Chin-Feng Chen

Who is Chin-Feng Chen?

Chin-Feng Chen is a baseball outfielder who was the first player born in Taiwan to play in Major League Baseball.

He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in parts of the 2002-2005 season, but only sparingly. In 2005, Chen was reluctant to accept the designation for assignment back to Dodgers' Las Vegas 51s AAA team, and try out with another major league team. In 2006, after struggling to make the 25-man roster with the Dodgers, Chen tried out for the Japanese professional league and eventually decided to play in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan.

Chen is the first Taiwanese baseball player to play in Major League baseball when he made his debut on September 14, 2002. In 2005, Chen was the first Taiwanese position player to ever get a hit in Major League Baseball. However, Chin-hui Tsao became the first Taiwanese player to get a hit in the Majors as a pitcher with the Colorado Rockies on August 18, 2003. After his contract with the Dodgers organization expired after the 2005 season, Chen announced on December 26, 2005, that he would not return to North America for the 2006 season, but would instead enter the CPBL draft. He was promptly selected by the La New Bears.