Kuang-Hao Wang
From BR Bullpen
Kuang-Hao Wang (王宸浩)
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 198 lb.
- Born February 8, 1969 in Taipei County Taiwan
Kuang-Hao Wang played nine seasons in the Chinese Professional Baseball League and twice hit .300, but never appeared for the Taiwan national team.
Wang debuted in 1997 with the Chinatrust Whales, hitting .249/.318/.305. He improved to .300/.356/.421 with the 1998 Whales, then .310/.380/.438 for a career year in 1999. That year, he made the Best Nine as the top catcher in the CPBL. In 2000, he hit .281/.347/.438 and won Best Nine honors again, this time at first base.
Wang fell to .265/.329/.393 in 2001 and .222/.323/.347 in 2002. He hit .283/.337/.372 in 2003. On March 5, he hit the 4,000th home run in CPBL history. He batted .274/.353/.424 in 2004, his last season of regular action. He was pressed into service due to injury and had one game in 2006. Overall, he hit .276/.345/.396 in 442 games in the CPBL.
He then became a trainer for the Whales. He also was the trainer for Taiwan in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
