Szu-Yu Wu

Wu Szu-Yu
Starting pitcher
Born: May 24, 1982 (1982-05-24) (age 42)
Bats: Left Throws: Left
debut
May 4, 2004, for the La New Bears
Career statistics (through June 20, 2009)
Record	33–18
ERA	3.20
Strikeouts	333
Teams
La New Bears (2004−2006) Chiba Lotte Marines (2007−2008) La New Bears (2009)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Szu-Yu Wu (吳偲佑, born May 24, 1982) is a professional baseball player from Taiwan[1] who currently plays for the La New Bears of Chinese Professional Baseball League. His nickname in Taiwan is 546,^[why?] and he currently wears the number 46.

Career

Wu played in Taiwan with the La New Bears until he moved to Japan after signing with the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2006. He is known for his exceptional control of the ball. Two years after joining the Marines, he had his official pro debut against the Orix Buffaloes on May 5, 2008, pitching 6-1/3 innings while allowing 1 run. Although Wu left the game with a 3–1 lead, the bullpen surrendered five runs and the Buffalos ultimately won 6–3. The Marines chose not to bring Wu back to the team after the 2009 season.[2]

References

1. "Names in the Game". Associated Press Archive. November 11, 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2011. Wu Szu-Yu picked up the win after holding the Lions...
2. NPB Tracker. 2009. November 8, 2010. http://www.npbtracker.com/tag/szu-yu-wu/

External links

• Chiba Lotte Marines' official website (in Japanese)