Shao-Ching Chiang


Shao-Ching Chiang is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. He has represented the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in international competitions.

Career

Cleveland Indians

Chiang signed as an international free agent with the Cleveland Indians organization. From 2012 through 2014, Chiang played for the Arizona League Indians, making just one appearance in each of his first two years. In 2014, he pitched in ten games and compiled a 4–2 win–loss record and a 4.53 earned run average. He spent 2015 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers where he pitched to a 3–2 record and 3.92 ERA in nine games, and 2016 with the Lake County Captains where he posted an 8–12 record and 3.96 ERA in 27 starts.
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Chiang spent 2017 with the Lynchburg Hillcats and Akron RubberDucks where he pitched to a combined 9–10 record and 4.29 ERA in 25 total starts between both teams. In 2018, he split the season between Akron and the Columbus Clippers, going a combined 9–7 with a 3.90 with innings pitched. He opened the 2019 season back with Columbus. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.
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Detroit Tigers

On December 18, 2019, Chiang signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers.

International career

Chiang represented Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Asian Games and 2017 World Baseball Classic. In the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea, winning a silver medal with Chinese Taipei. In the 2017 World Baseball Classic, he pitched innings in one appearance against the Netherlands.