Showing posts with label Chien-Ming Wang. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chien-Ming Wang. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Chien-Ming Wang Will Not Rule Out Coaching

Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (王建民), who returned to the minor league Staten Island Yankees at Richmond County Bank Ballpark Monday to throw out the first pitch and sign autographs for fans, said he will not rule out coaching if the opportunity arises.

Focus Taiwan

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Late Life: The Chien-Ming Wang Story

LATE LIFE – THE CHIEN-MING WANG STORY is a feature length documentary following the latter years of Chien-Ming Wang’s professional baseball career. It is the story of a man who is unwilling to give up and unable to let go, as told by those closest to him, examining his roles as an international player, a father, a son, and a reluctant national icon.

Festival

Monday, January 8, 2018

Still No Contract, But Chien-Ming Wang Not Retiring

Former New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (王建民) said Monday he went through 2017 without a contract to pitch in the United States because of his age and physical issues, but he still does not want to call it a career, at least not yet.

Focus Taiwan

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Coaching Tougher Than Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang

Former New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (王建民) of Taiwan said after a training camp session in Taipei Saturday that he feels that coaching players is even tougher than learning how to pitch.

Focus Taiwan

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Chien-Ming Wang Still Has American Dream, No Retirement Plans

Former New York Yankees ace pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (王建民) of Taiwan said Thursday that he still has high hopes of returning to the U.S. major league and has no plans to retire just yet.

Focus Taiwan

Monday, November 27, 2017

Chien-Ming Wang To Train Local Pitchers At Camp In Taipei

Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (王建民) will open a five-day pitching camp in Taipei on Tuesday that he hopes will give local baseball players an extra edge.

Focus Taiwan

Monday, June 12, 2017

Chien-Ming Wang & Wang Po-Jang Named 2017 CPBL All-Stars

Lamigo Monkeys starting pitcher Zeke Spruill and Chinatrust Brothers starting pitcher Bryan Woodall will play in the 2017 CPBL All-Star Game after the players were announced on Monday. Both will represent the Red Team, along with Brothers manager Cory Snyder. Brothers pitching coach Rick Waits will join Snyder on the Red Team's coaching staff.

CPBL Stats

Monday, May 1, 2017

Was Robinson Cano Almost Traded To Cardinals?

ACCORDING TO CHRIS OSBORN, A FORMER ARBITRATION LAWYER FOR THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, THE YANKEES MADE AN OFFER FOR ALBERT PUJOLS IN THE 2003-2004 OFFSEASON THAT WOULD HAVE “RESULTED IN MORE RINGS” THAN PUJOLS ALONE BROUGHT TO ST. LOUIS.

Cardsblog

Monday, April 24, 2017

CPBL To Host MLB All-Star Taiwan TourIn November

MLB fans in Taiwan are in luck, now they have the opportunity to see MLB stars playing in Taiwan without flying half way across the world. Jim Small, the Vice President of MLB Asia was in Taiwan last week and had a meeting with with 馮勝賢 (Feng Sheng-Xian) the secretary general of CPBL to discuss the plan of having MLB All-Star Taiwan tour in November 2017

CPBL Stories

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Chien-Ming Wang Not Ruling Out Retirement

Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (王建民), who arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday for a month-long stay, said he is hoping to play in the major leagues in the United States next year but will also consider retiring if he does not find the right situation.

Focus Taiwan

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Ian Kennedy Picks Up Royals With 11 K's

After the Royals were forced to go to their bullpen early in the first two games of the series against the Astros, right-hander Ian Kennedy knew the team needed a big time performance out of him.

Kansas City Official Site

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Hoping To Latch On With The Royals, Chien-Ming Wang Is Throwing 95

Veteran right-hander Chien-Ming Wang is in Royals camp on a minor-league contract as a non-roster invitee. Considering that Wang will turn 36 at the end of this month and considering that he hasn't pitched in the U.S. major leagues since 2013, when he made six starts for the Blue Jays, he's a bit of a longshot to crack the 25-man. On the other hand, there's this ...

CBS Sports

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Non-Roster Invitees Eyeing New Opportunities This Spring

An invitation to Spring Training on a Minor League deal doesn't exactly rate as the pinnacle of a veteran player's career. But it can be the start of something special for one who's hoping for an opportunity to contribute to a winning ballclub.

MLB Official Site