Chinese baseball player
Baseball player
Wang Wei Catcher Born: (1978-12-25 ) December 25, 1978 (age 46) Beijing , China
Wang Wei (simplified Chinese : 王伟 ; traditional Chinese : 王偉 ; pinyin : Wáng Wěi ; born 25 December 1978 in Beijing , China ) is a baseball catcher from the People's Republic of China . He holds the distinction of having hit the first home run ever in the World Baseball Classic , when China played eventual champion Japan in the first round. On June 20, 2007, he signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball .
While playing for China in the 2008 Summer Olympics , Wang injured his knee in a collision with USA player Matt LaPorta . He had to have surgery on it and will miss into the 2009 season.
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