Chih-Fang Pan

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Chih-Fang Pan (潘志芳)

  • Bats Left, Throws Right
  • Height 5' 11", Weight 163 lb.

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Biographical Information[edit]

Infielder Chih-Fang Pan played in the minor leagues and the CPBL.

Pan was signed by scout Adam Hislop for the Oakland Athletics in early 2010. He made his pro debut with the AZL Athletics, on June 21, against the AZL Angels, going two for four with a triple and a run. He hit .331/.386/.440 in the AZL. He was 6th in the league in average (between Odúbel Herrera and Jean Acevedo), tied Jason Rogers for 10th in runs (31) and was 10th in OBP (between Jerod Yakubik and T.J. Mittelstaedt). The only issue was defense, as he fielded .905 at SS and .918 at 2B. He was promoted to A- Vermont Lake Monsters in 2011. Pan recorded a .336/.386/.385 batting line there and fielded better, .978 at 2B. Had he qualified, he would have been 4th in the New York-Penn League in average, between Dean Green and Bryce Ortega. He was selected into the 2012 Futures Game. Replacing Jean Segura at second base for the World team, he struck out against Taijuan Walker and grounded out versus Matt Barnes plus made an error. Pan only hit .243/.300/.324 with the A-ball Burlington Bees. He then played for Taiwan in the 2012 Asian Championship.

The suffered from right shoulder injury, and he missed the entire 2013 season. He came back and hit .254/.311/.331 for the class-A Beloit Snappers in 2014, fielding .967 at 2B. He then represented Taiwan in the 2014 Asian Games. He fielded .905 as the shortstop for the Silver Medalists while hitting .231/.286/.538 with two triples and four RBI in five games. Pan had a 1-for-15 record for the A+ Stockton Ports then the Athletics released him. He announced that he would join the CPBL, and the CTBC Brothers selected him in the second round of the 2015 CPBL Draft. Pan had a .360/.429/.440 slash line in 11 games in 2015, and he played 57 games with a .297/.342/.391 batting line in 2016. In the 2016 Taiwan Series, Pan appeared in 2 games as a pinch-runner, but he didn't get a single at-bat. The Brothers lost to the EDA Rhinos in 6 games.

Pan was selected into the 2017 CPBL All-Star Game, and he was 2-for-3 with a double. He hit .301/.370/.370 in 33 games this season. However, he started the 2018 season with a 3-for-14 record, then he was demoted to the minors. Pan mainly stayed there for the next two seasons, and he only played 24 games with the big club over that period. The Brothers brought him into the 2020 Taiwan Series because Chih-Hao Chang injured, and he was 2-for-7. The Brothers lost to the Uni-President Lions in 7 games. He came back to the major league in 2021, and he hit .242/.279/.348 in 65 games. He lost his spot again, so he only played 52 games combined in the next two seasons.

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