Chia-Jen Lo (born 7 April 1986), is a Taiwanese

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who is currently a free agent. He has played for the

Fubon Guardians The Fubon Guardians () are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan. The team is owned by Fubon Financial Holding Co. and play their home games at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium in New Taipei City. ...

of the CPBL and the Houston Astros of

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(MLB).

Career

Houston Astros

On October 31, 2008, Lo signed with the Houston Astros. Lo made his professional debut with the High-A

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, and also spent time with the Double-A

Corpus Christi Hooks The Corpus Christi Hooks are a Minor League Baseball team of the Texas League and the Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. They are located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and are named for the city's association with fishing. The team is owned by ...

, logging a 2.10 ERA in 42 appearances between the two teams. Lo was invited to Spring Training with the Astros in 2010, but did not make the team and was assigned to Corpus Christi, where he spent the season, posting a 1.80 ERA in 7 appearances. In 2011, Lo played for the Single-A

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, but only appeared in 2 games and struggled to a 13.50 ERA. The following season, Lo split the year between Lancaster and the rookie-level

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, pitching to an 0.90 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 30.0 innings across 19 appearances. Lo was added to the Astros' 40-man roster after the 2012 season. 20130731-0813 Chia-Jen Lo

On July 29, 2013, Lo was promoted to the major leagues for the first time by the Astros. He made his major league debut on July 31, pitching one scoreless inning of relief and recording his first career strikeout in an 11–0 win over the

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. Lo made 19 appearances with Houston in 2013, recording an 0-3 record and 4.19 ERA. In 17 minor league games with Corpus Christi, the Single-A

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, and the Low-A

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, Lo accumulated a 3.24 ERA. On April 5, 2014, Lo was outrighted off of the Astros' 40-man roster. He was assigned to the Triple-A

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, and recorded a 4.74 ERA in 16 games before he was released by Houston on May 27.

EDA Rhinos/Fubon Guardians

Following his release from Houston, Lo signed with the

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of the

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(CPBL). He spent the year as the teams closer, pitching 15.2 scoreless innings in 12 games with the team. In 2015, Lo played in 49 games with the Rhinos, logging a 2-5 record and 5.19 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 43.1 innings of work. Lo did not appear in a game for the Rhinos in 2016 after undergoing shoulder surgery. In November 2016, the Rhinos rebranded as the

after Fubon Financial Holding Co. bought the team. In 2017 with, Fubon, Lo recorded a 7.20 ERA in 7 appearances. The following season, Lo made 23 appearances for the Guardians, but struggled to an 8.35 ERA. After the 2018 season, Lo signed with the

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of the

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for the 2018/19 season. Lo posted a 5.00 ERA in 7 games. In 2019, Lo played in only 3 games for Fubon's main team, but struggled to a 16.20 ERA. Lo was released by Guardians because of his poor control after 2019 season.

Wei Chuan Dragons

On December 31, 2019, Lo signed a contract with the

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of the

(CPBL). He spent the entire 2020 season with Wei Chuan's minor league team, without appearing in a game with the main club. On July 18, 2021, it was announced that Lo would undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his season without having appeared in a game for the Dragons. He was released following the season on December 21, 2021.

International career

Lo selected

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at the 2008 Summer Olympics,

2009 World Baseball Classic The 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international baseball competition. It began on 5 9 and finished 5 26. Unlike in 2006, when the round-robin format of the first two rounds led to some eliminations being decided by run-difference tie ...

, 2013 exhibition games against Japan, 2014 Asian Games and

2015 WBSC Premier12 The 2015 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship sponsored by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the inaugural event of the WBSC Premier12. It was held from November 8 to 21 in Taiwan and Japan. The South Korean ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lo, Chia-Jen 1986 births Living people Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games medalists in baseball Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2014 Asian Games Corpus Christi Hooks players EDA Rhinos players Fubon Guardians players Gulf Coast Astros players Houston Astros players Lancaster JetHawks players Lexington Legends players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Taiwan Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Olympic baseball players of Taiwan People from Pingtung County Quad Cities River Bandits players Sydney Blue Sox players Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in the United States Tri-City ValleyCats players 2009 World Baseball Classic players 2015 WBSC Premier12 players Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Australia

Career

Houston Astros

EDA Rhinos/Fubon Guardians

Wei Chuan Dragons

International career

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