Wang Chao (; born 23 March 1985 in

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) is a baseball player from the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. He became the first player from the People's Republic to sign with a

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team when he signed with the

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as a pitcher on August 9, 2001. He played in the Rookie classification

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before being released. He returned to China, converted to an outfielder and now plays with the

Tianjin Lions The Tianjin Lions or Tianjing Fierce Lions (天津雄狮) are a team in the China Baseball League, founded in 2002 as one of the league's four initial members. Their home field is the 2,000-capacity Tian Ti Dodger Stadium in Tianjin. The Lions hav ...

of the

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. He also plays outfield for the national team of the People's Republic of China.

References

CBL Official page
1985 births 2009 World Baseball Classic players Chao, Wang Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2010 Asian Games Baseball players from Beijing Baseball outfielders Chinese baseball players Chinese expatriate baseball players in the United States Living people Olympic baseball players for China Tianjin Lions players Asian Games competitors for China {{PRChina-baseball-bio-stub