Gerald Chin

Gerald Josymar Chin Dixon

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.

• Born May 29, 1993 in Changuinola Panama

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Biographical Information

Gerald Chin has played in the minors and for the Panamanian national team.

Chin was signed by Atlanta Braves scout Luis Ortiz in June 2012. He hit .291/.345/.405 for the DSL Braves that summer, fielding .965 at second base. In 2013, he fielded .944 between the DSL Braves (hitting .280/.393/.390 with 28 BB and 31 R in 47 G) and GCL Braves (3 for 15, BB). During 2014, he continued to hit okay - .273/.324/.394 between the Rome Braves (21 G) and Danville Braves (9 G), but fielded .926 at second. That ended his run in the Atlanta system.

He was on Panama's roster in the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers but was their only position player not used. In the 2017 Bolivarian Games, he hit .316/.450/.316 with four walks and five runs in five games. He tied Jesús Mogollón and Jorge Bishop for second in the Games in runs, three behind Edgar Muñoz. In the Gold Medal Game, he hit 9th for Panama and went 2 for 4 in a 6-4 loss to host Colombia.

Chin was better yet in the 2017 Central American Games, producing at a .450/.522/.700 clip in the round-robin phase with 8 runs and 9 RBI in five games. He was 5th in average (between Ofilio Castro and Omar Obregón), tied Andrés Aguilar and Muñoz for second in hits (9, one behind Juan Colato), led in runs (by one), was second in slugging (.062 behind Colato), was second in RBI (one behind major leaguer Cheslor Cuthbert), led in triples (2) and was second with 14 total bases (2 behind Colato). In the Gold Medal Game, he hit 3rd and drove in Muñoz in the first with a hit off former major leaguer Wilton López; he was 2 for 4 as a bright spot for Panama in a 3-1 loss to Nicaragua.