Wang Po-Jung reaches 100 career home runs, 28th player in CPBL history
Taiwanese professional baseball player Wang Po-Jung hit a solo home run in today's game against the Fubon Guardians, reaching 100 career home runs and becoming the 28th player in Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) history to achieve this milestone.
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NEW TAIPEI (CNA reporter Su Chih-she) -- "The Great King" Wang Po-Jung, who played four seasons with the Lamigo Monkeys and three seasons with the TSG Hawks, hit a solo home run in the top of the 6th inning today against the Fubon Guardians, reaching 100 career home runs and becoming the 28th player in Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) history. Hawks fans cheered his name.
Wang Po-Jung showed extraordinary talent in his first year with the Monkeys in 2015, hitting 9 home runs. In the following three seasons, he achieved impressive results with 29, 31, and 17 home runs respectively, which earned him the opportunity to challenge overseas, becoming the first CPBL player to exercise his free agent rights to play in Japanese professional baseball.
After playing five seasons in Japan, Wang Po-Jung returned to the CPBL in 2024, joining the newly formed TSG Hawks. He hit a total of 10 home runs in the previous two years, bringing his CPBL career total to 96 home runs. In the first 11 games of this season, he hit 3 home runs, putting him on "M1" for his 100th home run.
Although he went 9 games without a home run in between, Wang Po-Jung hit a double off the outfield wall in the top of the 3rd inning today at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium against the Guardians, and then hit a right-field home run off pitcher Chen Pin-hung in the 6th inning, officially completing his 100th career home run.
Wang Po-Jung reached 100 career home runs in 618 games, the 12th fastest in history, surpassing Chang Tai-shan's 628 games. Lin Chung-chiu is 11th with 602 games. The team plans to hold a simple commendation ceremony at Taipei Dome on May 1, and arrangements are also being made for his home stadium in Kaohsiung Chengcing Lake.
Wang Po-Jung has hit home runs in 10 different ballparks in his career, with the most (38) at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, followed by Chengcing Lake Baseball Stadium (19). Both are home stadiums for teams he has played for. Next are Intercontinental Baseball Stadium (13), Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium (12); Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium now has 9 with today's hit, Hsinchu Baseball Stadium has 3, Tianmu and Douliu Baseball Stadiums each have 2, and Taipei Dome and Chiayi City Baseball Stadium each have 1. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150429
Wang Po-Jung showed extraordinary talent in his first year with the Monkeys in 2015, hitting 9 home runs. In the following three seasons, he achieved impressive results with 29, 31, and 17 home runs respectively, which earned him the opportunity to challenge overseas, becoming the first CPBL player to exercise his free agent rights to play in Japanese professional baseball.
After playing five seasons in Japan, Wang Po-Jung returned to the CPBL in 2024, joining the newly formed TSG Hawks. He hit a total of 10 home runs in the previous two years, bringing his CPBL career total to 96 home runs. In the first 11 games of this season, he hit 3 home runs, putting him on "M1" for his 100th home run.
Although he went 9 games without a home run in between, Wang Po-Jung hit a double off the outfield wall in the top of the 3rd inning today at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium against the Guardians, and then hit a right-field home run off pitcher Chen Pin-hung in the 6th inning, officially completing his 100th career home run.
Wang Po-Jung reached 100 career home runs in 618 games, the 12th fastest in history, surpassing Chang Tai-shan's 628 games. Lin Chung-chiu is 11th with 602 games. The team plans to hold a simple commendation ceremony at Taipei Dome on May 1, and arrangements are also being made for his home stadium in Kaohsiung Chengcing Lake.
Wang Po-Jung has hit home runs in 10 different ballparks in his career, with the most (38) at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, followed by Chengcing Lake Baseball Stadium (19). Both are home stadiums for teams he has played for. Next are Intercontinental Baseball Stadium (13), Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium (12); Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium now has 9 with today's hit, Hsinchu Baseball Stadium has 3, Tianmu and Douliu Baseball Stadiums each have 2, and Taipei Dome and Chiayi City Baseball Stadium each have 1. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150429