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{{short description|Korean baseball player (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Eastern name order|Baek Cha-seung}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Baek]]|lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Cha Seung Baek<br/>백차승
|image=Cha_Seung_Baek_2008 (Cropped).jpg
|width=250px
|caption=Baek with the San Diego Padres
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1980|5|29}}
|birth_place=[[Busan]], [[South Korea]]
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=August 8
|debutyear=2004
|debutteam=Seattle Mariners|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 28
|finalyear=2008
|finalteam=San Diego Padres
|statyear=|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=16–18
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=4.83
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=184
|teams=
* [[Seattle Mariners]] ({{mlby|2004}}, {{mlby|2006}}–{{mlby|2008}})
* [[San Diego Padres]] ({{mlby|2008}})
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul=백차승
|hanja=白蹉承
|rr=Baek Chaseung
|mr=Paek Ch'asŭng
}}
'''Cha Seung Baek''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|tʃ|aʊ|_|ˌ|s|ʌ|ŋ|_|'|b|ɛ|k}},<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/therundown/2008/07/espn_list_baseball_players_names_pronunciation.php |title=The List: ESPN's Baseball Player Name Pronunciation Guide - St. Louis Sports - the Rundown |access-date=2010-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517072826/http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/therundown/2008/07/espn_list_baseball_players_names_pronunciation.php |archive-date=2011-05-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{ko-hhrm|hangul=백차승|hanja=白蹉承}}, {{IPA|ko|pɛ̝k.tɕʰa.sɯŋ|}}; born May 29, 1980) is a former [[Korean Americans|Korean American]] professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-11-15|url=http://www.chosunonline.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/11/15/2011111500337.html|title=野球：元大リーガー白嗟承がオリックス入団|publisher=朝鮮日報|accessdate=2017-08-01}}</ref>

Baek graduated from Busan High School, [[Busan]], [[South Korea]] in 1998. He was signed by the [[Seattle Mariners]] as an amateur [[free agent]] on September 25, 1998.

==Professional career==

===Seattle Mariners===
He made his professional debut with the Peoria Mariners in {{mlby|1999}}. In his first start he struck out 8 batters over 5.0 innings on July 18.

Was 4–1 with a 3.86 ERA in 9 home starts with [[Wisconsin Timber Rattlers]] in {{mlby|2000}}. He was placed on the disabled list on June 2 with a right arm flexor strain. Baek went 5-3 after coming off the DL June 15. At the end of the season he was listed among [[Baseball America|Baseball America's]] top-20 [[Midwest League]] prospects at the end of the season.

Spent most season on the [[San Bernardino Stampede]]'s disabled list. He made 2 starts before being placed on the DL from April 13 to May 14 with soreness in his right elbow. He pitched in 3 games, 2 starts in May before suffering a strained right elbow in his final start of the season in May. Placed on the DL again in June through the end of the {{mlby|2001}} season.

Baek missed the entire {{mlby|2002}} season after undergoing right elbow surgery. He participated in the Mariners Fall Instructional League.

He split the {{mlby|2003}} season between the [[Inland Empire 66ers]] and the [[San Antonio Missions]]. He started the season with Inland Empire appearing in 13 games, 10 starts. From April 19 to the 24 he pitched 10 scoreless innings in two starts. Baek won three consecutive starts from April 19 to the 30. Placed on the disabled list from May 8 to June 10 with a right elbow inflammation. On July 17 he was transferred to San Antonio. He carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning, retiring 21 of the first 22 batters faced, before allowing a single, on July 23.

He made his MLB debut on August 8, {{mlby|2004}} against the [[Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay Devil Rays]].<ref>[http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=430657&y=2004 The Official Site of The San Diego Padres: Team: Player Information : Biography and Career Highlights<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In the 2004 season, he pitched in seven games (starting five), [[Win (baseball)|winning]] two and [[Loss (baseball)|losing]] four, and had a 5.52 [[Earned run average|ERA]] overall. He was one of 15 players to make their Major League debuts for Seattle this season.

Baek was non-tendered by the Mariners in December {{Baseball year|2005}} following a disappointing year in [[AAA (baseball)|Triple-A]] with the [[Tacoma Rainiers]]. Baek returned to the Rainiers for the {{Baseball year|2006}} season. He posted an 11–4 record with a 2.80 ERA, which earned him a recall to the Mariners in August 2006, following their trade of [[Jamie Moyer]] to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]].<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2003216195_marifrustration22.html The Seattle Times: Mariners: Commentary: M's riding down a rough road<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> After that, he was moved to being a [[relief pitcher]] and [[spot starter]] for the Mariners.

===San Diego Padres===
[[File:Cha Seung Baek 2008 (1) (Cropped).jpg|250px|thumb|Baek pitching for the [[2008 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres in 2008]]]]
In May {{Baseball year|2007}}, Baek was designated for assignment by the Mariners. Later in the month, he was traded to the San Diego Padres for [[Jared Wells]]. Baek hit his first career [[home run]] on July 20, 2008, off [[Jaime García (baseball)|Jaime Garcia]].

On October 8, {{mlby|2009}}, the Padres released Baek.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091014070712/http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091008&content_id=7401248&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd Floyd among three waived by Padres]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=MLB&id=3936&line=277860&spln=1 |title=Padres release Cha Seung Baek |access-date=2009-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616122824/http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=MLB&id=3936&line=277860&spln=1 |archive-date=2011-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Orix Buffaloes===
On November 14, 2011, he signed with the [[Orix Buffaloes]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]. However, he didn't play any games on the main team but appeared in 9 games on the farm throwing 29.2 innings going 2-4 with a 4.25 ERA and 21 strikeouts.

He was released by the Buffaloes on October 5, 2012.

===Chiba Lotte Marines===
Baek signed with the [[Chiba Lotte Marines]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] for the 2015 season. He only appeared on the farm team appearing in 4 games 13.2 innings going 1-0 with a 3.95 ERA and 8 strikeouts.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Baseballstats|mlb=430657|espn=6055|br=b/baekch01|fangraphs=8214|brm=baek--001cha|retro=Pbaekc001}}

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