Wang Kuang-hui
baseball player (1964-2021)
Wang Kuang-hui (Chinese: 王光輝; pinyin: Wáng Guānghuī; Wade–Giles: Wang2 Kuang1 Hui1; 12 November 1964 – 30 August 2021) was a Taiwanese professional baseball player and coach. He spent his entire playing and coaching career in the Chinese Professional Baseball League with the Brother Elephants franchise.
Career
Wang joined the Brother Hotel amateur baseball team in 1988. Wang won the batting champion in the Chinese Professional Baseball League's inaugural 1990 season. In middle of the 2004 season, he retired as a player. Over the course of his career, Wang appeared in twelve straight all-star games, and won the Gold Glove Award three times. Wang began his coaching career as a hitting coach for the Elephants. In October 2006, Wang was named the team's field manager. He resigned as manager in May 2009. He then coached youth and college baseball teams from 2010.
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