Sheng-Hsien Feng

Sheng-Hsien Feng (馮勝賢)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 181 lb.

• School National Taiwan University of Sport
• High School Meiho High School

• Born October 23, 1975 in Taipei City Taiwan

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Biographical Information

Sheng-Hsien Feng spent nine years in the Chinese Professional Baseball League.

Feng was born prematurely and had trouble with his feet for many years. He walked with crutches and other assistive devices until he was five years old. He played in the 1988 Little League World Series and 1997 Asian Championship. He hit .364/.417/.409 but made five errors in 23 total chances. He was in the 1998 Asian Games. In the 1998 Baseball World Cup, he was 6 for 14 with a walk as Taiwan's main second baseman; he fielded .969. He was 4 for 16 with a walk in the 1999 World Port Tournament. He also appeared in the 1999 Asian Championship. In the 1999 Intercontinental Cup, Feng was 0 for 5 while backing up Chang-Ming Cheng at third base.

The Taipei native turned pro in 1999 with the Brother Elephants, going 15 for 45. In 2000, he hit .291/.346/.389 with 15 steals in 20 tries. He won the CPBL Rookie of the Year Award and was named to the Best Ten at shortstop. Sheng-Hsien batted .255/.315/.331 and stole 32 bases in 42 attempts in 2001, moving to second base while flipping positions with Jui-Chen Chen. In the 2001 Taiwan Series, he hit .316/.417/.368 to help the Brothers beat the Uni-President Lions in 7 games. Feng hit .266/.331/.337 in 2002 and fielded .973, his 4th straight season with an improving fielding percentage. He won his first CPBL Gold Glove at second base. He hit .231/.286/.462 in the 2002 Taiwan Series with a solo shot against Hiroaki Nakayama in Game 1, and the Brothers won the title again as they swept the Chinatrust Whales.

In 2003, he batted .260/.334/.306 and reached double digit steals for the last time (12). He fielded .981 and won another Gold Glove. His batting line was only .192/.192/.269 in the 2003 Taiwan Series, and the Brothers won the title again as they beat the Sinon Bulls in 6 games. Feng's batting line was .214/.264/.294 in a major off-year in 2004; his fielding percentage fell to .979, the first time it had declined during his professional career. For the 2005 Elephants, Sheng-Hsien hit .239/.283/.297 and fielded a career-best .985. He took home his third and last Gold Glove. From October 4, 1999 through August 23, 2005, he played in 556 consecutive games. Feng hit .276/.339/.334 in 2006 and .179/.274/.252 in 53 games in 2007.

After finishing his playing career, Feng coached and managed in the minor leagues for the Elephants. He became their fielding coach in May 2009, and he coached them until 2012. He was a broadcaster during the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He was interim manager of the EDA Rhinos (1-2) in 2013, and he served as their fielding coach from 2013 to 2015. He was the secretary-general of the CPBL from 2017 to 2021.

Overall, Feng batted .255/.316/.320 with 647 hits and 89 doubles in 690 games in 7 seasons in the CPBL and fielded .969.

Related Sites

• Taiwan Baseball Wiki bio of Feng
• CPBL Player Page