Fu-Te Ni
Fu-Te Ni (born 14 November 1982), nicknamed "Tudigong", is a former Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Ni was a professional baseball player from Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). After his franchise, the Chinatrust Whales, disbanded on November 11, 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers in 2009. He has also previously played for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He is currently the pitching coach for ANYO Fresh, an amateur team in Taiwan.
| Fu-Te Ni | |
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Ni with the Detroit Tigers in 2010 | |
| ANYO Fresh – No. 36 | |
| Pitching coach | |
| Born: 14 November 1982 Pingtung County, Taiwan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| CPBL: March 18, 2007, for the Chinatrust Whales | |
| MLB: June 29, 2009, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 4.33 |
| Strikeouts | 43 |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 25-40 |
| ERA | 4.00 |
| Strikeouts | 482 |
| WHIP | 1.34 |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ni pitching for the Chinese Taipei national team in 2015 WBSC Premier12 warm-up game | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 倪福德 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Ní Fúdé | ||||||||||||||
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Ni was called up to the Major Leagues in June 2009, becoming the sixth Taiwanese player to enter Major League Baseball. He is also the first player to transition from the CPBL to MLB. Ni made his major league debut on June 29, 2009, against the Oakland Athletics.