| Hsu Ming-Chieh | |
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| Pitcher / Coach | |
| Born: (1976-12-01)December 1, 1976 (age 48) | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 2, 2000, for the Seibu Lions | |
| NPB statistics (through 2013) | |
| Win–loss record | 49-49 |
| ERA | 4.20 |
| Strikeouts | 476 |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Hsu Ming-chieh (Chinese:許銘傑;pinyin:Xǔ Míngjié;Wade–Giles:Hsu3 Ming2-chieh2; born 1 December 1976) is a former Taiwanese professionalbaseballpitcher. He previously played forNippon Professional Baseball'sSaitama Seibu Lions andOrix Buffaloes. He is known for hisShuuto (two-seamer).[citation needed]
Hsu was raised in southernTaiwan and joined his school baseball team in elementary school. At the age of 12, Hsu participated in the1989 Little League World Series while playing for Kang-Tu Little League. Kang-Tu lost the series to a team fromTrumbull, Connecticut.
In 1998, Hsu joinedTaichung Agan, a baseball club in the now-defunctTaiwan Major League. His outstanding performance with Agan in the 1998 and 1999 seasons has been compared withDaisuke Matsuzaka by theTaiwanese media.[citation needed]
In 2000, he joined theSeibu Lions of thePacific League in Japan. In 2012, after 12 seasons with the Lions, he moved to theOrix Buffaloes, where he played 2 seasons.
In 2014, he returned to Taiwan, playing for theLamigo Monkeys in theChinese Professional Baseball League.
Hsu has participated in many International baseball events.