Shih Chih-wei (; born 14 August 1977 in Alishan, Chiayi County,

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) is a retired Taiwanese

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player. He played for the amateur

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before being drafted by the

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(later renamed the

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) of the

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(CPBL) in 2004.

Early life

Shih Chih-wei was born to an

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family of Tsou tribal ancestry. He has been playing baseball since

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and graduated from the

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. A member of the

, Shih was chosen to play in the

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as a member of the national team.

Professional career

Shih was drafted by

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in 2004. In his professional debut, he got his first career

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against the

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. He hit his first career

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; it was an inside-the-park home run. He became the first player from the team to receive a monthly

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award. Though a rookie, Shih was selected to play in the 2004 CPBL All-Star Game as starting

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. Along with teammate Lin Chih-sheng, the two are often referred to as the "Sheng-Shih Connection", which is derived from

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film '' Legend of the Sacred Stone'' (

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: Shèng-shíh Ch'uán-shuō). The two players played in the CPBL Future All-Star Game, which is a game with professional rookies playing against amateurs, and had a combined 7-for-8 performance. As a result of his performance in 2004, he received the CPBL Rookie of the Year Award, becoming the first player of the Bears to receive this honor. Shih was also given the CPBL Golden Glove Award at second base. In 2006, Shih got the Golden Glove Award at third base. He was the first player of the Bears to receive the award twice.

International career

Shih has played in several international events such as the 1994 and 1995

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s, in which Chinese Taipei earned a bronze and a silver medal. He also played in the 2003

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and

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as an amateur. After becoming a professional, Shih participated in the 2006 Asia Series as a member of the

, who won the

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that year. The team lost to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the championship round, earning the position of second place. He also played in the

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as a member of the national team, which won first place in the tournament.

Career statistics

References

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*Career statistics fro
CPBL
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shih, Chih-wei 1977 births Living people Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games medalists in baseball CTBC Brothers coaches Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics La New Bears players Lamigo Monkeys players Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Olympic baseball players of Taiwan People from Chiayi County Taiwanese baseball players Tsou people