Min-Shih Chen

Min-Shih Chen (陳敏賜)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 205 lb.

• School National Taiwan College of Physical Education and Sports
• High School Taitung Physical Education High School

• Born December 6, 1989 in Taitung County Taiwan

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Biographical Information

Min-Shih Chen pitched in the minors and in the CPBL and was on the Taiwanese national team.

Chen hit .318/.348/.364 for Taiwan in the 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week, starting in left; only Chih-Pei Huang had a better average for the team. Moving to the mound, he hit 95.7 mph on the radar gun, drawing interest from MLB scouts. He was signed by Seattle Mariners scouts Jamey Storvick, Sam Kao and Pat Kelly.

He was 5-4 with a 6.08 ERA for the 2011 AZL Mariners. He tied for fifth in the Arizona League in wins and tied for sixth in losses. He went 2-0 with a save and a 6.07 ERA for the '12 Pulaski Mariners. He had a 2-2, 2.78 record and two saves for the Everett AquaSox in 2013, becoming a full-time reliever. With the Adelaide Bite in the 2013-2014 Australian Baseball League, he allowed three runs (two earned) in ten innings, fanning twelve. He was 2-6 with a save and a 8.03 ERA for the High Desert Mavericks in 2014. He finished his US career at 11-12, 6.29 in 82 games.

Out of the M's chain, he was a 8th-round pick of the Lamigo Monkeys in the 2015 CPBL Draft. He allowed two runs in one inning in 2015 and pitched a shutout inning in 2016 while also batting sometimes (.208/.240/.333). In 2017, he gave up 6 runs (3 earned) in 6 innings. He had a 3.68 ERA in seven games in 2018. He had a 4.70 ERA in four CPBL seasons.

Leaving the CPBL, he became a full-time outfielder again and won a home run title in the spring of 2019. That earned him a spot on Taiwan's squad for the 2019 Asian Championship. He was 0 for 7 with two runs. He sat out the Gold Medal Game win over Japan as Tzu-Wei Lin played left and Chih-Yu Tsai manned center.