, getting his first hit off Kai-Wen Cheng, and homered first time off Yi-Cheng Wang on September 29, 2017. He played in the Asia Winter Baseball League. In 2018, Fan hit .287/.321/.379 with 2 dingers. Although hit by pitch in April and missed all of the first half season, he still batted .318/.367/.484 and slashed five homers in 2019. However, his defense is a mess, since the Guardians forced him to play the unfamiliar third baseman position because they had already had legendary first baseman Yi-Chuan Lin. His fielding percentage in third base in 2020 was a disastrous .780, and he led the league with 11 errors in third base. Frequently shifting position also influenced his batting, cause him hit a career worst .283/.324/.426 with only five homeruns.

Fortunately, with Yi-Chuan Lin hitting the DH mostly in 2021, Fan took back the familiar first baseman position and had a career year. He ended up hitting .270/.345/.423 with career-high 9 home runs. He improved in 2022, as hit .293/.339/.416 with 9 dingers and won his first Best Ten and CPBL Gold Glove. Fan also attended the 2022 CPBL All-Star Game, but he was 0-for-1. He finished fourth in hits, third in doubles (behind Li Lin and Kai-Wei Lee), seventh in home runs (between Chen-Fei Lin and Chi-Hung Liu), second in total bases (30 behind Li Lin) and sixth in RBIs (51).

Fan then made Taiwan's roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He pinch-hit for Tsung-Che Cheng against Italy, and he hit a game-winning RBI single off Joey Marciano. He then pinch-hit versus Cuba, but Livan Moinelo retired him. Fan was selected into the 2023 CPBL All-Star Game, but he was 0-for-4. He had another solid season in 2023, hitting .264/.327/.406 with 12 homers and ranked 6th in homers (11 behind Giljegiljaw Kungkuan). He won the Best Ten and Gold Glove again.