Hsieh-Chin Chang

Hsieh-Chin Chang (張協進)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 158 lb.

• School Fu Jen Catholic University
• High School Hua Hsing High School

• Born August 20, 1969 in Chiayi County Taiwan

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Biographical Information

Hsieh-Chin Chang played in the CPBL for 6 years.

Chang was with Taiwan for the 1982 Little League World Series. He was drafted by the Sinon Bulls in the first round of the 1994 CPBL Draft, and he hit .216/.247/.243 in 50 games in his rookie year. He crushed his first career dinger on October 16, 1996, and he was the second player whose first homer was a grand slam in CPBL history (following Lin-Lien Wu). Chang ended up hitting .177/.188/.291 in 1996, then he improved to .255/.263/.367 in 1997. He struggled again in 1998 as his batting line was .211/.230/.238, and he was 0-for-1 in the 1998 Taiwan Series and the Bulls were beaten by the Wei Chuan Dragons in 7 games. Chang bounced back in 1999, hitting .242/.264/.295 and attended the 1999 CPBL All-Star Game; he was 0-for-2. Chang then jumped to the Brother Elephants, but he only hit .173/.209/.233 in 2000. The Brothers released him, and his professional career ended. He started to coach the Tung Shih High School in 2015.

Overall, Chang hit .221/.241/.283 with 232 hits and 41 doubles in 6 seasons in the CPBL.

Sources

• CPBL Player page
• Taiwan Baseball Wiki