Professional Career
"Take" was drafted by Uni-President Lions in 2005 in the second round, and immediately reached an agreement with the Lions. He made his debut on March 21, 2006 as the starting right fielder, and struck out on his first at-bat. He played only 14 games with 40 at-bets in 2006 before injury ended his season. As a result of the limited game time in 2006, he was eligible for the Rookie of the Year award in 2007, which he won. He was able to recover before the playoffs, and subsequently hit his first career home run in the against the Sinon Bulls on October 21. His first home run in regular season came on April 10, 2007 from Macoto Cobras.
Between June 22 and July 5, 2008, Pan hit home runs in six consecutive games. He was named to the Chinese Taipei national baseball team for the 2008 Olympics.
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