Chang Tai-shan

Chang Tai-shan is a professional baseball player. Originally drafted by the Wei Chuan Dragons in 1996, he has been playing for the Sinon Bulls since 2000 after the Dragons' dissolution in 1999. A well-known slugger, Chang has been a frequent member of the Taiwan national baseball team since 1998 and holds the record of hitting the most home runs in the Chinese Professional Baseball League history .

He was missing from the as because he tested positive for a banned substance. Chang denies taking any banned drugs and thinks it may be because of medication he took. As a result of the test he may be banned for 3 years.

Personal background

Chang fell in love at first sight with Wu Jing-yi , who is three years older than him. At the time, she was a student, Chang sent her to her home after she finished the class. In this way he earned her trust and won her heart. After dating her for about three years, Chang proposed marriage to her and they were married on November 20, 1999. One thing very special is that they held their wedding ceremony on a baseball field. He was the first baseball player to be married at a baseball field; his entire life is connected to baseball.

Wu Jing-yi is always very supportive and gives good advice when Chang meets difficulties. He is not only a good baseball player but also a good husband. Because of this image, he and his wife are asked to show together in a TV commercial to promote pesticide. In the TV commercial, Wu screamed when she saw a cockroach on the floor, and Chang then appeared and killed it with the pesticide. Then Chang hug Wu to comfort her. We can see the sweet interaction between them, the plot is much the same as their daily life, they always help each other whenever and whatever things happen.

In 2006, Chang started an activity to help mentally retarded children. Every time Chang hits a home run, he and his Sinon Bulls will donate NT$3000 to Children Are Us Foundation. He has been inspired for this project by his nephew, who is one of these children. "It very hard for parents to raise children with intelligence disability", Chang says. So he hopes by doing this he can help more children like his nephew. Chang hopes that he can collect NT$1000000 this year. There are also plans to hold, such as some charity bazaars to raise more money to achieve the goal. " I am not going to do this for only one year, I will continue to do this for those children. I hope my fans could support me because the strength of only one person is not enough," Chang says.

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Chang Chih-chiang

Chang Chih-chiang born October 22, 1978 in Taiwan, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently plays as starting pitcher for the Lions. Because of his resemblance to , a famous Taiwanese baseball player who had a successful baseball career in Japan before retiring, he was assigned the number 33, the same number Kuo wore during almost his entire career. He is nicknamed by fans as ''Ban-chang'' due to his experience in the army. Fellow teammate Wang Tzu-sung also served in his squad while in the army.

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Last updated June 3, 2008

Chang Chia-yuan

Chang Chia-yuan born September 21, 1980, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently plays as second baseman as well as shortstop and third baseman for the Lions.

Chang Cheng-hsien

Chang Cheng-Hsien is a baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as catcher.

Pai Kun-Hong

Pai Kun-Hong is a baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as catcher.

Ming-Chieh Hsu

Ming-Chieh Hsu , born December 1, 1976 in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, is a pitcher for the Seibu Lions. Born and raised in southern Taiwan, Hsu joined a school baseball team since he was in elementary school. Hsu participated in the Little League World Series in 1989, his team resulted in second place that year. Hsu is famous for his Shuuto.

Professional career

In 1998, Hsu joined the Taichung Agan of the Taiwan Major League. His outstanding performance had been compared with Daisuke Matsuzaka by the . In 2000, he joined the Seibu Lions of the Pacific League in Japan.

International experience

Hsu has participated in many International baseball events.
* 1989:
* 1995: Asian Baseball Championship
* 1995:
* 1997: Asian Baseball Championship
* 1998: Bangkok Asian Games
* 1999: Asian Baseball Championship
* 2001:
* 2003: Asian Baseball Championship

Lu Wen-sheng

Lu Wen-sheng , born November 30, 1962 in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, is a retired Taiwanese professional baseball player and the current manager of Uni-President Lions. He has also represented Taiwan on many occasions before entering professional career, and is sometimes named the best second baseman of his time.

Early years

Lu began his baseball career in elementary school, and has always been playing on the national team since high school. Because of his skills, he was admitted into the Hu-feng baseball team , the baseball team of the . With his solid fielding skills, he was a frequent member of the Taiwan National Baseball Team in the 1980s and won the bronze medal in the . He join Uni-President Lions in 1989 after being invited by a former coach.

Professional career

As a founding member of the Lions, Lu was well-liked by his teammates and coaches. He was praised for his stable performance on the field, but had very little achievement else where. When CPBL increased the number of foreign players on each team's roster in 1994, he eventually lost his position and has since became a backup infielder. He retired in 1998 due to age and lack of position on the team.

Coaching career

He took up the fielding coach position in the Lions after retiring, and later left for , which is now Macoto Cobras, who offered him the same position but more opportunity. He returned to the Lions after the Cobras underwent major organizational restructuring, and first took up outfield fielding coach position, later the manager position when Lo Kuo-chang, the bench coach at the time, declined the offer. Despites the short notice before taking the job, Lu did fairly well by leading the Lions to victory in the .

Lo Kuo-Chong

Lo Kuo-Chong , also credited as Lo Kuo-chang, is a retired professional baseball player and currently a baseball coach. He had been well-known for his excellent fielding ability and was a frequent member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team from mid-1980s to early 1990s, participating the and where he won a silver medal in 1992.

After the 1992 Olympics Lo joined then amateur in anticipation to join CPBL the next year. However his hope was temporarily vanished when CPBL rejected Sampo Giants's application late in 1992. Lo later sought to join Uni-President Lions before the 1994 CPBL season, and stayed with the team to date, originally as player and later as fielding coach. He was also briefly promoted as the team's acting manager in mid-2007 for 2 months.

Trivia

* He won the 1996 CPBL Rookie of the Year award at the age of 31, therefore was jokingly referred to as ''old man of the year'' by commentators and players.

Lo Chen-Jung

Lo Chen-Jung is a retired left-handed baseball pitcher. He had been a member of the amateur Taiwan Power Company Baseball Team throughout his career. He was widely regarded as the best left-handed Taiwanese pitcher of his generation and was a frequent member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team between mid-1980s and early 1990s, competing in the and where he won a silver medal in 1992.

Despite hearty invitation from the Jungo Bears and Uni-President Lions, after the 1992 Olympics Lo opted to retire from baseball field and became the only member in the 1992 Olympics Chinese Taipei national baseball team who did not later join professional baseball. He has since run some business in his hometown Chiayi, and occasionally coaches local or Youth League baseball teams.

Liu Fu-hao

Liu Fu-hao born November 14, 1978, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. Originally a third baseman, he currently plays as center fielder for the Lions, although he is capable of playing other outfield positions as well as first base.

Early life

A native to the city of Taichung, Liu spent his youth by playing for a local elementary school baseball team. He moved to Taipei County and attended the junior high department of Overseas Chinese Experimental Senior High School , whose baseball team was sponsored by RSEA Engineering Corp . He later transferred to Hsikuen Junior High chool , a school also sponsored by RSEA, and attended Chunghua Senior High School . After completing secondary education, he attended Taipei Physical Education College , which is also sponsored by RSEA. After graduating from TPEC, he joined Taiwan Cooperative Bank Baseball Team. He was once invited to enter the draft by Brother Elephants, but later declined. He did, however, enter the draft in 2004.

Professional career

He was drafted by Uni-President Lions in the first round, along with fellow teammate Yang Tung-yi, who has been his teammate since middle school. He saw his first at-bat on March 3, 2004, and hit a home run. He is the first Taiwanese player to hit a home run on the first at-bat of career in the history of .

Lin Yueh-ping

Yueh-Ping Lin , born January 28, 1982 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is a baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently plays as a starter for the Lions.

Lin is among the fastest taiwanese pitchers of the CPBL. He consistently throws at 145 km/h , and when needed can reach back for more and has been clocked as fast as 154 km/h .

At the end of 2006 season, he was diagnosed with a heart condition, and underwent surgery in May 2007. Afterward, he recovered quickly and was able to do limited pitching in late season.

Lin Kun-Han

Lin Kun-Han is a baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as infielder.

Lin Kun-Han currently lives in the United States with his two daughters: Logan Davis, age 12, and Amanada Buchbinder, age 9.

Lin Chung-chiu

Lin Chung-chiu is a retired Taiwanese professional baseball player and currently a baseball coach. During 1980s Lin spent most of his amateur career in Japan and attended the for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team. After Professional baseball in Taiwan's debut in 1990, Lin left Japan to join CPBL's Mercuries Tigers in July 1990 and stayed with the team until its collapse in November 1999. He later played for the Sinon Bulls and Chinatrust Whales, and retired as a player midway in the Whale's 2002 season. Right after his retirement Lin was immediately promoted as the Whale's head coach until the end of CPBL's 2003 season. Between 2004 and 2006 Lin ran a small restaurant in his Fengyuan hometown. In early 2007, Lin returned to CPBL as Sinon Bulls' hitting coach and holds the position to date.

Despite his relative short figure, Lin is well-known for his excellent batting skills and led the CPBL in home runs in the 1991, 1992, 2000 and 2001 seasons, at the age of 43. Throughout his Professional Baseball in Taiwan career he hit 162 home runs, which was only surpassed by Chang Tai-Shan and Hsieh Chia-hsien as of 2008.

Basic Information

*Number: 6, 67
*Height: 167 cm
*Weight: 83 kg
*Bats/Throws: Right/Right

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Lin Chih-sheng

Lin Chih-Sheng is a baseball player for the La New Bears.

Along with teammate Shih Chih-wei, the two are often referred to as the "Sheng-Shih Connection," a reference to the glove puppet film ''Legend of the Sacred Stone''.

Lin competed at the and had the game-winning hit at the championship game against . In 2008, Lin was chosen to play on the Taiwanese baseball team at the .

Lin Cheng-feng

Lin Cheng-feng born December 26, 1982, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently serves as a long reliever for the Lions, although he does not have any notable achievement yet.

Early life

Born in Penghu, Taiwan, Lin was adopted by his foster family, and adopted the family name Hsu as his surname. He later changed his surname to Lin, the family name of his biological family. He began to play baseball at junior level, and moved to Kaohsiung to attend Kaoyuan Vocational School , a secondary school with a long tradition in athletic development in Southern Taiwan. After graduating from Kauyuan, he joined Taiwan Cooperative Bank Baseball Team, an amateur baseball team in Taiwan's Class A amateur baseball league, before passing the alternative services examination and entered the draft.

Professional career

Lin was drafted by Uni-President Lions in the second round of 2004's alternative service draft, and spent one year in the minor league as required by regulation. He made his debut on March 22, 2006, after fulfilling his one year obligation in alternative service. His first win came on June 23, 2007. He started against La New Bears, and pitched five innings while walked six and gave up four hits, including a two run home run by Huang Lung-Yi. His teammates supported him with eight runs, allowed him to become the second pitcher from Penghu to score a victory in the history of Chinese Professional Baseball League.

Lin Chao-Huang

Lin Chao-Huang is a baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He is a righthanded pitcher.

Liao Ming-Hsiung

Liao Ming-Hsiung is a retired professional baseball player . A well-known slugger since college era in the Chinese Culture University, Liao is best known for hitting the Game winning RBI twice in the 2 versus matches in the 's preliminary round and semifinal, where the Chinese Taipei national baseball team finally won the silver medal.

After the 1992 Olympics Liao joined CPBL along with then just-established China Times Eagles. He had been gaining popularity for his excellent batting performance and handsome look, winning him the nickname Prince of Baseball. However in June 1997 he was expelled by the CPBL after he was confirmed to be involved in the . Liao's fame immediately vanished and he was rumored only could work as a street vendor around 1999-2000. Liao later sought to join Taiwan Major League in 2001 but was also refused.

Since 2004 Liao started to coach in the China Baseball League under the introduction of 1992 Summer Olympics fellow Chiang Tai-Chuan. He returned back to Taiwan one season later to coach Taiwanese high school baseball teams, as well as runs some small business.

Before CPBL's 2007 season started the Uni-President Lions invited Liao to lecture, warning its current players the seriousness of cheating in the game.

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Lee Cheng-Chang

Lee Cheng-Chang is a Taiwanese professional baseball player. He has competed for at international level in the .

Kuo Lee Chien-Fu

Kuo Lee Chien-Fu is a retired professional baseball pitcher and currently a baseball coach. He is best known for being the ace pitcher in the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the where he was twice the winning pitcher in the two Chinese Taipei versus matches, one in the preliminary round and the other in the semifinal. The two victories helped the Chinese Taipei team win the silver medal that year. He was also a member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the when baseball was a demonstration sport, but did not play in any of the tournament's matches due to his juniority at that time.

After the 1992 Olympics Kuo Lee joined the Hanshin Tigers. However during his 6-year career with the Tigers he performed only moderately and was waived by the end of 1998. Right after the waiver Kuo Lee represented the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the 1998 Asian Games, but was allowed 7 runs in within only 2 innings in the Chinese Taipei versus match, only could see the Chan-ho Park-led South Korean team slaughtering Taiwan. His fame accumulated since 1992 suddenly vanished: Taiwan Major League immediately announced "we do not have any plan to acquire Kuo Lee" right after this fiasco. He later sought to join CPBL's Chinatrust Whales and stayed with the team until his final retirement in late 2003. He currently coaches local college baseball team.

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Hong-Chih Kuo

Hong-Chih Kuo is a Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers. When Kuo made his debut in , he became the fourth MLB player from Taiwan .

Kuo pitched for Taiwan in the Asian Games and Chinese Taipei in the inaugural World Baseball Classic, allowing three earned runs in two games of work.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Kuo was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers on June 19 1999, but elbow problems prevented him from participating with the team. He underwent two in and , respectively.
It wasn't until 2005 that Kuo was able to pitch again on a consistent basis. That year, he pitched 11 games for the Vero Beach Dodgers and 17 games for the Jacksonville Suns before coming out of the bullpen for his Major League debut on September 2 2005 against the Colorado Rockies.

2006 season

Kuo started the 2006 season as a relief pitcher. After giving up 8 earned runs on 15 walks in only 13 innings pitched in April, he was sent down to the Dodger's AAA affiliate in . That May and June in AAA he posted a 3.75 ERA in Las Vegas in 12 innings, striking out 18, but walking 8. He was called up by the Dodgers in June. Over June and July 2006, Kuo had a miserable 5.74 ERA in 14.1 IP.

Back in Las Vegas for most of July, the Dodgers decided to start Kuo rather than work him out of the bullpen, hoping that the increased innings would give him a chance to improve his control and that ample rest between appearances would protect his fragile elbow. His ERA in July was 5.19, with 17 Ks and 8 BB in 17.1 IP. However, in his last start of the month, he had his longest appearance in several years, pitching 5 shutout innings. Hong-Chic built upon that with an 1.14 ERA in 5 August starts, striking out 28 in 23.2 innings.
On September 8, 2006, Kuo made his first start in the major leagues after more then 30 relief appearances. In his debut, he tossed six shutout innings and lead the Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the New York Mets. His next three starts were largely successful, and Kuo ended the season with a 2.59 ERA as a starter.

2007 season

A spring training injury kept Kuo from starting the 2007 season in the rotation, but Kuo eventually reclaimed his role as a starting pitcher for the Dodgers.

On June 12, 2007, Kuo hit a 412-foot home run and became the first player to hit a home run in a the MLB.
He also picked up his first win of the season at that game.

2008 season

Kuo started the season competing with Esteban Loaiza for the fifth starter spot in the Dodgers rotation. Off-season elbow surgery raised doubts about his endurance, so Kuo was made a long-reliever by manager Joe Torre. He has excelled in this role as well as serving in middle relief and set-up.

A particular pitching performance of note came against the New York Mets on May 6th. Kuo came in during the 4th inning in relief of Hiroki Kuroda, and pitched 3 and 2/3 scoreless innings without giving up a hit and striking out 8 of the 12 batters he faced, securing his second victory of the year. As of August 9th, Hong-Chih has a 1.82 ERA with 77 strikeouts in 64 and 1/3 innings.

Pitching Style

Despite having had four surgeries on his elbow alone, Kuo can still sit low to mid-90s with his fastball. With that velocity and late movement even right-handed batters find Kuo difficult to hit, having amassed a combined .565 OPS. He accompanies the fastball with a slider, curveball, and a changeup. Kuo's command has been an issue at times, and walks have hurt him in the past.

Controversy

Kuo and three other players tested positive for banned stimulants before joining the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. The players explained that they had taken cold/pain medications containing a banned substance and due to their innocent situation, all of them were cleared to play in the Asian Games by the Taiwan's Olympic Committee.

Kuo Dai-chi

Kuo Dao-chi born December 16, 1981, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently plays as right fielder for the Lions.

He underwent Tommy John surgery on his right arm, and was force to miss the first few weeks of the season.

Ku Kuo-Chian

Ku Kuo-Chian is a baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as infielder.

Kao Lung-wei

Kao Lung-wei , born March 22, 1976, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He plays as short reliever for the Lions.

Early life

Kao was born in Taitung County, Taiwan. In his youth, he relocated often and attended elementary school, junior high school, and high school in different places. He attended National Taiwan College of Physical Education and played for its baseball team, but later dropped out due to reason unknown.

Professional career

He was signed by Sinon Bulls in 1999, and began his career as a reliever. However, he did not perform well as a rookie, and the Bulls decided not to continue the contract. He then signed with Uni-President Lions, and has since became a valuable reliever in the bullpen. His greatest season was the 2003 season, in which he had 52 appearance, pitched a total of 102.2 innings, and had an ERA of 3.419. He recent performances were hindered by his injury, which was the main reason for the decline in his game appearances.

Kao Kuo-ching

Kao Kuo-ching born October 6, 1978, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently plays as first baseman for the Lions.

He was named the captain for the 2007 season.

Kao Chih-Kang

Kao Chih-kang is a Taiwanese professional baseball player . After brief amateur career in the Taiwan Cooperative Bank he was drafted by the Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League in early 2005 and stayed in this team to date. Kao is widely regarded as the best Taiwanese catchers of his generation, and has been a frequent member of the Taiwan national baseball team since 2001.

Kao is best known for hitting the game winning RBI in the versus match in the 2003 Asian Baseball Championship series. This victory qualified the Taiwan national baseball team for the 2004 Olympics.

Jong Yeu-Jeng

Jong Yeu-Jeng is a baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He is a righthanded pitcher.

Hsieh Chia-hsien

Chia-Hsian Hsieh is a Taiwanese . Originally drafted by the Taiwan Major League's Taichung Agan in 1998, after TML's merger into CPBL he has been playing for the Chinese Professional Baseball League's and its successors Macoto Cobras and Dmedia T-REX since 2003. A left-handed outfielder and first baseman, he is well-known for his offensive and powerful batting. He has been a frequent member of the Taiwan national baseball team since 1999 and holds a controversial record of reaching career 100th home run fastest in the history of professional baseball in Taiwan in within only 454 games; CPBL did not recognize this record because his first 75 home runs were hit in the TML. He also hit CPBL's milestone 5000th home run on April 12, 2006.

Basic Information

*Number: 55
*Height: 176 cm
*Weight: 87 kg
*Bats: Left

Career Records

Trivia

Hsieh and teammate Chuan-Jia Wang are both former full-time pitchers who have seen great success in converting into batters.

Huang Kan-lin

Huang Kan-lin born March 12, 1975, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently plays for the Lions.

Personal life

Huang is currently engaged with CPop singer A-Lin, a Taiwanese singer with background. They were engaged on May 26, 2007, when A-Lin was approximately two months into pregnancy.

Hsu Feng-pin

Hsu Feng-pin born October 10, 1981, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently plays as center fielder for the Lions.

Huang Chung-Yi

Huang Chung-Yi is a baseball player who currently plays and head coaches the Sinon Bulls.

A bright star since young, Huang competed in the and won the silver medal. After the 1992 Olympics Huang entered CPBL along with then just-established Jungo Bears and stayed with the team and its successors and Sinon Bulls to date. With his seniority and the so many accomplishments achieved, he was appointed as head coach by the Sinon Bulls after the end of CPBL's 2006 season, but still maintains the identity of player.

Huang's major achievements during his CPBL career:
*Hit 3 home runs in a single game in his rookie year on April 27, 1993, the 2nd player to achieve so in the CPBL history.

*Reached career 1000th hits fastest in the CPBL history on June 13, 2002, in within only 876 games.

*Accumulates most appearances and most hits in the CPBL history, and are still accumulating.

*Competed in the 1992 and 2004 Olympics, at an interval of 12 years.

Basic Information

*Number: 17
*Height: 174 cm
*Weight: 82 kg
*Bats/throws: R/R
*Position: Second baseman

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Huang Wen-Po

Huang Wen-Po is a baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He is a righthanded pitcher.

Kao Cheng-hua

Kao Cheng-hua born July 1, 1977, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently plays as catcher for the Lions.

Genji Kaku

Genji Kaku , is a former professional baseball player from , Taiwan. His family comes from the . He obtained Japanese citizenship in September, 1989, and often uses the Japanese name, 佳久 源治 while in Japan.

Biography

Kaku first traveled to Japan in 1969 as part of the Taiwanese little league team, where his team won the little league championship. Kaku finished his military service in Taiwan, and joined the Chunichi Dragons in mid-1981. He was not regarded as a star player at that time, and arrived in Japan with only about 3000 yen in his pocket.

His sharp fastball and breaking pitches quickly earned him a spot on the starting rotation, and he won over 10 games from 1983 to 1986. However, he also lost over 10 games each of these seasons due to poor run support.

In 1987, Dragons closer Kazuhiko Ushijima was traded to the Lotte Marines for Hiromitsu Ochiai, and manager Senichi Hoshino chose Kaku as the new closer. Kaku was a huge success in the closing role, using his solid control and hard sinker to lead the Central League in saves in 1987 and 1988. The Dragons won the league championship in 1988, and Kaku received the league MVP award despite having to return to Taiwan during the season to mourn for his younger brother, who had died in a car accident.

Kaku obtained Japanese citizenship in 1989, and currently has a Japanese wife. He returned to the starting rotation in 1990, winning 13 games in 1991. He became a reliever in 1993, and became the fifth Japanese player in history to record 100 wins and 100 saves in 1994. He also led the league with a 2.45 ERA that year. He played his final season in Japan in 1996.

Kaku played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League from 1997 to 1998, and participated in the preliminary rounds of the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Taiwanese national team in 1999 at the age of 42.

He opened a restaurant in Naka-ku, Nagoya after retiring from baseball. His jersey number is a retired number for the Taiwan national baseball team.