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Lotte announced on the 21st that it had acquired pitcher Chen Wayne (35), a southpaw from Taiwan who also played in the United States Major Leagues in former China and Japan.
Lotte already has a left-handed pitcher Chen Gwang-yu (29) from the same Taiwan. Both the registered name and the marker notation are expected to be full names.
Chen Gwang-yu, who is familiar with the decision of “Chen Chen is fine”, is also a representative of Taiwan in international competition and calls himself “a star in Taiwan”. How many stars? After answering “Ichiro”, I thought a bit and rephrased “Tazawa (Junichi, now BC / Saitama)”. Seen from that Chen, Chen Wayne is even more admired.
The Chen surname is one of the main ones in Taiwan. Now that “Lotte’s Chen” has become two people, I have reprinted a column that I discarded in 17 years, hoping for the success of both parties. I would appreciate it if you would read it thinking that there is so much Chen.[Yoshimi Kamada a cargo de Lotte en 2018]
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The name itself is sometimes a bit confusing. A few years ago, on the stage of the Hiroshima-Lotte party, the head of Hiroshima was a reporter with the same last name. Called “Hey Kamada” from behind, I remember looking back at the same time and laughing bitterly.
Incidentally, Lotte’s left-handed pitcher Chen Gwang-yu (27) of Taiwan is out now, and has taken voluntary training with former Sino-Japanese pitcher Chen Wayne (32) of the Marlins. “Mr. Chen was a star. He was kind,” she said happily. It seems they also ate shabu-shabu together in Taipei. The two shots that match a smile are Chen’s. When I was listening to the story, I was confused, “Wait, what string is that dialogue?”
I heard that “Chen” is the most common surname in Taiwan. It’s Mr. Sato in Japan. By the way, Sato occupies about 1.5% of the population. But what surprised me is that there are about 120,000 “Chen Gwang-yu” in Taiwan. If the total population is about 23 million, it is 0.5%. One in 200 people will have the same last name and first name. At a baseball class in Taipei in December, Chen coached elementary school student Chen Gwang-yu. When I heard the name, I got excited and asked, “Really?” And we take photos together. It is an advantage.
Also, let’s reduce the kanji to the same “Chen Kanyu”. In Taiwan, data for all gamers, from elementary school students to adults and working professionals, is recorded and managed. They showed it to me on my mobile phone. From 1988 to 2006, 21 players were hard at work in the world of baseball.
“There are 21 people, but I am the only professional.” The trademark smile is also somewhat proud. Among the countless Mr. Chen, I hope for a break that everyone can consider as “Chen is Lotte’s Chen Gwangyu.” I’m sorry I thought it was confusing on Kamada, which is ranked 189th in the national ranking of surnames.
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