Chang Chien-ming (; born 27 July 1980) is a

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who is currently a free agent.

Career

Chang debuted with the

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when he was a teenager, going 4 for 20 with a double as the starting third baseman for Chinese Taipei in the

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. He helped Taiwan win Gold in the 2001 Asian Baseball Championship. In the 2001 World Port Tournament, he hit .222/.243/.250 and was thrown out stealing in both attempts. He batted .294/.294/.294 in the

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. In the

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, he again played for Taiwan, hitting .286/.333/.357, stole 2 bases in 2 tries and had one outfield assist in four games. Chang hit .115/.258/.154 in the

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as a regular corner outfielder. In 2004, Chang made his professional debut with the

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and hit .291/.331/.366. He batted .283/.325/.364 and stole 21 bases in 28 tries in 2005; he was with Sinon as they won the CPBL title. He appeared in the first

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. Chang made the Taiwan roster for the 2006 World Baseball Classic and went 4 for 11 with a walk and a double as one of their better performers. In the 2006 CPBL campaign, he hit .284/.335/.365 and only stole 3 bases; the 21 in 2005 was the only time in his first four seasons that he reached double digits in swipes. He was with Taiwan for the

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and

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. In the latter event, he hit .405/.463/.595 with 8 runs, 7 RBI and a surprising 2 home runs in nine games for Taiwan, acting as their main right fielder; Chang only has hit 8 home runs in his first 1,107 at-bats in the CPBL. He tied

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and Yoandry Urgellés for third in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup with 15 hits, trailing only

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and Yung-Chi Chen. He tied 8 others, including former major leaguer Ivanon Coffie for second in home runs, trailing only

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. He failed to make the All-Tournament outfield as Urgellés,

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and

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were chosen. In the 2007 CPBL campaign, the outfielder batted .343/.389/.582 in 21 games for Sinon, his playing time limited by left elbow surgery early in the year. He was back in action for the

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, going 2 for 11. He was one of the top hitters in the 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament, batting .480/.581/.640 to help Taiwan earn a spot in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He tied Tom Brice and

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for third in the event with 9 runs, trailing Yong-kyu Lee and

Young-min Ko Ko Young-min (Hangul: 고영민, Hanja: 高永民) (born February 8, 1984) is a retired South Korean second baseman who played for the Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization between 2002 and 2016. He batted and threw right-handed. Pr ...

. He was 4th in average behind Joo-chan Kim, Jimmy Van Ostrand and Luke Hughes. As the starting Taiwan right fielder, Chang hit .154/.233/.192 in the 2008 Olympics and made a throwing error that allowed Wei Sun to score the winning run in Taiwan's stunning loss to China. He also played for

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in the

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References

External links

2006 World Baseball Classic stats for Taiwan
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Harry Wedemeijer's international tournament statsCPBL Player Page (in Chinese)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chang, Chien-Ming 1980 births Living people Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games medalists in baseball Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games Baseball players at the 2010 Asian Games Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics EDA Rhinos players Fubon Guardians players Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Olympic baseball players for Taiwan Sportspeople from Hualien County Sinon Bulls players Taiwanese baseball players 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2013 World Baseball Classic players 2015 WBSC Premier12 players Wei Chuan Dragons coaches