Hsu Ming-Chieh

Hsu Ming-Chieh
Saitama Seibu Lions — No. 23
Pitcher
Born: December 1, 1976 (1976-12-01) (age 34)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Professional debut
TML: 1998 for the Taichung Agan
NPB: April 2, 2000 for the Seibu Lions
NPB statistics (through 2008)
Win-Loss	36-33
ERA	4.31
Strikeouts	339
Teams
Taichung Agan (1998-1999) Seibu Lions / Saitama Seibu Lions (2000-present)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hsu.

Hsu Ming-Chieh (simplified Chinese: 许铭杰; traditional Chinese: 許銘傑; pinyin: Xǔ Míngjié), born December 1, 1976 in Kaohsiung County, now part of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan) is a pitcher for Nippon Professional Baseball's Seibu Lions. He is known for his Shuuto (two-seamer).^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Hsu was raised in southern Taiwan and joined his school's baseball team in elementary school. At the age of 12, Hsu participated in the 1989 Little League World Series while playing for Kang-Tu Little League. Kang-Tu lost the series to a team from Trumbull, Connecticut.

Professional career

In 1998, Hsu joined Taichung Agan, a baseball club in the now-defunct Taiwan Major League. His outstanding performance with Agan in the 1998 and 1999 seasons has been compared with Daisuke Matsuzaka by the Taiwanese media.^{[citation needed]} In 2000, he joined the Seibu Lions of the Pacific League in Japan.

International experience

Hsu has participated in many International baseball events.

• 1989: Little League World Series
• 1995: Asian Baseball Championship
• 1995: Intercontinental Cup
• 1997: Asian Baseball Championship
• 1998: Bangkok Asian Games
• 1999: Asian Baseball Championship
• 2001: Baseball World Cup
• 2003: Asian Baseball Championship
• 2007: Baseball World Cup
• 2007: Asian Baseball Championship

See also

• Chinese Taipei national baseball team

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com
• Player information from WikiBaseball (Chinese)

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