Hsu Ming-Chieh

Hsu Ming-chieh (; born 1 December 1976) is a Taiwanese former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for Nippon Professional Baseball's Saitama Seibu Lions and Orix Buffaloes. He is known for his Shuuto (two-seamer).

Early life Hsu was raised in southern Taiwan and joined his school baseball team in elementary school. At the age of 12, he participated in the 1989 Little League World Series while playing for Kang-Tu Little League. Kang-Tu lost the series to a team from Trumbull, Connecticut.

Professional career In 1998, Hsu joined Taichung Agan, a baseball club in the now-defunct Taiwan Major League. His outstanding performance with Agan in the 1998 and 1999 seasons has been compared with Daisuke Matsuzaka by the Taiwanese media.

In 2000, he joined the Seibu Lions of the Pacific League in Japan. In 2012, after 12 seasons with the Lions, he moved to the Orix Buffaloes, where he played 2 seasons.

In 2014, he returned to Taiwan, playing for the Lamigo Monkeys in the Chinese Professional Baseball League.

International experience Hsu has participated in many International baseball events. 1989: Little League World Series 1995: Asian Baseball Championship 1995: Intercontinental Cup 1997: Asian Baseball Championship 1998: Bangkok Asian Games 1999: Asian Baseball Championship 2001: Baseball World Cup 2003: Asian Baseball Championship 2007: Baseball World Cup 2007: Asian Baseball Championship