Shi-Xing Ro
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Shi-Xing Ro (羅世幸)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 8", Weight 167 lb.
- School Fu Jen Catholic University
- Born January 25, 1963 in Hualien County Taiwan
Shi-Xing Ro was a top infielder in the first few years of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
Ro was supposed to play for Taiwan in the 1988 Baseball World Cup and 1988 Olympics but was cut from the team before the tournaments. After serving in the Air Force, Ro joined the Wei Chuan Dragons when the CPBL opened for play in 1990; he was already 27 when pro baseball came to Taiwan.
In 1990, the Hualien County native batted .315 and slugged .477. The next year, he hit .307, slugged .482 and won the first CPBL Best Nine award at second base. In 1992, he hit .278, slugged .556 and smacked 23 home runs. He was one home run behind league leader Chung-Chiu Lin and made the Best Nine once again.
Ro hit .264 and slugged .411 in '93, when Chung-Yi Huang surpassed him as the league's premier second sacker. On April 9, he got the 10,000th hit in CPBL history. In 1994, Shi-Xing batted .269 and slugged .439. During 1995, his average was .307 and he slugged .463; he won his third and final Best Nine spot. In 1996, he hit .284/?/.467. The next season, he hit .300 with a .432 slugging percentage.
Ro became the director of Taiwan's player's union around this time. In 1998, he hit just .159/?/.212 for the Taiwan Major League's Taichung Agan; at age 35, his best days were clearly behind him. He also spent part of the year with the Taipei Gida and batted .254 and slugged .356. He hit .202 and slugged .286 for the Chianan Luka in the 1999 TML. In 2000, he hit .205 and slugged .250 to end his career.
