Yeh Ting-jen (; born July 1, 1983, in
Taiwan
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) is a Taiwanese
baseball
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player who currently plays for
Brother Elephants
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of
Chinese Professional Baseball League
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. He is a
pitcher
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who throws and
bats
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left-handed. He is and weighs .
He pitched for the
Lowell Spinners
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minor league
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team in the New York Penn league in 2006, playing in 9 games, with a record of 1–0 and an
Earned run average
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of 9.53 and batted .400 as well.
Baseball America 2007 Almanac: A Comprehensive Review of the 2006 Season
/ref> The Lowell Spinners are a minor-league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox
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.
Career statistics
See also
* Chinese Professional Baseball League
The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL; ) is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan. The league was established in 1989 and played the first season in 1990. CPBL eventually absorbed the competing Taiwan Major League in 20 ...
* Brother Elephants
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References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Brother Elephants players
Baseball players from New Taipei
Fu Jen Catholic University alumni
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