The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters finalized their deal for one of the biggest stars of Taiwanese baseball on Wednesday, signing a three-year contract with outfielder Wang Po-jung in Taipei.
A two-time Chinese Professional Baseball League batting champion for the Lamigo Monkeys, the 25-year-old Wang is the first player to make the jump from Taiwan to Japan via the posting system.
In joining Nippon Ham in the Pacific League, he follows in the footsteps of fellow Taiwanese outfielder Daikan Yoh, who started his Nippon Professional Baseball career with the Fighters before moving to the Yomiuri Giants in the Central League.