Fu-Te Ni #59

Resides in Pingtung County, Taiwan during the off-season...Graduated from National Pingtung Senior High School in 2001...Attended National Chiayi University, graduating in 2005...Became the second native of Taiwan to sign with the Tigers organization -- outfielder Chao-Ting Tang was the first native of Taiwan to sign with the organization, doing so as a non-drafted free agent on April 28, 2008...Recommended/signed by Allen Lin, Kevin Hooker and Tom Moore for the Tigers.

2010

Opened the 2010 season with the Tigers, appearing in 22 games with Detroit before he was optioned to Triple A Toledo for the remainder of the season on June 30...Compiled a 1.54 ERA (11.2IP/2ER) over an 11-outing stretch with the Tigers April 25-June 4...Established a career high with five strikeouts on April 25 at Texas...Worked three innings of relief on June 22 at New York's Citi Field against the Mets to establish a career high...Posted a 3.38 ERA (5.1IP/2ER) in his first seven appearances with Toledo July 2-19...Sidelined July 31-September 1 with left elbow impingement syndrome.

2009

Opened his first season of professional baseball in the United States with Triple A Toledo in 2009 before he joined the Tigers for his first action at the major league level...Allowed 8.6 percent of inherited runners (3x35) to score, best among all American League relievers...Compiled a 0.57 ERA (15.2IP/1ER) over a 13-outing stretch with Toledo May 3-June 13...Did not allow a run over a 10-outing stretch May 14-June 13, tossing 9.1 scoreless innings...Had his contract purchased from Toledo by the Tigers on June 28...Made his major league debut on June 29 at Oakland, fanning a career-high three batters in 1.2 innings of relief -- became the first native of Taiwan to appear at the major league level for the Tigers...equaled the high with three strikeouts on July 5 at Minnesota and August 2 at Cleveland...Tossed two scoreless innings of relief on July 5 at Minnesota to establish a career best -- matched the best with two innings of relief on August 10 at Boston and August 16 versus Kansas City...Posted a 1.59 ERA (11.1IP/2ER) over a 10-outing stretch July 23-August 16...Did not allow a run over a 13-outing stretch September 5-October 6, tossing 6.2 scoreless innings...Limited lefthanded batters to a .113 batting average (7x62)...righties hit .289 (13x45) with Ni on the mound...Opponents hit .143 (5x35) with runners in scoring position.

2008

Completed his second season with the China Trust Whales in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2008...Led the Chinese Professional Baseball League with 132 strikeouts...Pitched for Taiwan at the Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China -- compiled a 1-2 record, 4.09 ERA (11.0IP/5ER) and 11 strikeouts.

2007

Finished third in the Chinese Professional Baseball League with 125 strikeouts for the China Trust Whales during the 2007 season, while he was eighth with a 3.53 ERA...Saw action with the Taiwan National Team during the Baseball World Cup -- finished 0-1 with a 2.84 ERA (6.1IP/2ER) and 10 strikeouts.