China has seen a very palpable growth of its baseball in the past decade. The 2006 World Baseball Classic was regarded as a major stepping stone for the Chinese national team as they were getting ready for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Chinese catcher Wei Wang became the first player to hit a homerun in the World Baseball Classic in Team China's first round game against eventual champion Japan. In 2009, China eliminated Chinese Taipei from the World Baseball Classic with their first and only victory in the tournament. China's strongest performance came while hosting the 16th Asian Games, as they reached the semi-finals by going 2-1 in pool play.
Name | # | B/T | Height | Weight | Birth Date |
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Pitchers | |||||
Bruce Chen | 52 | L-L | 6'2" | 215 | Jun 19, 1977 |
Kun Chen | 33 | R-R | 6'1" | 190 | Mar 5, 1980 |
Andrew Chin | 28 | L-L | 6'1" | 180 | Sep 22, 1992 |
Quan Gan | 23 | R-R | 6'1" | 172 | Jun 17, 1996 |
Hai-Cheng Gong | 35 | R-R | 6'2" | 168 | Dec 28, 1998 |
Kwon Ju | 60 | R-R | 5'11" | 180 | May 31, 1995 |
Xin Li | 11 | L-L | 6'1" | 165 | Apr 17, 1992 |
Yu Liu | 8 | R-R | 6'0" | 167 | Sep 15, 1991 |
Chao Lu | 5 | R-R | 6'4" | 204 | Oct 9, 1988 |
Yusong Lu | 68 | R-R | 6'0" | 210 | Feb 6, 1992 |
Xia Luo | 36 | R-R | 5'10" | 165 | Jul 14, 1992 |
Jiping Qi | 19 | R-R | 5'11" | 159 | Dec 5, 1995 |
Menghao Wang | 31 | R-R | 6'1" | 154 | Sep 25, 1992 |
Chaoqun Zheng | 15 | R-R | 6'0" | 198 | Feb 9, 1993 |
Catchers | |||||
Ning Li | 10 | R-R | 6'1" | 187 | Nov 12, 1994 |
Weiqiang Meng | 2 | R-R | 6'1" | 188 | May 31, 1989 |
Wei Wang | 56 | R-R | 6'1" | 180 | Dec 25, 1978 |
Infielders | |||||
Ray Chang | 21 | R-R | 6'1" | 195 | Aug 24, 1983 |
Yanpeng Chen | 62 | R-R | 6'1" | 176 | May 26, 1996 |
Fujia Chu | 30 | L-L | 6'2" | 185 | Sep 10, 1989 |
Xiaolei Du | 12 | R-R | 5'11" | 159 | May 25, 1990 |
Zeyuan Li | 38 | R-R | 6'1" | 198 | Apr 23, 1986 |
Joey Wong | 16 | L-R | 5'10" | 185 | Apr 12, 1988 |
Guiyuan Xu | 51 | L-L | 6'0" | 188 | Jan 29, 1996 |
Outfielders | |||||
Zhenghong Lu | 65 | L-R | 5'9" | 155 | Apr 15, 1991 |
Chuang Na | 66 | L-L | 6'1" | 198 | Mar 15, 1987 |
Shunyi Yang | 26 | R-R | 6'2" | 165 | Jan 1, 1993 |
Yanyong Yang | 6 | L-R | 5'10" | 143 | May 5, 1994 |
Name | # | Role |
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Coaches | ||
John McLaren | Manager | |
Dave Bush | Coach | |
Jimmy Johnson | Coach | |
Weijun Luo | Coach | |
Sheng Yi | Coach | |
Xiaotian Zhang | Coach | |
Wanbi Zhou | Coach |