Taiwanese baseball player
Baseball player
Shao-Ching Chiang
(
Chinese
:
江少慶
;
pinyin
:
Ji?ng Sh?oqing
; born November 10, 1993) is a Taiwanese
professional baseball
pitcher
for the
Fubon Guardians
of the
Chinese Professional Baseball League
(CPBL). He has represented the
Chinese Taipei national baseball team
in international competitions.
Career
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Cleveland Indians
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Chiang with the
Columbus Clippers
in 2018
Chiang signed as an international
free agent
with the
Cleveland Indians
organization. From 2012 through 2014, Chiang played for the
Arizona League Indians
, making just one appearance in each of his first two years. In 2014, he pitched in ten games (eight starts) and compiled a 4?2
win?loss record
and a 4.53
earned run average
(ERA).
[1]
He spent 2015 with the
Mahoning Valley Scrappers
where he pitched to a 3?2 record and 3.92 ERA in nine games (eight starts), and 2016 with the
Lake County Captains
where he posted an 8?12 record and 3.96 ERA in 27 starts.
[2]
Chiang spent 2017 with the
Lynchburg Hillcats
and
Akron RubberDucks
where he pitched to a combined 9?10 record and 4.29 ERA in 25 total starts between both teams.
[3]
[4]
In 2018, he split the season between Akron and the
Columbus Clippers
, going a combined 9?7 with a 3.90 with
135
+
1
⁄
3
innings pitched
.
[5]
He opened the 2019 season back with Columbus.
[6]
He became a free agent following the 2019 season.
[7]
Detroit Tigers
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On December 18, 2019, Chiang signed a minor league contract with the
Detroit Tigers
.
[8]
Chiang did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
[9]
He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.
[10]
Fubon Guardians
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On February 25, 2021, Chiang agreed to a development contract with the
Fubon Guardians
of the
Chinese Professional Baseball League
.
[11]
The team subsequently selected him first overall in the 2021
Chinese Professional Baseball League
draft.
[12]
International career
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Chiang represented
Chinese Taipei
at the
2014 Asian Games
and
2017 World Baseball Classic
. In the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea, winning a silver medal with Chinese Taipei.
[13]
In the 2017 World Baseball Classic, he pitched
4
+
1
⁄
3
innings in one appearance against the
Netherlands
.
Chiang again represented
Chinese Taipei
in the
2019 WBSC Premier12
as a starting pitcher against
Puerto Rico
in the Opening Round, and against
Mexico
in the Super Round. In total, he pitched 11.2 innings with 13 strikeouts and ERA 2.31. His strong performance later attracted many
MLB
and
NPB
inquiries.
[14]
He ultimately ended up in the
Detroit Tigers
minor league system.
[15]
References
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"Chang, Chiang help Indians to AZL crown | Arizona League"
. Milb.com. September 2, 2014
. Retrieved
November 8,
2019
.
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"Shao-Ching Chiang pitches well as Lake County Captains open second half with a loss"
.
www.news-herald.com
. Archived from
the original
on February 3, 2017
. Retrieved
January 17,
2022
.
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WBC 2017: Indians players looking great on international stage
Let's Go Tribe ? SB Nation
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"Shao-Ching Chiang Stats, Highlights, Bio ? MiLB.com Stats ? The Official Site of Minor League Baseball"
. MiLB.com
. Retrieved
March 25,
2018
.
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Joseph Coblitz (February 14, 2019).
"Long Road Nearing End for Shao-Ching Chiang"
. thesportsdaily.com
. Retrieved
July 7,
2019
.
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Paul Hoynes (March 8, 2019).
"Cleveland Indians option Bobby Bradley to Triple-A in first spring-training cuts"
. cleveland.com
. Retrieved
July 7,
2019
.
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Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019).
"Minor League Free Agents 2019"
.
Baseball America
. Retrieved
November 8,
2019
.
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RotoWire Staff (December 18, 2019).
"Tigers' Shao-Ching Chiang: Gets minors deal from Detroit"
.
CBSSports.com
. Retrieved
December 18,
2019
.
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"2020 Minor League Season Canceled"
. June 30, 2020.
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Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (November 2, 2020).
"Full List of 2020?2021 MiLB Free Agents"
.
Baseball America
. Retrieved
July 14,
2021
.
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"Shao-Ching Chiang ? International Player ? news and analysis, statistics, game logs, depth charts, contracts, injuries"
.
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Hsieh, Ching-wen; Yeh, Joseph (July 12, 2021).
"Ex-minor league fireballer No. 1 pick in Taiwan baseball draft"
. Central News Agency
. Retrieved
July 12,
2021
.
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2017 World Baseball Classic Chinese Taipei Preview
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宗標, 藍 (November 16, 2019).
"12?/江少慶投出新身價 美、日職棒隊都?上門"
. 聯合線上公司. 聯合新聞網
. Retrieved
August 30,
2020
.
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Beard, Rod (July 14, 2020).
"
'We like him': Shao-Ching Chiang dials up his pitch to stick with Tigers"
. The Detroit News. The Detroit News
. Retrieved
August 30,
2020
.
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