Similar to Tazawa?Draft nomination required to become a professional in your home country
The departure of the outfielder Dai-Kang Yang, who left the giant only last season, remains undecided. On the 17th, he celebrated his 35th birthday, and his Instagram describes his daily life in Taiwan. Where are the star players who have achieved a total of 1164 hits and four Golden Glove Awards in NPB? Although Taiwan, where I was born and raised, has professional baseball, it takes time to play there.
Originally from Taitung, Taiwan, Yang studied baseball at Fukuoka Daiichi High School and joined Nippon-Ham in the first round of the 2005 high school draft. Since I went abroad without going through Taiwan Professional Baseball (CPBL), I have to go through a draft to play Taiwan Professional Baseball. Speaking of Japan, it may be said that the situation is close to that of pitcher Junichi Tazawa (played in Wei Chuan, Taiwan last season) who refused the NPB draft from the then Nippon Oil ENEOS and signed a contract with the Red Sox.
Furthermore, Taiwan’s draft conference has been held during the season from the end of June to the beginning of July in recent years, and a time lag is inevitable for Taiwanese players aiming for professional baseball in their hometown from Japan and the US baseball world. In Taiwan, there are many players who challenge Japan and the US ball world directly from amateur teams, and there are many players who have been placed in similar circumstances.
That was the case with pitcher Chen Kuan-yu last year. Leaving Lotte only in 2020. He joined DeNA in 2010 without going through Taiwanese professional baseball from the National Physical Education University, and since he was playing in the Japanese baseball world as it was, he had to receive a draft nomination to become a Taiwanese professional.
Chen Kuan-yu first played for the working team “Yasunaga Seimono” and signed a trainee contract with professional Rakuten Monkeys in June. He was nominated for first place in the draft on July 12, and signed a contract under control. In the second half of the game, he pitched in 21 games per army, but ended up with 1 win and 5 losses.
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