Liao Jen-lei
Liao with the Yomiuri Giants
Wei Chuan Dragons – No. 11
Pitcher
Born: (1993-08-30) August 30, 1993 (age 30)
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: April 3, 2019, for the Seibu Lions
CPBL: March 14, 2021, for the Wei Chuan Dragons
NPB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average3.00
Strikeouts4
CPBL statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record2–11
Earned run average4.99
Strikeouts75
Teams
Career highlights and awards
CPBL

Liao Jen-lei (Chinese: 廖任磊; 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 Okayama Kyosei High School [ja] in Japan,[2][3] and graduated from Kainan University in his hometown of Taoyuan.[4]

Career

Liao signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball in January 2014.[5][6][7] He pitched for the Gulf Coast Pirates, primarily as a reliever,[8] for two seasons and was subsequently released.[9] While in the Pirates organization, Liao appeared in the 2015 Asian Baseball Championship as a member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team.[10] 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.[2][3] 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]

References

  1. ^ Williams, Tim (25 February 2014). "Taiwan is a Baseball Hotbed, and the Pirates are Getting a Strong Presence There". Pirates Prospects. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2016 NPB Draft: updated frequently during the draft". Yakyu Database. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "2016 Draft Results with Ratings". Yakyu Database. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ^ "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". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ^ Dreker, John (1 February 2014). "Pirates Add Five Minor League Players". Pirates Prospects. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  6. ^ Wilmoth, Charlie (1 February 2014). "Pirates sign Taiwanese amateur Jenn-Lei Liao". SBNation. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. ^ Eddy, Matt (1 February 2014). "Minor League Transactions: Jan. 23-29". Baseball America. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Jenn-Lei Liao". Pirates Prospects. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  9. ^ Dreker, John (9 November 2015). "Orlando Castro Among Minor League Players Released by Pirates". Pirates Prospects.
  10. ^ "中華成棒亞錦賽正式名單" (in Chinese). Chinese Taipei Baseball Association. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  11. ^ "ＮＰＢ、巨人７位リャオに新人王資格　球団が申請". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 23 January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Jen-Lei Liao eligible for Rookie of the Year Award". Yakyu Database. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Seibu Lions sign Jen-Lei Liao". Yakyu Database. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Team Taiwan Announce 2018 Asian Games Roster, Include 8 CPBL Players". CPBL Stats. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  15. ^ "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" (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. 17 December 2018.
  16. ^ "廖任磊投手 入団会見" (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  17. ^ "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」" (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  18. ^ "日職》廖任磊連兩天登板 6球解決王柏融（影音）". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 6 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  19. ^ "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」". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  20. ^ "2019 Asia Winter Baseball League Rosters: CPBL, NPB, KBO, JABA, Dragons". CPBL Stats. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  21. ^ "2020 CPBL Draft First Round Predictions". CPBL Stats. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  22. ^ Yeh, Joseph (20 July 2020). "Former MLB player Wang becomes No. 1 pick in Taiwan baseball draft". Central News Agency. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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