2021 Taiwanese Overseas Players Tracker

With the 2021 baseball season starting all around the world. Here is our complete list of all the Taiwanese players in the overseas leagues. Covering MLB, MiLB, NPB and Independent Leagues (Last updated: September 15, 2021).


USA: MLB System

MLB

Name / Position MLB Affiliation Team Stats
張育成 Yu Chang (SS) Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians Stats
  • April 23: Minnesota Twins selected the contract of Lin Tzu-Wei
  • April 29: Minnesota Twins DFA Lin Tzu-Wei

Triple-A

Name / Position MLB Affiliation Team Stats
林子偉 Lin Tzu-Wei (SS) Minnesota Twins St. Paul Saints Stats
  • May 2: Minnesota Twins assigned Lin Tzu-Wei to Triple-A

Double-A

Name / Position MLB Affiliation Team Stats
林家正 Lyle Lin (C) Arizona Diamondbacks Amarillo Sod Poodles Stats
  • August 7: Arizona Diamondbacks Lyle Lin to Double-A

High-A

Name / Position MLB Affiliation Team Stats
林凱威 Lin Kai-Wei (P) Arizona Diamondbacks Hillsboro Hops Stats
宋文華 Sung Wen-Hua (P) San Diego Padres Fort Wayne TinCaps Stats
鄧愷威 Teng Kai-Wei (P) San Francisco Giants Eugene Emeralds Stats
  • February 12: Arizona Diamondbacks assigned Lin Kai-Wei to High-A
  • April 30: San Francisco Giants assigned Teng Kai-Wei to High-A
  • May 2: San Diego Padres assigned Sung Wen-Hua to High-A

Low-A

Name / Position MLB Affiliation Team Stats
陳聖平 Chen Sheng-Ping (SS) Arizona Diamondbacks Visalia Rawhide Stats
陳柏毓 Chen Po-Yu (P) Pittsburgh Pirates Bradenton Marauders Stats
劉致榮 Liu Chih-Jung (P) Boston Red Sox Salem Red Sox Stats
林暉盛 Lin Huei-Sheng (P) Los Angeles Dodgers Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Stats
王志庭 Wang Chih-Ting (P) Kansas City Royals Columbia Fireflies Stats
  • July 2: Boston Red Sox assigned Liu Chih-Jung to Low-A
  • July 14: Los Angeles Dodgers assigned Lin Huei-Sheng to Low-A
  • August 17: Kansas City Royals assigned Wang Chih-Ting to Low-A
  • August 25: Pittsburgh Pirates assigned Chen Po-Yu to Low-A

Rookie

Name / Position MLB Affiliation Team Stats
鄭宗哲 Cheng Tsung-Che (SS) Pittsburgh Pirates FCL Pirates Gold Stats
鄭浩均 Cheng Hao-Chun (P) Los Angeles Dodgers ACL Dodgers Stats
徐基麟 Hsu Chi-Ling (P) Philadelphia Phillies FCL Phillies Stats
林鋅杰 Lin Hsin-Chieh (P) Philadelphia Phillies FCL Phillies Stats
張景淯 Danny Chang (P) Seattle Mariners ACL Mariners Stats
李灝宇 Lee Hao-Yu (IF) Philadelphia Phillies FCL Phillies Stats
  • June 1: Los Angeles Dodgers assigned Lin Huei-Sheng to Rookie
  • June 15: Pittsburgh Pirates assigned Lee Hao-Yu to Rookie
  • June 27: Kansas City Royals assigned Wang Chih-Ting to Rookie
  • June 28: Pittsburgh Pirates assigned Chen Po-Yu to Rookie
  • June 28: Pittsburgh Pirates assigned Cheng Tsung-Che to Rookie
  • July 16: Philadelphia Phillies assigned Lin Hsin-Chieh to Rookie
  • August 25: Philadelphia Phillies assigned Hsu Chi-Ling to Rookie

Japan: NPB System

Name / Position Team Stats
陳偉殷 Chen Wei-Yin (P) Hanshin Tigers Stats
陽岱鋼 Yoh Daikan (OF) Yomiuri Giants Stats
宋家豪 Sung Chia-Hao (P) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Stats
吳念庭 Wu Nien-Ting (SS) Saitama Seibu Lions Stats
張奕 Chang Yi (OF) Orix Buffaloes Stats
王柏融 Wang Po-Jung (OF) Nippon-Ham Fighters Stats
王彥程 Wang Yan-Cheng (P) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Stats

7 COMMENTS

  1. Six 2021 NPB games in, Wang Po-Jung is 8 for 17 with five doubles. We’ll see if he can keep hitting. I felt like early last season, what he really needed was for the Fighters to sent him to NPB’s minor league for 30 or 40 games straight to get him hitting again, build up his confidence and get up to speed with the Japanese game. The Fighters didn’t do it, because he was a high-salary player. Also, he had injuries last year, that added to a lost season.

    If Wang keeps hitting, it will be an interesting decision for the Fighters to make next off-season. Wang will have to hit some home runs, though. In any event, it will be a one-year deal at a pay cut, unless Wang starts to routinely hit them deep. If the Fighters pass, but Wang does hit well this year, I’m all but certain the Chiba Lotte Marines or the Orix Buffaloes would be interested at the right price.

    • Yeah, being healthy is an important factor to Wang Po-Jung’s performance. He was in and out of the injured list in 2019 and 2020, and a lot of time he got hurt when he was hot.

      Hopefully, his recent performance will give him more confidence and also earn him a few more consistent starting opportunities.

      If he stays in the NPB next year, yeah, like you said, it will most likely be at a reduced salary and a shorter contact.

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