Kao Lung-wei
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Kao Lung-wei born March 22, 1976, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions
of Chinese Professional Baseball League
. He plays as short reliever for the Lions.
, Taiwan. In his youth, he relocated often and attended elementary school, junior high school, and high school in different places. He attended National Taiwan College of Physical Education and played for its baseball team, but later dropped out due to reason unknown.
in 1999, and began his career as a reliever. However, he did not perform well as a rookie, and the Bulls decided not to continue the contract. He then signed with Uni-President Lions
, and has since became a valuable reliever in the bullpen. His greatest season was the 2003 season, in which he had 52 appearance, pitched a total of 102.2 innings, and had an ERA of 3.419. He recent performances were hindered by his injury, which was the main reason for the decline in his game appearances. He was laid off by the Lions at the end of the 2008 season.
Uni-President Lions
The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions are a professional baseball team based in Tainan City, Taiwan. The organization is named after the Uni-President Corporation, one of Taiwan's largest conglomerate whose sub-company Uni-President Baseball Team Company oversees operations of the team...
of Chinese Professional Baseball League
Chinese Professional Baseball League
The Chinese Professional Baseball League , or CPBL, is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan. The league was established in 1989. CPBL eventually absorbed the competing Taiwan Major League in 2003...
. He plays as short reliever for the Lions.
Early life
Kao was born in Taitung CountyTaitung County
Taitung County is a county in eastern Taiwan. The name means "Eastern Taiwan". Taitung County is also known as 後山 by many of the locals, meaning behind the mountains or the back mountains. Taitung is officially administered as a county of Taiwan, Republic of China.Taitung runs along the south east...
, Taiwan. In his youth, he relocated often and attended elementary school, junior high school, and high school in different places. He attended National Taiwan College of Physical Education and played for its baseball team, but later dropped out due to reason unknown.
Professional career
He was signed by Sinon BullsSinon Bulls
Despite a nice start, this club had been performing poorly throughout its short history, mainly due to the controversial leading styles of Jungo Corporation's then chairman Chen I-ping...
in 1999, and began his career as a reliever. However, he did not perform well as a rookie, and the Bulls decided not to continue the contract. He then signed with Uni-President Lions
Uni-President Lions
The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions are a professional baseball team based in Tainan City, Taiwan. The organization is named after the Uni-President Corporation, one of Taiwan's largest conglomerate whose sub-company Uni-President Baseball Team Company oversees operations of the team...
, and has since became a valuable reliever in the bullpen. His greatest season was the 2003 season, in which he had 52 appearance, pitched a total of 102.2 innings, and had an ERA of 3.419. He recent performances were hindered by his injury, which was the main reason for the decline in his game appearances. He was laid off by the Lions at the end of the 2008 season.