Pan Wei-lun (; born 5 March 1982 in

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) is a

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for the Uni-President Lions of the

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(CPBL).

Career

After brief

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career in the

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he was drafted by the Uni-President Lions of the

in early 2003 and remains with this team to date. He has been considered an ace for the Lions and has also been a key member of the

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since 2002. He held the CPBL record of pitcher with the longest winning streak by scoring 21 victories between March 1, 2007 and June 18, 2008. Furthermore, he scored his first career

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on July 10, 2008 against

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, but failed to achieve

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due to a fielding error by first baseman Kao Kuo-ching.

International career

Pan represented Chinese Taipei in the 2004 Olympic Game. He, along with

Wang Chien-Ming Chien-Ming Wang (; born March 31, 1980) is a Taiwanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals. He also played fo ...

, were the only two Taiwanese pitchers to have wins in the tournament. He was credited with two wins. Pan represented Chinese Taipei in the 2008 Olympic Game. He had no wins or losses in the tournament.Olympic results
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Career statistics

Last updated December 6, 2010

References

1982 births Living people Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games medalists in baseball Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Baseball players at the 2002 Asian Games Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2010 Asian Games Fu Jen Catholic University alumni Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Olympic baseball players of Taiwan People from Pingtung County Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Japan Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions players Uni-President Lions players 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2013 World Baseball Classic players 2015 WBSC Premier12 players 2017 World Baseball Classic players {{Taiwan-baseball-pitcher-stub