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{{Short description|Taiwanese baseball player (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox baseball biography|
|name=Chen Chin-Feng 
|image=File:陳金鋒引退賽 (Cropped).jpg
|image_size=250
|caption=Chen batting in his final CPBL game
|position=[[Outfielder]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|10|28}}
|birth_place=[[Danei District|Danei]], [[Tainan City|Tainan]], [[Taiwan]]
|debutleague=MLB
|debutdate=September 14
|debutyear=2002
|debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
|debut2league=CPBL
|debut2date=March 21
|debut2year=2006
|debut2team=La New Bears
|finalleague=MLB
|finaldate=July 20
|finalyear=2005
|finalteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
|final2league=CPBL
|final2date=September 18
|final2year=2016
|final2team=Lamigo Monkeys
|stat2league=CPBL
|stat22label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat22value=.304
|stat24label=[[Home run]]s
|stat24value=132
|stat25label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat25value=490
|statleague= MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.091
|stat3label=[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
|stat3value=2
|stat4label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat4value=2
|teams=
* [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{mlby|2002}}–{{mlby|2005}})
* [[Lamigo Monkeys|La New Bears / Lamigo Monkeys]] ({{by|2006}}–{{by|2016}})
|awards=
'''MLB'''
* First Taiwan-born player in Major League Baseball
'''CPBL'''
* 4x [[Taiwan Series]] champion (2006, 2012, 2014-2015)
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalCountry | {{TPE}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Baseball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Baseball World Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2001 Baseball World Cup|2001 Taipei]] | [[Taiwan national baseball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Baseball at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]] | [[Taiwan national baseball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Baseball Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[Asian Baseball Championship|1999 Seoul]] | [[Taiwan national baseball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2003 Asian Baseball Championship|2003 Sapporo]] | [[Taiwan national baseball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2007 Asian Baseball Championship|2007 Taichung]] | [[Taiwan national baseball team|Team]]}}
}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Chen (surname)|Chen]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Western name order|1=Chen Chin-Feng}}
'''Chen Chin-feng''' ({{zh|t=陳金鋒|w=Ch'en2 Chin1-Feng1|p=Chén Jīnfēng}}; born 28 October 1977) is a [[Taiwanese indigenous peoples|Taiwanese aborigine]] of [[Siraya people|Siraya]] tribal ancestry, who is a former professional [[baseball]] [[outfielder]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Singer works to insert indigenous songs into mainstream|url=http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1774&Itemid=157|accessdate=December 10, 2014|work=Taiwan Culture Portal|agency=Ministry of Culture, Republic of China|date=April 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518045652/http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1774&Itemid=157|archivedate=May 18, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2002, he became the first player born in Taiwan to play in [[Major League Baseball]]. He is currently the manager for the [[Fubon Guardians]] of the [[Chinese Professional Baseball League]].

==Playing career==
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In 1999 in the Cal League with Single-A [[San Bernardino Stampede]] in 1999, he [[Slash line|batted]] .316/.404/.580 with 31 homers, 31 steals, 123 RBIs, and 75 walks.<ref name="truebluela1">{{cite web |last=Stephen |first=Eric |date=August 22, 2014 |title=Joc Pederson already in rare company in Dodgers minor league history |url=http://www.truebluela.com/2014/8/22/6057447/joc-pederson-mike-marshall-dodgers-20-20-history |accessdate=August 23, 2014 |website=True Blue LA |publisher=[[SB Nation]]}}</ref> Along with outfielder [[Joc Pederson]], who achieved the same feat in the Triple-A in 2014, Chen is one of only two [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] minor leaguers to have a [[30–30 club|30 home run, 30 stolen bases]] season.<ref name="truebluela1" /><ref name="milb">{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-90959248|title=Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Joc Pederson joins Pacific Coast League 30/30 club for Albuquerque Isotopes &#124; MiLB.com News|publisher=[[Minor League Baseball]]|access-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Chin-Feng Chen 2005 (2).jpg|180px|thumb|Chen playing for [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in 2005]]
Chen became the first Taiwanese baseball player to play in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) when he made his debut on September 14, 2002.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 9, 2002 |title=MLB - Dodgers make Chen first Taiwanese on big-league roster |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2002/0909/1429513.html |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He played sparingly for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in parts of the 2002–05 seasons. In 2005, Chen was reluctant to accept a designation for assignment back to the Dodgers' [[Las Vegas 51s]] [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] team and try out with another major league team.

In 2005, Chen was the first Taiwanese position player to ever get a hit in MLB, a 2-run RBI single off [[Colorado Rockies]]' reliever [[Bobby Seay]]. Pitcher [[Chin-Hui Tsao|Chin-hui Tsao]] had earlier become the first Taiwanese player to get a hit in the majors, with the [[Colorado Rockies]] on August 18, 2003.

After his contract with the Dodgers expired after the 2005 season, Chen announced on December 26, 2005, that he would not return to North America for the 2006 season but would instead enter the CPBL draft. In 2006, after struggling to make the 25-man roster with the Dodgers, Chen tried out for the Japanese professional league ([[NPB]]), and eventually decided to play in the [[Chinese Professional Baseball League]] (CPBL) in Taiwan.

[[File:鋒哥52.jpg|thumb|Chen in 2007]]
He was promptly selected by the [[La New Bears]] as a [[designated hitter]]. Chen completed his first complete baseball season back home in Taiwan in 2006. He ranked first in many statistics, including batting average and 81 RBIs. He also led the Bears to the championship, and won his first MVP title for the final series matches. 

In the [[2007 Asian Baseball Championship]], Chen homered off [[Yu Darvish]] of [[Japan national baseball team|Japan]], briefly giving [[Chinese Taipei national baseball team|Chinese Taipei]] a lead.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fxdIg6UBc |title=Asian Baseball Championship 2007 CCF HR 02TV Asahi |type=Television production |access-date=2025-06-18 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2007 |title=Hoshino leads Japan to Olympics |url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20071204w1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716035011/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20071204w1.html%23.UAOPYqgo9Rw |archive-date=16 July 2012 |website=[[Japan Times]]}}</ref> Chen played well in the tournament and gained attention from several Japanese and Korean teams, including the [[Orix Buffaloes]]. However, Chen did not sign with them, and remained in Taiwan.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}

[[File:陳金鋒2013 (3).jpg|thumb|Chen in 2013]]
Chen announced his retirement from the CPBL on September 18, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Hung-han|last2=Lu|first2=Hsin-hui|last3=Liu|first3=Kay|title=Chen Chin-feng, first Taiwanese playing in MLB, retires|url=http://m.focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201609180019.aspx|accessdate=18 September 2016|agency=Central News Agency|date=18 September 2016}}</ref> Following the end of his final match that day, Lamigo Monkeys retired his number, #52.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-09-19 |title=Lamigo baseball player Chen Chin-Feng retires / 陳金鋒引退賽 全隊穿52號球衣致敬 ｜ 公視新聞網 PNN |url=https://news.pts.org.tw/article/335210 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=公視新聞網 PNN |language=}}</ref>

==Post-playing career==
On March 24, 2017, the [[Fubon Guardians]] of the [[Chinese Professional Baseball League]] hired Chen as their vice [[General manager (baseball)|general manager]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rob |date=2017-03-24 |title=Guardians have signed 陳金鋒 (Chen Chin-Feng) as vice GM |url=http://cpblstats.com/guardians-signed-chen-chin-feng-to-a-3-year-contract-as-vice-gm/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=CPBL STATS |language=en-US}}</ref>

On December 30, 2023, the Guardians named Chen their manager.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-30 |title=快訊／富邦悍將也換總教練 陳金鋒接棒上任 {{!}} ETtoday運動雲 {{!}} ETtoday新聞雲 |trans-title=News: Fubon Guardians also changed head coach; Chen Jinfeng took over |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2653784 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=sports.ettoday.net |language=zh-Hant}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=悍將教練團改組調整 陳金鋒接任總教練 |trans-title=Chen Chin-feng took over as head coach after the reorganization and adjustment of the coaching team |url=https://www.fubonguardians.com/content/info/NewsDetail.aspx?id=554 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=富邦悍將棒球隊官方網站 |publisher=[[Fubon Guardians]] |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref>

==International career==
Chen was selected to the [[Chinese Taipei national baseball team]] at the 1999 Asian Baseball Championship, [[2001 Baseball World Cup]], [[2003 Asian Baseball Championship]], [[Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]], [[Baseball at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Asian Games]], [[2007 Asian Baseball Championship]], [[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification#Final Qualifying Tournament|2008 Summer Olympics Qualification Final Qualifying Tournament]] and 2016 exhibition games against [[Japan national baseball team|Japan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cpbl.com.tw/news/view/13945.html?&news=13945　| title=中職日職對抗賽 代表隊參賽名單出爐 | work=中華職棒大聯盟全球資訊網 The Official Site of CPBL | date=January 29, 2016 | accessdate=December 5, 2018 }}</ref>

== Achievements ==
Chen was inducted into the Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2023 |title=Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes Class of 2022 |url=http://www.wbsc.org/en/news/taiwan-baseball-hall-of-fame-welcomes-class-of-2022 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=[[World Baseball Softball Confederation]] |language=en}}</ref>

Chen had two uniform numbers retired by professional teams. Lamigo Monkeys retired his number #52 in 2016, at the conclusion of his CPBL career.<ref name=":0" /> San Bernadino retired his number #43 in honor of his 30–30 season in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-09 |title=Permanent record |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/photos/20250509ENP0004m |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Focus Taiwan - CNA English News}}</ref>

Chen hit the first [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] in [[Konami Cup]] history in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-11-10 |title=Chen stars as the Bears spank China |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2006/11/10/2003335703 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Taipei Times}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Major League Baseball players from Taiwan]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Baseballstats |mlb=282600 |espn=4260 |br=c/chench01 |fangraphs=644brm=chen--001chi}}, or [http://www.cpbl.com.tw/players/person.html?player_id=A063 CPBL]

{{Los Angeles Dodgers Minor League Player of the Year}}
{{Chinese Taipei roster 2001 Baseball World Cup}}
{{Chinese Taipei roster 2017 World Baseball Classic}}

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