Hong-Chih Kuo
- January 4, 2024
- Baseball Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Hong-Chih Kuo |
| Occupation | Baseball Player |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 23, 1981(1981-07-23) |
| Age | 43 |
| Birthplace | Tainan |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Hong-Chih Kuo Biography
| Name | Hong-Chih Kuo |
| Birthday | Jul 23 |
| Birth Year | 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | Tainan |
| Birth Country | Taiwan |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Parents | Li-Ying Mao, Min-Cheng Kuo |
| Spouse | I-Ching Lu |
Hong-Chih Kuo is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 23, 1981 in Tainan, Taiwan. In 2005, he was the fourth MLB player from Taiwan to make his debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In 2005, he became a teammate with closer Eric Gaagne of the Dodgers.
Kuo was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers on June 19, 1999, for a bonus of $1.25 million, but elbow problems prevented him from participating with the team. He underwent two Tommy John surgeries in 2000 and 2003, respectively. It wasn’t until 2005 that Kuo was able to pitch again on a consistent basis. That year, he pitched 11 games for the Vero Beach Dodgers and 17 games for the Jacksonville Suns before coming out of the bullpen for his Major League debut on September 2, 2005, against the Colorado Rockies.
He was selected for Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2002 Asian Games, 2006 World Baseball Classic, 2006 Asian Games and 2013 World Baseball Classic.
He married I-Ching Kuo in 2008.
Hong-Chih Kuo Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Baseball Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Hong-Chih Kuo is one of the richest Baseball Player from Taiwan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hong-Chih Kuo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a pitcher for Taiwan at the Asian Games as well as in the first World Baseball Clinic.
On February 6, 2012, he signed a non-guaranteed one-year deal with the Seattle Mariners. He was released on March 19, 2012.
Hong-Chih Kuo (Chinese: 郭泓志 ; pinyin: Guō Hóngzhì ; Wade–Giles: Kuo Hung Chih ; born July 23, 1981 in Tainan, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese retired professional baseball pitcher who last pitched for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He had previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in CPBL. When Kuo made his debut in 2005, he became the fourth MLB player from Taiwan (after Chin-Feng Chen, Chin-hui Tsao, and Chien-Ming Wang).
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 1 in |
Hong-Chih Kuo height 6 ft 1 in Hong-Chih weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Hong-Chih Kuo Dating?
According to our records, Hong-Chih Kuo married to I-Ching Lu. As of December 1, 2023, Hong-Chih Kuo’s is not dating anyone.
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Kuo was named the 2008 Setup Man of the Year, voted by the fans on MLB.com as part of the website’s This Year in Baseball Awards.
Facts & Trivia
Hong-Chih Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Taiwan. Hong-Chih Kuo celebrates birthday on July 23 of every year.
Kuo began the 2009 season in the Dodgers’ bullpen but injured his elbow and was placed on the disabled list on May 2. He did not rejoin the team until July 27 but returned to form and pitched in 35 games for the Dodgers’ bullpen, ending with an ERA of 3.00.