Chen Chih-yuan (; born October 27, 1976 in Taoyuan County, Taiwan) is a

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) former professional baseball player (position: outfielder).

Career

A well-known slugger since college era in the

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, Chen had been a frequent member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team between 1997 and 2004, participating the

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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

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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 () in 2005 and they had a daughter.

Career statistics

*Bold font indicates leading in CPBL

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

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