Fu-Te Ni (born 14 November 1982), nicknamed "Tudigong", is a former Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[1][2] Ni was a professional baseball player from Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). After his franchise, the Chinatrust Whales, disbanded on November 11, 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers in 2009. He has also previously played for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He is currently the pitching coach for ANYO Fresh, an amateur team in Taiwan.[3]
| Fu-Te Ni | |
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.jpg) Ni with the Detroit Tigers in 2010 | |
| ANYO Fresh – No. 36 | |
| Pitching coach | |
| Born: 14 November 1982 Pingtung County, Taiwan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| CPBL: March 18, 2007, for the Chinatrust Whales | |
| MLB: June 29, 2009, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 4.33 |
| Strikeouts | 43 |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 25-40 |
| ERA | 4.00 |
| Strikeouts | 482 |
| WHIP | 1.34 |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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 Ni pitching for the Chinese Taipei national team in 2015 WBSC Premier12 warm-up game | |||||||||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Ní Fúdé | ||||||||||||||
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Ni was called up to the Major Leagues in June 2009, becoming the sixth Taiwanese player to enter Major League Baseball. He is also the first player to transition from the CPBL to MLB. Ni made his major league debut on June 29, 2009, against the Oakland Athletics.
Career edit
Chinatrust Whales edit
Ni was drafted by the CPBL team Chinatrust Whales in 2005. He signed with the team in early 2007 and played for the entire CPBL 2007 and 2008 seasons. In the two years Ni had a 12–24 record with seven holds, four saves and a 3.43 ERA in 267+2⁄3 inning pitched. Ni won the CPBL strikeout Champion Award in 2008 season with 132 strikeouts.
Detroit Tigers edit
Ni signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers on January 13, 2009. He was assigned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens of the International League. In 24 games with the Mud Hens, Ni went 3–0 with a 2.60 ERA, and 32 strikeouts. Ni was called up on June 28, 2009, to replace the injured Nate Robertson.[4][5] Ni is the sixth Taiwanese player to enter Major League Baseball, and the fourth pitcher.[6] He made his debut on June 29, 2009, against the Oakland Athletics, allowing one run in 1.2 innings with 3 strikeouts. The first major league batter he faced was slugger Jason Giambi, and Ni struck him out. Ni pitched 36 games with the Tigers in 2009 and compiled no wins or losses with a 2.61 ERA and 21 strikeouts.
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After accumulating a 6.65 ERA in 2010, Ni was optioned to the back to the Mud Hens on June 30, 2010.[7]
In February 2011 the Tigers listed him as a non-roster invitee to spring training camp.[8] On March 22, he was assigned to the Mud Hens.[9] He was 6–3 with a 3.24 ERA in 34 games (including 12 starts). Ni was released by the Tigers on August 7, 2012, after he was 2–2 with a 4.56 ERA in 7 games (5 starts) during the 2012 season.
Los Angeles Dodgers edit
After not playing during the 2013 season, Ni was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a minor league contract on December 13, 2013. However, he was released on March 31, 2014.
Lancaster Barnstomers/Camden Riversharks edit
Ni spent the 2014 season playing in the Atlantic League for two different teams. He began the year with the Lancaster Barnstormers before getting traded to the Camden Riversharks for future considerations.
Fubon Guardians edit
Ni signed with the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2015 season. After the 2020 season he elected free agency.
CTBC Brothers edit
Ni signed a one month contract with the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2021 season. After failing to secure a contract extension, he left the team on May 24, 2021.[10]
International career edit
Ni selected Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2008 Olympics, 2009 World Baseball Classic, 2013 exhibition games against Japan, 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2016 exhibition game against Japan and 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Coaching career edit
Ni became the pitching coach for the amateur Popcorn League team ANYO Fresh on November 11, 2021.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fu-Te Ni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Amazing Mandarin nicknames for MLB players". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ a b 自由時報電子報 (2021-11-29). "棒球》離開中職！「土地公」倪福德接安永鮮物投手教練 - 自由體育". 自由時報電子報. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "Tigers place Robertson on 15-day DL". MLB.com. June 28, 2009. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ "Tigers put LHP Nate Robertson on disabled list". USA Today. June 28, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ "Local pitcher closes on major-league debut". Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan). June 29, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Tigers option reliever Ni to Triple-A MLB.com June 30, 2010
- ^ [1] 2011 Tigers spring training roster
- ^ "Tigers add six to roster, outright Ni to Triple-A". MLB.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "沒通過中信兄弟測試 倪福德退休差點去賣咖啡 | ETtoday運動雲 | ETtoday新聞雲". sports.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2022-12-29.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Fu-Te Ni's online Album.