Chen Kuan-yu

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Chen Kuan-yu
Rakuten Monkeys – No. 12
Pitcher
Born: (1990-10-29) October 29, 1990 (age 31)
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Professional debut
NPB: July 16, 2014, for the Yokohama BayStars
CPBL: August 24, 2021, for the Rakuten Monkeys
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record11-11
ERA3.58
Strikeouts216
CPBL statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record1-2
ERA5.19
Strikeouts36
Teams

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Kuan-yu (Chinese: 陳冠宇), born October 29, 1990[1] in New Taipei City, Taiwan, is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Chiba Lotte Marines.

Career[]

Yokohama BayStars[]

While a student at National Taiwan Sport University, Chen signed a 3-year ikusei (development) contract with the Yokohama BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in February, 2011.[2] Chen underwent Tommy John surgery in 2012[3] and did not appear in a game that season, returning late in the 2013 season. On July 11, 2014 Chen was promoted from development player to a regular team contract (with his uniform number changing from 118 to 59)[4] and made his official professional debut three days later at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium versus the Hiroshima Carp. However, his debut game did not go well, and soon after Chen was demoted to the ni-gun squad and subsequently was released from the team in October of that same year.

Chiba Lotte Marines[]

Chen joined the free agent player tryouts for the Chiba Lotte Marines of NPB in November, 2014, and after a successful tryout was signed to a one-year, 6 million Japanese Yen contract in December.[5]

In the 2015 preseason, Chen earned a spot in the Lotte starting rotation and made his debut with the team in the opening series in Fukuoka versus the defending champion SoftBank Hawks. That start ended in a loss, and for the first few months of the season Chen split time between the ichi-gun team and the ni-gun team in Urawa. However, by the summer Chen was back with the ichi-gun team on a permanent basis, and in the push for a Climax Series spot he proved invaluable, finishing the regular season with 14 2/3 consecutive innings pitched without an earned run.[6]

Chiba Lotte resigned Chen for the 2016 season on January 6, 2016 with a 183% salary increase (to 17 million yen).[7]

On December 11, 2020, he become a free agent.[8]

Rakuten Monkeys[]

Chen subsequently returned to Taiwan, and was selected second overall in the 2021 Chinese Professional Baseball League draft, by the Rakuten Monkeys.[9] Chen made his CPBL debut on August 24, 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ "49 チェン・グァンユウ 選手名鑑 | 千葉ロッテマリーンズ オフィシャルサイト". www.marines.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  2. ^ "【横浜】台湾の陳入団会見「まず体作り」 – 野球ニュース". nikkansports.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  3. ^ "(NPB〉陳冠宇手傷復健　橫濱改簽兩年育成約".
  4. ^ "陳冠宇選手 支配下選手として契約 ｜ 横浜DeNAベイスターズ". 横浜DeNAベイスターズ公式ホームページ. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  5. ^ "ロッテ　前ＤｅＮＡの左腕・陳冠宇と契約　１年６００万円 ― スポニチ Sponichi Annex 野球". www.sponichi.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  6. ^ "49 チェン・グァンユウ 選手名鑑 | 千葉ロッテマリーンズ オフィシャルサイト". marines.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  7. ^ "ロッテ・チェン1100万増　結婚＆大学卒業も公表 – 野球 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  8. ^ "2020年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Hsieh, Ching-wen; Yeh, Joseph (12 July 2021). "Ex-minor league fireballer No. 1 pick in Taiwan baseball draft". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

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