Zhang Zhenwang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Zhang Zhenwang

Chinese baseball catcher

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1988

Place of Birth: Tianjin, China

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Zhang Zhenwang

  • Zhang Zhenwang (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Zhang Zhènwàng; born 1 March 1988 in Tianjin, China) is a catcher in the New York Yankees organization.
  • Zhang began his professional baseball career with the Tianjin Lions of the China Baseball League, leading them to the championship series in 2002, 2005 and 2006.
  • He also was a member of the People's Republic of China National Team and participated in the 2006 World Baseball Classic On June 18, 2007, Zhang became the first baseball player born in the People's Republic of China to sign a Major League Baseball contract with the prior permission of the China Baseball Association, along with Liu Kai who also signed with the Yankees.
  • The first baseball player born in the People's Republic of China to sign a contract with a Major League Baseball Club was pitcher Wang Chao, who signed with the Seattle Mariners on August 9, 2001.

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