Wang Wei (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Chinese baseball player
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Place of Birth: Beijing, China
About Wang Wei (baseball)
- Wang Wei (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: Wáng Wei; 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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