Yung Chi Chen

Who is Yung Chi Chen?

Yung Chi Chen is a Taiwanese professional baseball player. An infielder, he currently plays for the Uni-President Lions.

In 2006, he competed in the World Baseball Classic for Chinese Taipei, ranked 3rd in most doubles hit, and hit the first grand slam of WBC. He played in the All-Star Futures Game during the All-Star break in 2006, with another Taiwanese player Chin-Lung Hu. After the season ended, he competed in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup and Baseball games of 2006 Asian Games. He won the best second baseman award of 2006 Intercontinental Cup, and gold medal of Asian Games.

On November 12, 2008, Chen was claimed off waivers from the Seattle Mariners by the Oakland Athletics.

On November 23, 2010, after entering the Chinese Professional Baseball League draft and being drafted by the Uni-President Lions, Chen signed with the Lions.