Pan Wei-lun (; born 5 March 1982) is a Taiwanese former

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. He played in the

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(CPBL) for the

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from 2003 to 2024.

Career

After brief

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career in the Taiwan Cooperative Bank baseball team he was drafted by the

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 Chinatrust Whales, but failed to achieve perfect game due to a fielding error by first baseman Kao Kuo-ching. On February 14, 2024, the Lions announced that the 2024 season would be Pan's final season. In 11 games (4 starts) for the Lions, he struggled to a 1–6 record and 6.83 ERA with 8 strikeouts across 29 innings. Pan played in his final game on September 28 against the

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, with the Lions losing 4-0. This game marked his retirement from professional baseball.

International career

Pan represented Chinese Taipei in the 2004 Olympic Game. He, along with Wang Chien-Ming, 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.

Career statistics

Last updated December 6, 2010

References

1982 births Living people Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games baseball players for Chinese Taipei Asian Games gold medalists in baseball Asian Games silver 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 for Taiwan Sportspeople 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