Yi-Chuan Liu

Yi-Chuan Liu (劉義傳)

• Bats Right Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 191 lb.

• School Taipei Physical Education College
• High School Chung Hua High School

• Born January 13, 1962 in Hualien County Taiwan

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Biographical Information

Yi-Chuan Liu pitched in CPBL and for the Chinese Taipei National Team.

Liu represented Taiwan in the 1984 Haarlemse Honkbalweek and 1989 World Port Tournament. He led the latter event with a 0.87 ERA, though Harry Koster won Best Pitcher honors. The Mercuries Tigers signed Liu when they were founded in 1990, and he soon entered their rotation. The young pitcher was 6-3 with a 3.84 ERA in 15 starts, and was selected into the All-Star game in his rookie year. However, Liu didn't pitched well the next year, as he only started 8 games with a horrible 5.05 ERA. The Tigers then decided to turned him into a relief pitcher, which saved his career. Liu was the main mid-inning reliever for the Tigers, played more than 45 games each year from 1994 to 1998, and was selected into the All-Star Game five more times. He also grabbed a CPBL Gold Glove award in 1997, and earned CPBL Most Improved Player Award in 1994. He also was on Taiwan's roster for the 1998 Asian Games.

When the Tigers dissolved in 1999, the Brother Elephants signed Liu. The veteran reliever extended his condition in the first year with the Elephants, when he pitched 42 games with a 2.62 ERA. However, when the Elephants decided to make their pitching staff younger, 39-years-old Liu was turned into pitching coach, and only pitched in a few low-leverage innings. He set the CPBL record for the oldest local pitcher with 43 years and 259 days. Liu retired in 2005, and transferred to the Sinon Bulls. He served as pitching coach from 2007 to 2008, and became a high school coach. He coached Ping-Jen High School from 2008 to 2010, and Dahan Institute of Technology in 2012. He also coached the Chinese Taipei junior national baseball team in 2013 World Junior Championship. He is the coach of Hualien Physical Education High School now (2023).

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