Asian
players are rare in MLB, not only because of figures, but also different
culture and contrary playing traditions, such as Japan.
It
is much harder for Taiwanese players for following reasons.
1.
Twisted training system: A plenty of coaches
or parents urge players to do what beyond their limits in early years for their
own flatter or under the pressure of sponsors. In this way, these players may
act like an ace in his teenage, nevertheless, they easily get hurt as a result
of inappropriate moves or the overuse of joints, muscle, and ligaments. What’s worse,
on account of injuries in adolescence period, this kind of hurts are usually
more malign and chronic, inducing catastrophic impacts on their career. This
problem can also widely applied to Japan.
2.
Malfunctioned government organization: Needless
to say, we can hardly find an international standardized baseball stadium in
Taiwan. As for the cultivation of young players, they almost ignore it. The income
of many baseball teams in Taiwan (especially for elementary school and remote
areas) rely on the donation of parents or corporations. And this deteriorate
the symptom above as well.
Let’s back to our topic. I think the most
renowned Taiwanese player that have ever ascended to MLB is
1.
Chien-Ming, Wang.
As a Yankee fan and
Taiwanese, I can never forget the time staying up or waiting for the newspapers
just to watch the game of him.
In the two seasons he
sparkled in MLB (2007,2008), Chien-Ming, Wang both obtained 19 wins, causing
the frenzy of MLB in Taiwan.
However, he got hurt
in one game in 2009 versus ATL. Since then, his career has been declining. In recent
years, he has been striving in minor league, searching for proper opportunities
to rise again. No matter what, I personally hope he can get back to MLB soon!!
2. Wei-Yin, Chen.
Wei-Yin Chen is now
the only Taiwanese player in MLB. Wei-Yin Chen initially striving in the
professional baseball league in Japan (named NPB) , in 2012, he decided to
challenge MLB.
In his three-year MLB
career by now, Chen shows that he owns the most precious character of a
left-handed starter- stability.
Chen has become Free
Agent in 2015 winter, hope he can get a long term contract and congratulates to
this amazing Taiwanese starter!
3. Hong-Chih, Kuo.
A talented reliever
who owns incredibly fastball. Nevertheless, he suffered from his elbow injury
and had come back to Taiwan in 2013.
Except for these
players, like Chin-Feng, Chen, Che-Hsuan, Lin, and other players, have the
records in MLB. No matter what their performance are, they are always our
pride!
Clips:
1.Hong-Chih, Kuo:
2.Wei-Yin,Chen:
3. Chien-Ming, Wang---Remember the old times.:
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I was Chien-Ming, Wang's big fan when I was in elementary school.XD
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