Hsu Ming-chieh
| Hsu Ming-Chieh | |
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| Rakuten Monkeys – No. 70 | |
| Pitcher / Coach | |
| Born: December 1, 1976 | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 2, 2000, for the Seibu Lions | |
| NPB statistics (through 2013) | |
| Win–loss record | 49-49 |
| ERA | 4.20 |
| Strikeouts | 476 |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Hsu Ming-chieh (
Lamigo Monkeys. He previously played for Nippon Professional Baseball's Saitama Seibu Lions and Orix Buffaloes. He is known for his Shuuto (two-seamer).[citation needed
]
Early life
Hsu was raised in southern Taiwan and joined his school baseball team in elementary school. At the age of 12, Hsu participated in the 1989 Little League World Series while playing for Kang-Tu Little League. Kang-Tu lost the series to a team from Trumbull, Connecticut.
Professional career
In 1998, Hsu joined
Taiwanese media.[citation needed
]
In 2000, he joined the
Seibu Lions of the Pacific League in Japan. In 2012, after 12 seasons with the Lions, he moved to the Orix Buffaloes
, where he played 2 seasons.
In 2014, he returned to Taiwan, playing for the
Lamigo Monkeys in the Chinese Professional Baseball League
.
International experience
Hsu has participated in many International baseball events.
- 1989: Little League World Series
- 1995: Asian Baseball Championship
- 1995: Intercontinental Cup
- 1997: Asian Baseball Championship
- 1998: Bangkok Asian Games
- 1999: Asian Baseball Championship
- 2001: Baseball World Cup
- 2003: Asian Baseball Championship
- 2007: Baseball World Cup
- 2007: Asian Baseball Championship
See also
External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
- Player information from WikiBaseball (in Chinese)