Xu Guiyuan (simplified Chinese: 许桂源; traditional Chinese: 許桂源; pinyin: Xǔ Guìyuán; born January 29, 1996) is a Chinese baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Kōchi Fighting Dogs of the Shikoku Island League Plus.
| Xu Guiyuan | |
|---|---|
 Xu with the Aberdeen IronBirds in 2018 | |
| Kōchi Fighting Dogs | |
| First baseman/Outfielder | |
| Born: January 29, 1996 Puning, Guangdong, China | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Career edit
Xu signed with the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent in July 2015 from the MLB Development Center in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, making him the first player from one of MLB's three development centers in China to sign with a major league team.[1][2]
In 2016, Xu made his professional debut with the GCL Orioles where he slashed .247/.271/.284 in 33 games and returned there in 2017, batting .179 with seven RBIs in 15 games.[3]
In 2018, Xu was promoted to the low-A Aberdeen IronBirds. After the 2018 season, he signed with the Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League for the 2018/19 season.[4]
On March 25, 2019, Xu was released by the Orioles organization. On May 27, 2019, Xu signed with the Kōchi Fighting Dogs of the Shikoku Island League Plus.[5]
International edit
Xu played in the 2017 World Baseball Classic with China.
References edit
- ^ Barker, Jeff. "Orioles prospect Gui Yuan Xu has hot start, flirts with position change". Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Orioles sign prospect Xu Guiyuan from China". MLB.com.
- ^ "Guiyuan Xu Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ "Tuatara sign Chinese star Xu Guiyuan". TheABL.com.au. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "新入団選手のお知らせ". 高知ファイティングドッグス (in Japanese). May 27, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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