- Bruce Chen
Infobox MLB player
name=Bruce Chen
width=300
position=Starting Pitcher
team=Free Agent
number=--
bats=Left
throws=Left
debutdate=September 7
debutyear=1999
debutteam=Atlanta Braves
statyear=April 15, 2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=35-37
stat2label=Earned Run Average
stat2value=4.61
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=640
teams=
*Atlanta Braves (by|1999-by|2000)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|2000-by|2001)
*New York Mets (by|2001-by|2002)
*Montreal Expos (by|2002)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2002)
*Boston Red Sox (by|2003)
*Houston Astros (by|2003)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|2004-by|2006)
*Texas Rangers (by|2007)Bruce Kastulo Chen (陳用彩) (born
June 19 ,1977 inPanama City, Panama ) is apitcher who is currently a free agent.Education
He attended
Institute of Panama and studied civil engineering during the baseball off-season at Georgia Tech.Genealogy
He is from the little-known ethnic Chinese and other ethnic Asian communities in
Latin America . Hispaternal grandfather, Kuen Chin Chan Lee, joined his brothers and other relatives in Panama when he was 9. Bruce's older brother, Greg Kateso Chen, is in the minor-league affiliate of the Red Sox organization. Bruce'smaternal grandmother, Kuen Yin Liu de Laffo, was actually born in Panama but her family had to return to China after fire destroyed their home. After years of hard labor, she was able to return to Panama at age 24. Both of Bruce's grandparents have died, but he hopes to reconnect with his Chinese roots someday. [cite news|first=Jorge|last=Arangure|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/04/AR2006040402068.html|title=Chen Grew From Distinct Roots|work=Washington Post|date=2006-04-05 |accessdate=2007-08-06]Career
Chen has previously played for the
Baltimore Orioles ,Houston Astros ,Boston Red Sox ,Cincinnati Reds ,Montreal Expos ,New York Mets ,Philadelphia Phillies ,Atlanta Braves and the Texas Rangers.Baltimore
He appeared, however, to have turned the corner playing for the Baltimore Orioles. He has added a changeup to his repertoire of pitches, which includes an 87-90 mph fastball, and a slow 12-6 curveball. His 11 starts for the Orioles, from the end of 2004 through the 2005 season, indicated that he was well on his way to fulfilling the enormous potential that made him such a highly regarded prospect earlier in his career, but that turned out not to be true.
World Baseball Classic
Chen pitched for
Panama in the InauguralWorld Baseball Classic in 2006, working five innings, giving up four hits, two runs(both earned), and a walk with three strikeouts against a powerful Cuba team in the opening round of the tournament at San Juan, Puerto Rico.2006 Season
In 2006, Chen appeared to have regressed. He went 0-7 with a 6.93 ERA, starting 12 games, but appearing in 28 others coming out of the bullpen. After pitching for an entire season without a win, the Orioles declined to resign Chen, and he filed for free agency on November 1, by|2006. Chen signed a minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers on February 6, by|2007, with an invitation to spring training. Chen made the Rangers' opening day roster, taking a spot in the bullpen. He is reported to have reworked his contract to accept an outright assignment to AAA Oklahoma if room is needed on the roster.
During his time playing for the
Philadelphia Phillies , Chen had a loyal group of fans known as "Chen's Pen."References
External links
*Baseballstats | mlb=136600 | espn=3926 | br=c/chenbr01 | fangraphs=769 | cube=C/Bruce-Chen
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