Player Profiles

Former Tigers Imports: Wei-Yin Chen

Former Tigers Imports: Wei-Yin Chen

Name (Japanese): チェン・ウェイン Name (Chinese): 陳 偉殷 Date of Birth: July 21, 1985 Hometown: Kaohsiung, Taiwan High School: Kao-Yuan Vocational High School of Technology & Commerce (Taiwan) University: National Taiwan Sport University Family Status: Married, two sons (?) Height: 183 cm (6’0″) Weight: 90 kg (198 lbs) Throws/Bats: Left/Right Wore #: 14 Originally signed by: Chunichi Dragons, 2003…

2022 Post-Draft Report

2022 Post-Draft Report

Post-draft reports from 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 New manager, same excitement on Draft Day, which was October 20 this year. Freshly-minted (though retread and 64 years old) manager Akinobu Okada did not divulge which young man he would aim to acquire in the first round, though nine NPB teams did in…

1B Rodriguez Inbound, LHP Chen Outbound

1B Rodriguez Inbound, LHP Chen Outbound

Sources: Tigers HP / Sponichi / Daily / Sponichi The Hanshin Tigers officially announced the signing of Dominican infielder Aderlin Rodriguez (30) on June 20. Rodriguez has experience with the Orix Buffaloes (2020), putting up a .218 average with 6 home runs and 25 RBIs in 59 games. He left the team prematurely as an…

Opening Day Depth Charts

Opening Day Depth Charts

Here is an approximate look at how the Hanshin Tigers look heading into Opening Day 2022. Some of the injuries are just Covid-19 positive tests. I have tried to put every single player into one of the depth charts, though this is not 100% accurate, as I am not privy to the coaches’ decisions between…

Hanshin Player Primer 2022: The Bullpen

Hanshin Player Primer 2022: The Bullpen

If you are a new fan and are not particularly familiar with the team, let this be your introduction! We are going to break down the entire roster for you very briefly so you can get a feel for who is whom, what they have done, and what they might do in 2022 and beyond….