Yen-Jui Chen

Yen-Jui Chen (陳衍瑞)
formerly known as Hung-Yi Chen

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 207 lb.

• School National Taiwan University of Sport
• High School Shi-Yuan High School

• Born September 25, 1992 in Taichung City Taiwan

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Biographical Information

Yen-Jui Chen pitched in the minor leagues and CPBL.

Chen represented Taiwan in the 2010 World Junior Championship, going 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA. He was signed by Minnesota Twins scout Cary Broder in 2010, and he went 0-4 with a 4.33 ERA for the GCL Twins in 2011. He was 2-3 with a 3.41 ERA in 2012, then the Twins released him. Chen returned to Taiwan, and the EDA Rhinos took him in the 11th round of the 2015 CPBL Draft. He had a 20.25 ERA in 2 games for their big club in 2015, then his ERA was 6.29 in the minors in 2016. He was released after having a 10.29 ERA in 9 games in 2017, and the CTBC Brothers picked him up. However, Chen only pitched 9 games with a 3.60 ERA in the minors, then he announced his retirement.

Chen’s repertoire included a fastball (peak 91.3 mph), slider and changeup.

Sources

• CPBL Player Page
• Taiwan Baseball Wiki
• Wayback Archive, 2010 World Junior Championship
• 2012 Twins Media Guide, pg. 360