Pan Wu-hsiung (Chinese: 潘武雄; pinyin: Pān Wǔxióng; Wade–Giles: Pan1 Wu3 Hsiung2; born 11 March 1981) is a Taiwanese baseball player for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He currently plays as an outfielder for the Lions, and has been constantly shifted between all three outfield positions. His nickname "Take" (pronounced TA-KEH) derives from the Japanese pronunciation of the first character of his given name.
As a native to Pingtung, Taiwan, "Take" began formal baseball training in fifth grade in his hometown elementary school, as many other Taiwanese baseball players had.[1] He was invited to attend the famed Meiho Middle School and Meiho High School (Chinese: 美和中學), a secondary school system which has a long history in the development of baseball. He played on the baseball team during his six years in Meiho, playing in the outfield. He stated in an interview that he originally asked to become a pitcher, but was refused by the coach who instead given him a position in the outfield.[1]
After graduating from Meiho, he joined "Taiwan Cooperative Bank Baseball Team, a team in Taiwan's amateur league. He entered the draft in 2004, and was selected by the Sinon Bulls in the first round. However, he and the Bulls could not reach an agreement on a contract, so he elected to return to the amateur league and waited for almost two years before entering the draft again.
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"Take" was drafted by Uni-President Lions in 2005 in the second round, and immediately reached an agreement with the Lions. He made his debut on March 21, 2006 as the starting right fielder, and struck out on his first at-bat.[2] He played only 14 games with 40 at-bets in 2006 before injury ended his season. As a result of the limited game time in 2006, he was eligible for the Rookie of the Year award in 2007, which he won. He was able to recover before the playoffs, and subsequently hit his first career home run in the against the Sinon Bulls on October 21.[3] His first home run in regular season came on April 10, 2007 from Macoto Cobras.[4]
Between June 22 and July 5, 2008, Pan hit home runs in six consecutive games.
^"台日交流賽名單公布 中職好手征戰日本福岡". 中華職棒大聯盟全球資訊網 The Official Site of CPBL (in Chinese (Taiwan)). October 15, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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hsiung, chinese, 潘武雄, pinyin, pān, wǔxióng, wade, giles, pan1, hsiung2, born, march, 1981, taiwanese, baseball, player, president, lions, chinese, professional, baseball, league, cpbl, currently, plays, outfielder, lions, been, constantly, shifted, between, th. Pan Wu hsiung Chinese 潘武雄 pinyin Pan Wǔxiong Wade Giles Pan1 Wu3 Hsiung2 born 11 March 1981 is a Taiwanese baseball player for the Uni President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League CPBL He currently plays as an outfielder for the Lions and has been constantly shifted between all three outfield positions His nickname Take pronounced TA KEH derives from the Japanese pronunciation of the first character of his given name Pan Wu hsiungUni President Lions No 55Right fieldBorn 11 March 1981 1981 03 11 age 43 Bats LeftThrows LeftdebutMarch 21 2006 for the Uni President LionsCareer statistics through 2007 Games106Batting average0 309Hits122Home runs6RBIs50Stolen bases3TeamsUni President Lions 2006 present Career highlights and awardsCPBL Rookie of the Year 2007 6x Taiwan Series champion 2007 2009 2011 2013 2020 In this Chinese name the family name is Pan Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 3 International career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editAs a native to Pingtung Taiwan Take began formal baseball training in fifth grade in his hometown elementary school as many other Taiwanese baseball players had 1 He was invited to attend the famed Meiho Middle School and Meiho High School Chinese 美和中學 a secondary school system which has a long history in the development of baseball He played on the baseball team during his six years in Meiho playing in the outfield He stated in an interview that he originally asked to become a pitcher but was refused by the coach who instead given him a position in the outfield 1 After graduating from Meiho he joined Taiwan Cooperative Bank Baseball Team a team in Taiwan s amateur league He entered the draft in 2004 and was selected by the Sinon Bulls in the first round However he and the Bulls could not reach an agreement on a contract so he elected to return to the amateur league and waited for almost two years before entering the draft again Professional career edit Take was drafted by Uni President Lions in 2005 in the second round and immediately reached an agreement with the Lions He made his debut on March 21 2006 as the starting right fielder and struck out on his first at bat 2 He played only 14 games with 40 at bets in 2006 before injury ended his season As a result of the limited game time in 2006 he was eligible for the Rookie of the Year award in 2007 which he won He was able to recover before the playoffs and subsequently hit his first career home run in the against the Sinon Bulls on October 21 3 His first home run in regular season came on April 10 2007 from Macoto Cobras 4 Between June 22 and July 5 2008 Pan hit home runs in six consecutive games International career editHe was selected Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2008 Olympics 2009 World Baseball Classic and 2018 MLB Japan All Star Series exhibition game against Japan 5 References edit a b 統一獅 官方網站 強棒出擊 潘武雄 Archived 2007 08 11 at the Wayback Machine 中華職棒大聯盟單場明細 第 4 場 例行賽 高雄縣 Archived 2006 05 01 at the Wayback Machine 中華職棒大聯盟單場明細 第 1 場 季後挑戰賽 台南 Archived 2006 11 09 at the Wayback Machine 中華職棒大聯盟單場明細 第 41 場 例行賽 台南 Archived 2007 10 10 at the Wayback Machine 台日交流賽名單公布 中職好手征戰日本福岡 中華職棒大聯盟全球資訊網 The Official Site of CPBL in Chinese Taiwan October 15 2018 Retrieved December 5 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pan Wu hsiung CPBL Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pan Wu hsiung amp oldid 1156472295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
