Chiang Chien-ming
{{short description|Taiwanese baseball player}}
{{Infobox NPB player
|name=Chiang Chien-ming
|image=
|position=Pitcher
|team= Yomiuri Giants
|number= 130
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1985|5|27}}
|debutdate=June 14
|debutyear=2006
|debutteam=Yomiuri Giants
|statyear=April 17, 2007
|stat1value=4-4-0
|stat2label=Earned run average
|stat2value=2.49
|stat3label=Innings pitched
|stat3value=59.2
|stat4label=Strikeouts
|stat4value=31
|teams=
- Yomiuri Giants (2006–2008)
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalCountry | {{TPE}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's Baseball}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold| 2006 Doha | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Baseball Championship}}
{{MedalSilver| 2005 Miyazaki | Team}}
}}
{{family name hatnote|Chiang|lang=Chinese}}
Chiang Chien-ming ({{zh|first=t|t=姜建銘|w=Chiang1 Chien4 Ming2|p=Jiáng Jiànmíng}}; born May 27, 1985, in Taiwan) is a Taiwanese former professional baseball starting pitcher who played for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. He was initially signed in 2005, becoming the fifth Taiwanese player to ever play for the Yomiuri Giants. His NPB debut was on June 14, 2006, first start was on August 22, on which day he got his first win.
Early life and education
Born in Taipei County, Taiwan, Chiang played baseball at Qiang Shu High School in Taipei.{{cite news|last=Lo|first=Chih-peng|title=棒球》旅日被改動作由盛轉衰 姜建銘無悔野球人生|url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/1230377|work=Liberty Times|date=7 September 2018|access-date=23 December 2023}}
Playing career
In 2005, Chiang joined the Yomiuri Giants in Japan at age 20.{{cite news|last=Lo|first=Chih-peng|title=日職》回到職棒發跡地 姜建銘赴讀賣巨人進修教練課程|url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/4298176|work=Liberty Times|date=11 May 2023|access-date=23 December 2023}}
Post-playing career
International career
Chiang played for the Taiwanese national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2006 Asian Games, winning a gold medal at the Asian Games.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061019065012/http://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/npb/player?t=dp&id=500583 Chiang's stats in Japan Yahoo!]
- [http://japanesebaseball.com/players/player.jsp?PlayerID=1992 Japanese Baseball]
{{Taiwan 2006 World Baseball Classic roster}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiang, Chien-Ming}}
Category:2005 Baseball World Cup players
Category:2006 World Baseball Classic players
Category:Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Japan
Category:Yomiuri Giants players
Category:Baseball players from New Taipei
Category:Asian Games medalists in baseball
Category:Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games
Category:Baseball players at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei
Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
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