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List of Major League Baseball players from Taiwan

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This is a list of players from Taiwan in Major League Baseball. There have been 18 players total from Taiwan. Those players, especially star pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, became household names of Taiwanese people and induced huge followings for their games during MLB seasons. In November 2011, the inaugural MLB Taiwan All-Star Series was played in five games at three ballparks across Taiwan during the postseason. Wang and Fu-Te Ni were called up by the Chinese Taipei national baseball team against the MLB All-Star team. All Taiwanese players who have appeared in Major League Baseball began their professional baseball careers in the United States by signing with teams as an international free agent. The first Taiwanese baseball player to be selected and signed via the Major League Baseball draft process was Lyle Lin, who was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, and signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Active players

Included in this table are players who are on, or have been on, an active MLB roster during the current MLB season (or, during the offseason, players who were on an active MLB roster during the most recently completed MLB season). Players are ordered by the date of MLB debut.

NamePositionMLB debutGamesMLB team(s)Ref.
Kai-Wei TengPitcherMarch 31, 20248San Francisco Giants (2024–)
Tsung-Che ChengInfielderApril 9, 20253Pittsburgh Pirates (2025–)

:* Games played through the 2025 regular season.

Former players

Listed below are previous players in MLB, ordered by the date of their final MLB appearance.

NameMLB debutMLB final gameGamesPositionMLB team(s)Ref.
19OutfielderLos Angeles Dodgers (2002–2005)
58PitcherDetroit Tigers (2009–2010)
118InfielderLos Angeles Dodgers (2007–2010)
New York Mets (2011)
218PitcherLos Angeles Dodgers (2005–2011)
9OutfielderBoston Red Sox (2012)
19PitcherHouston Astros (2013)
47PitcherCleveland Indians (2013–2015)
57PitcherColorado Rockies (2003–2005)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2007, 2015–2016)
174PitcherNew York Yankees (2005–2009)
Washington Nationals (2011–2012)
Toronto Blue Jays (2013)
Kansas City Royals (2016)
3PitcherChicago Cubs (2017–2018)
11PitcherTampa Bay Rays (2017–2018)
4PitcherTexas Rangers (2019)
47PitcherMilwaukee Brewers (2014, 2017)
Oakland Athletics (2019)
Pittsburgh Pirates (2019)
219PitcherBaltimore Orioles (2012–2015)
Miami Marlins (2016–2019)
102InfielderBoston Red Sox (2017–2020)
Minnesota Twins (2021)
235InfielderCleveland Guardians (2019–2022)
Pittsburgh Pirates (2022)
Tampa Bay Rays (2022)
Boston Red Sox (2022–2023)

All-Star Game selections

PlayerLeagueSelectionsYear(s)Notes
NL12010Selected in place of injured Jason Heyward.

:Bold indicates the player was selected to the starting roster

[[Major League Baseball postseason|Postseason]] appearances

PlayerSeasonsPositionsWCDSCSWorld SeriesRefsSeries
wonGames
playedSeries
wonGames
playedSeries
wonGames
playedSeries
wonGames
played
2012 Baltimore Orioles
2014 Baltimore OriolesPL
W1
1
L
1
2006 Los Angeles Dodgers
2008 Los Angeles Dodgers
2009 Los Angeles DodgersPL
W1
1
L
L
3
4
2005 New York Yankees
2006 New York Yankees
2007 New York YankeesPL
L
L1
1
2

References

References

  1. (2011-10-26). "MLB Network to show Taiwan series". Nats Insider.
  2. (23 June 2019). "Lin joins D-Backs, becomes 1st Taiwanese to sign via MLB draft".
  3. (June 5, 2019}} Republished as: {{cite news). "ASU baseball finishes with five drafted players, same as 2018". MSN.
  4. "Kai-Wei Teng Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
  5. "Tsung-Che Cheng Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
  6. "Chin-Feng Chen". baseball-reference.com.
  7. "Fu-Te Ni". baseball-reference.com.
  8. "Chin-Lung Hu". baseball-reference.com.
  9. "Hong-Chih Kuo". baseball-reference.com.
  10. "Che-Hsuan Lin". baseball-reference.com.
  11. "Chia-Jen Lo". baseball-reference.com.
  12. "C.C. Lee". baseball-reference.com.
  13. "Chin-hui Tsao". baseball-reference.com.
  14. "Chien-Ming Wang". baseball-reference.com.
  15. "Jen-Ho Tseng". baseball-Reference.com.
  16. "Chih-Wei Hu". baseball-reference.com.
  17. "Wei-Chieh Huang". baseball-reference.com.
  18. "Wei-Chung Wang". baseball-reference.com.
  19. "Wei-Yin Chen". baseball-reference.com.
  20. "Tzu-Wei Lin". baseball-reference.com.
  21. "Yu Chang". baseball-reference.com.
  22. Bernacchio, Adam. (July 13, 2010). "Dodgers' Hong-Chih Kuo in All-Star Game; Injured Jason Heyward Out". [[Bleacher Report]].
  23. "2012 AL Division Series 1".
  24. "2014 AL Division Series 2".
  25. "2014 AL Championship Series".
  26. "2006 NL Division Series 1".
  27. "2008 NL Championship Series".
  28. "2009 NL Division Series 1".
  29. "2009 NL Championship Series".
  30. "2005 AL Division Series 2".
  31. "2006 AL Division Series 1".
  32. "2007 AL Division Series 2".
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