Chen Chih-yuan (Chinese: 陳致遠; Wade–Giles: Chen2 Chih4 Yuan3; born October 27, 1976, in Taoyuan County, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese aborigine (tribe: Amis) former professional baseball player (position: outfielder).

Career

A well-known slugger since college era in the Fu Jen Catholic University, Chen had been a frequent member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team between 1997 and 2004, participating the 2004 Summer Olympics in which he hit a home run in the match against Greece. In professional career, Chen joined the Brother Elephants of CPBL in mid-2001 and had been a bright star of the team.

After the 2009 CPBL season Chen had been under investigation for game-fixing allegations. Although Chen denied any wrongdoings, the Banqiao District Prosecutors' Office still indicted him for gambling and fraud on February 10, 2010. Chen was immediately expelled as a result, ending his professional baseball career.

Since December 2010, Chen runs a barbecue restaurant in Hualien City along with his former Brother Elephants teammate Chin-hui Tsao who was also expelled by CPBL due to game-fixing allegation. In June 2011, the Banciao District Court sentenced Chen to 30 months imprisonment for game-fixing. An appeal heard by the Taiwan High Court in 2014 reduced his prison sentence to four to six months, or a fine of NT$162,000.

Chen married local starlet Lin Hsiu-Chin (林秀琴) in 2005 and they had a daughter.

Career statistics

  • Bold font indicates leading in CPBL
SeasonGABRH2B3BHRTBRBISBBBSOAVG
2001301202545113680303923.375
2002843086589184151605724358.289
2003100401841372061822397313757.342
2004100393661131871218154203978.288
20056022439681411871872534.304
20069636049912011214949113970.253
2007301112041111466270518.369
200881334711011931115950173636.302
200932133203762459184421.278
Total613267544072213728831164400125237395.303

Awards

  • 6-time CPBL All-star Game (2002–2006, 2008)
  • CPBL Rookie of the Year (2001)
  • CPBL RBI Champion Award (2003)
  • CPBL Hits Champion Award (2003)
  • 3-time CPBL Golden Glove Award (outfielder) (2002–2004)
  • 3-time CPBL Best Ten Player Award (outfielder) (2002–2004)

Salary

YearTeamNT/month
2001Brother Elephants120,000
2002Brother Elephants125,000
2003Brother Elephants160,000
2004Brother Elephants220,000
2005Brother Elephants280,000
2006Brother Elephants270,000
2007Brother Elephants230,000
2008Brother Elephants210,000
2009Brother Elephants240,000
2010Brother Elephants200,000

See also

External links

  • Career statistics from
  • Player information from (in Chinese)
Awards
Preceded byFeng Sheng-hsien (馮勝賢)CPBL Rookie of the Year Award 2001Succeeded byTsai Chung-nan (蔡仲南)
Preceded byTsai Feng-ang (蔡豐安)CPBL RBI Champion Award 2003Succeeded byChang Tai-shan (張泰山)
Preceded byHuang Chung-yi (黃忠義)CPBL Hit Champion Award 2003Succeeded byPeng Cheng-min (彭政閔)