Chia-Jen Lo
Chia-Jen Lo (born 7 April 1986), is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Wei Chuan Dragons of Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has played for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League and the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.
| Chia-Jen Lo | |||
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| Wei Chuan Dragons – No. 19 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: 7 April 1986 Pingtung County, Taiwan | |||
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: July 31, 2013, for the Houston Astros | |||
| CPBL: August 7, 2014, for the EDA Rhinos | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2013 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.19 | ||
| Strikeouts | 16 | ||
| WHIP | 1.39 | ||
| Saves | 2 | ||
| Teams | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 羅嘉仁 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 罗嘉仁 | ||||||||||||||
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Career
Houston Astros
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On October 31, 2008, Lo signed with the Houston Astros.[1]
Lo attended the Houston Astros' 2010 Spring Training, but was sent down to the minor leagues soon after.
Lo was recalled by the Astros on July 29, 2013.[2] He made his major league debut on July 31, 2013, pitching one scoreless inning of relief and recording his first career strikeout in an 11–0 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
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On May 27, 2014, Lo was released by the Astros.[3]
EDA Rhinos / Fubon Guardians
He signed with the EDA Rhinos and played as their closer in 2014.
After the 2018 season, Lo signed with the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Baseball League for the 2018/19 season.
Lo was released by Guardians because of his poor control performance after 2019 season.
Wei Chuan Dragons
The last day of 2019, Wei Chuan Dragons announced they have signed Lo to a contract.
International career
Lo selected Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics,[4] 2009 World Baseball Classic,[5] 2013 exhibition games against Japan, 2014 Asian Games and 2015 WBSC Premier12.
References
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loch02.shtml
- "Astros option Ambriz, call up Lo, Zeid". Houston Astros Media Office. July 29, 2013. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- Todd, Jeff (May 26, 2014). "Astros Release Chia-Jen Lo". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- "Taiwan announces Olympic Roster". mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- "World Baseball Classic: Chinese Taipei: Rosters". worldbaseballclassic.com. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- BR Bullpen