Liao Jen-lei explained

Team:Wei Chuan Dragons
Liao Jen-lei
Position:Pitcher
Number:11
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:30 August 1993
Birth Place:Taoyuan, Taiwan
Debutleague:NPB
Debutdate:April 3
Debutyear:2019
Debutteam:Seibu Lions
Debut2league:CPBL
Debut2date:March 14
Debut2year:2021
Debut2team:Wei Chuan Dragons
Statleague:NPB
Statyear:2019 season
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–0
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.00
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:4
Stat2league:CPBL
Stat2year:2023 season
Stat21label:Win–loss record
Stat21value:2–11
Stat22label:Earned run average
Stat22value:4.99
Stat23label:Strikeouts
Stat23value:75
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Awards:CPBL

Liao Jen-lei (; born 30 August 1993) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.

Early life

Liao was born in Taoyuan, Taiwan on 30 August 1993, to parents who played baseball and softball.[1] He attended in Japan, and graduated from Kainan University in his hometown of Taoyuan.[2]

Career

Liao signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball in January 2014.[3] [4] [5] He pitched for the Gulf Coast Pirates, primarily as a reliever,[6] for two seasons and was subsequently released.[7] While in the Pirates organization, Liao appeared in the 2015 Asian Baseball Championship as a member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team.[8] Following his release, Liao returned to Japan, where he had attended high school, and was selected by the Yomiuri Giants in the seventh round of the 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[9] [10] Because Liao had pitched in Minor League Baseball, the Giants filed a petition for him to gain rookie status, which was granted in January 2017.[11] [12] Liao spent two years pitching with the Giants affiliate in the Eastern League.[13] He was placed on the Chinese Taipei preliminary roster for the 2018 Asian Games, but withdrew from the competition.[14] Liao signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions in December 2018.[15] Liao's signing was formally announced by the team in January 2019.[16] [17] Liao was promoted to the first team on 31 March 2019,[18] and debuted on 3 April 2019.[19]

Liao returned to his native Taiwan in 2019 and appeared in the Asia Winter Baseball League.[20] The next season, he trained with the Chinatrust Brothers farm team.[21] He declared for the mid-season Chinese Professional Baseball League draft that year. He was selected by the Wei Chuan Dragons as a bonus pick.[22]

Notes and References

  1. News: Williams . Tim . Taiwan is a Baseball Hotbed, and the Pirates are Getting a Strong Presence There . 21 July 2020 . Pirates Prospects . 25 February 2014.
  2. News: 中職選秀》味全龍首輪第六順位 指名有旅美、日經驗好手廖任磊 . 21 July 2020 . Liberty Times . 20 July 2020 . zh.
  3. News: Dreker . John . Pirates Add Five Minor League Players . 21 July 2020 . Pirates Prospects . 1 February 2014.
  4. News: Wilmoth . Charlie . Pirates sign Taiwanese amateur Jenn-Lei Liao . 21 July 2020 . SBNation . 1 February 2014.
  5. News: Eddy . Matt . Minor League Transactions: Jan. 23-29 . 21 July 2020 . Baseball America . 1 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140302153833/https://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-jan-23-29 . 2 March 2014.
  6. News: Jenn-Lei Liao . 21 July 2020 . Pirates Prospects.
  7. News: Dreker . John . Orlando Castro Among Minor League Players Released by Pirates . Pirates Prospects . 9 November 2015.
  8. News: 中華成棒亞錦賽正式名單 . 21 July 2020 . Chinese Taipei Baseball Association . 2015 . zh.
  9. News: 2016 NPB Draft: updated frequently during the draft . 21 July 2020 . Yakyu Database . 20 October 2016.
  10. News: 2016 Draft Results with Ratings . 21 July 2020 . Yakyu Database . 21 October 2016.
  11. News: NPB、巨人7位リャオに新人王資格 球団が申請 . 21 July 2020 . Nikkan Sports . 23 January 2017 . ja.
  12. News: Jen-Lei Liao eligible for Rookie of the Year Award . 21 July 2020 . Yakyu Database . 23 January 2017.
  13. News: Seibu Lions sign Jen-Lei Liao . 21 July 2020 . Yakyu Database . 18 December 2018.
  14. News: Team Taiwan Announce 2018 Asian Games Roster, Include 8 CPBL Players . 21 July 2020 . CPBL Stats . 28 June 2018.
  15. News: 廖任磊(リャオ・レンレイ)投手との選手契約についてのお知らせ . Nippon Professional Baseball . 17 December 2018 . ja.
  16. News: 廖任磊投手 入団会見 . 21 July 2020 . Nippon Professional Baseball . 24 January 2019 . ja.
  17. News: 西武・廖任磊が入団会見「中継ぎとか短いイニングでの登板を期待されていると思う」 . 21 July 2020 . Tokyo Sports . ja.
  18. News: 日職》廖任磊連兩天登板 6球解決王柏融(影音) . 21 July 2020 . Liberty Times . 6 April 2019 . zh.
  19. News: 西武・廖任磊が来日3年目にしてプロ初登板で1回無失点「楽しかった」 . 21 July 2020 . Sports Nippon . 3 April 2019 . ja.
  20. News: 2019 Asia Winter Baseball League Rosters: CPBL, NPB, KBO, JABA, Dragons . 21 July 2020 . CPBL Stats . 21 November 2019.
  21. News: 2020 CPBL Draft First Round Predictions . 21 July 2020 . CPBL Stats . 17 July 2020.
  22. News: Yeh . Joseph . Former MLB player Wang becomes No. 1 pick in Taiwan baseball draft . 21 July 2020 . Central News Agency . 20 July 2020.