2006 World Baseball Classic Rosters
The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at 2006 World Baseball Classic. The tournament began on March 3 and the final took place on March 20, 2006. The teams listed on the country's roster is the team the player was with while the tournament took place. Pool A China Roster Manager: Jim Lefebvre Coaches: Bruce Hurst (Pitching) Chinese Taipei Roster at Worldbaseballclassic.com Manager: Lin Hua-wei (林華韋) Coaches: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2006 World Baseball Classic
The 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was the inaugural tournament between national baseball teams that included players from Major League Baseball. It was held from March 3 to 20 in stadiums that are in and around Tokyo, Japan; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Lake Buena Vista, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; Scottsdale, Arizona; Anaheim, California; and San Diego, California. The first two rounds had a round-robin format, which led to two teams being eliminated on run difference tiebreakers: in the first round, Canada was eliminated despite its 2–1 record, due to a blowout loss to Mexico as well as failing to run up the score on South Africa; and in the second round, eventual champion Japan advanced despite its 1–2 record, due to a blowout win over Mexico and losing more narrowly to South Korea than did the United States. The higher-seeded teams generally advanced to the second round, including Puerto Rico and Venezuela, as well as the teams mentioned elsewhere in this summary. Althoug ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wang Wei (baseball)
Wang Wei (; born 25 December 1978 in Beijing, China) is a baseball catcher from the People's Republic of China. He holds the distinction of having hit the first home run ever in the World Baseball Classic, when China played eventual champion Japan in the first round. On June 20, 2007, he signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. While playing for China in the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wang injured his knee in a collision with USA player Matt LaPorta Matthew Vincent LaPorta (born January 8, 1985) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and left fielder who played for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2009 to 2012. LaPorta played college baseball for t .... He had to have surgery on it and will miss into the 2009 season. External links Mariners sign Wei 1978 births 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2013 World Baseball Classic players 2017 World Baseball Classic players Baseball players ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sun Lingfeng
Sun Lingfeng (; born 14 August 1978 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese baseball player who was a member of Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... Sports career *1998 National Team; *2004 Beijing Municipal Team Major performances *1997/2001/2005 National Games - 1st/2nd/2nd ReferencesProfile2008 Olympics Team China 1978 births Living people 2006 World Baseball Classic players Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2009 World Baseball Classic players Chinese baseball players Olympic baseball players of China Baseball players from Beijing Baseball players at the 1998 Asian Games Baseball players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China {{PRChina-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liu Yaqing
/ ( or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'kill', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. Today, it is the 4th most common surname in Mainland China as well as one of the most common surnames in the world. Distribution In 2019 劉 was the fourth most common surname in Mainland China. Additionally, it was the most common surname in Jiangxi province. In 2013 it was found to be the 5th most common surname, shared by 67,700,000 people or 5.1% of the population, with the province with the most people being Shandong.中国四百大姓, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 Origin One source is that they descend from the Qí (祁) clan of Emperor Yao. For example the founding emperor of the Han dynasty (one of China's golden ages), Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu of Han) was a descendant of E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zhang Yufeng (baseball)
Zhang Yufeng (; born 9 February 1977 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese baseball player who was a member of Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is currently the manager of the Shanghai Golden Eagles of the China Baseball League The China Baseball League (, CBL) was a professional baseball league under the administration of Chinese Baseball Association, founded in 2002. The league suspended operations in 2012 due to financial troubles after the 2011 season, but return .... Sports career * 1989 Changning Children's Sports School; * 1992/1994 Shanghai Municipal Baseball Team; * 1996 National Team Major performances * 1998/2006 Asian Games – 4th; * 1997/2001 National Games – 2nd Notes References Profile2008 Olympics Team China 1977 births 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2009 World Baseball Classic players 2013 World Baseball Classic players Baseball players at the 1998 Asian Games Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games Baseball players at th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yang Guogang
Yang may refer to: * Yang, in yin and yang, one half of the two symbolic polarities in Chinese philosophy * Korean yang, former unit of currency of Korea from 1892 to 1902 * YANG, a data modeling language for the NETCONF network configuration protocol Geography * Yang County, in Shaanxi, China * Yangzhou (ancient China), also known as Yang Prefecture * Yang (state), ancient Chinese state * Yang, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province * Yang River (other) People * Yang, one of the names for the Karen people in the Thai language *Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia * Yang (surname), Chinese surname * Yang (Korean surname) Fictional characters * Cristina Yang, on the TV show ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Yang, from the show ''Yin Yang Yo!'' * Yang, Experiment 502 in '' Lilo and Stitch: The Series'' * Yang Fang Leiden, from ''Final Fantasy IV'' * Yang Lee, in the ''Street Fighter III'' series of videogames * Mr. Yang, the Yin Yang serial killer in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wang Jingchao
Wang Jingchao (; born 13 July 1988 in Tianjin, China) is a former Chinese baseball infielder for the Tianjin Lions. He was a member of the China national baseball team The China national baseball team is the national representative team of China. Results and fixtures The following is a list of professional baseball match results currently active in the latest version of the WBSC World Rankings, as well as any ... competing in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. References External links 王靖超 1988 births 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2009 World Baseball Classic players Baseball players from Tianjin Chinese baseball players Chinese expatriate baseball players in Japan Living people Yokohama BayStars players {{PRChina-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liu Guangbiao
Liu Guangbiao (; Cantonese: Lau4 Yim2 Biu1; born September 5, 1978, in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese baseball infielder for the Guangdong Leopards. He was a member of the China national baseball team competing in the 2009 World Baseball Classic The 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international baseball competition. It began on 5 9 and finished 5 26. Unlike in 2006, when the round-robin format of the first two rounds led to some eliminations being decided by run-difference ti .... References 1978 births 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2009 World Baseball Classic players Baseball players at the 2002 Asian Games Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games Chinese baseball players Living people Sportspeople from Guangzhou Asian Games competitors for China 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Li Lei (baseball)
Li Lei (; born 24 June 1984 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese baseball player who is a member of Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... Sports career *2003–Present Beijing Municipal Baseball Team; and *2004 National Team. Major performances *2005 National Games - 2nd; and *2006 Asian Games - 4th. ReferencesProfile2008 Olympics Team China 1984 births 2006 World Baseball Classic players Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2010 Asian Games Baseball players from Beijing Chinese baseball players Living people Olympic baseball players of China Asian Games competitors for China {{PRChina-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guo Tao (baseball)
Guo Tao (; born 21 March 1987) is a Chinese baseball player. He was a member of the China national baseball team and competed in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Guo Tao played for the Beijing Tigers of the China Baseball League. He won the MVP award during the 2006 China Baseball League All-Star Game, hitting the only home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i .... References 1987 births 2006 World Baseball Classic players Baseball players from Beijing Beijing Tigers players Chinese baseball players Living people {{PRChina-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Feng Fei (baseball)
Feng Fei (; born 18 February 1983 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China) is a Chinese baseball player who was a member of Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... Sports career *1990-1997 Chengdu Jinniu District Spare-time Sports School; *1997–Present Sichuan Taipingsi Air Sports School Table Tennis, Badminton and *Tennis Administrative Center; *2003 National Team Major performances *2005 National Games - 3rd; *2004/2005 National League - 1st; *2005 Asian Championship - 3rd ReferencesProfile2008 Olympics Team China 1983 births 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2009 World Baseball Classic players Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2010 Asian Games Baseball players from Sichuan Chinese baseba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |