Chih-Wei Hu

His favorite pitcher growing up was Félix Hernández...Pitched for Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea (team won Silver medal).

2019

Divided the 2019 campaign between 4 different teams: Tennessee (AA), Iowa (AAA), Akron (AA) and Columbus (AAA)…pitched to a 6.87 ERA (57 ER, 74.2 IP) with a 3-7 record in 23 total appearances (12 starts)...Began the season with COL in the Cleveland organization and was placed on the 7-day IL (retro: May 28) with right flexor tightness on May 30…activated on June 15...In 15 games to begin the campaign with COL, pitched to a 1-4 record with a 7.95 ERA (43 ER, 48.2 IP)…assigned to AKR on July 10...Made 3 appearances (2 starts) for AKR before being released by CLE…signed by CHC as a free agent to a minor league contract on August 6...Made 2 appearances with IOW, tossing 6.0 total innings of 4-hit, 4-run ball…finished the season making 3 appearances (2 starts) with TEN, going 2-1 with a 5.73 ERA...Following the season, made 4 appearances with the Mayos De Navojoa in the Mexican Pacific League, owning a 1.69 ERA (4 ER, 21. 1 IP). 

2018

Enjoyed five stints at the Major League level with Tampa Bay, posting a 4.15 relief ERA, limiting Major League hitters to a .149 average against (7-for-47)...Longest stint pre-September was five days at the beginning of May...On July 12 at Minnesota was the only reliever used by the Rays in a 5-1 loss...Went a career-long 5 IP and both hits allowed came in the 7th inning...Made 24 appearances (19 starts) for Triple-A Durham in the regular season...Started the Triple-A National Championship Game against Memphis, yielding two runs in 1 IP and taking the loss...Right-handed Triple-A batters hit .215 (42-for-195) off him.

2017

Made 6 apps over six stints with the Rays, his first career major league action: April 23-May 2, May 4, May 30, June 10 (G2), Aug 24-27 and Sep 21 through the end of the season... Made his major league debut on April 24 at BAL…became the first Taiwan-born player in Rays history and the 12th in major league history, according to Baseball Reference.... On June 10 vs. OAK (G2), took his first career loss, replacing the injured Matt Andriese…his only run allowed was a solo homer to Josh Phegley, and his 4 IP and 5 SO both matched season highs for any Rays reliever in 2017... On Sep 28 at NYY, allowed a solo homer to Greg Bird, his first batter faced in the 4th inning, but recorded his first career win after the Rays 7-run 5th inning... Went 4-1 with a 3.06 ERA (61.2-IP, 21-ER) in 31 regular season apps (4 starts) with Triple-A Durham…was used exclusively out of the bullpen from May through the end of the season, aside from a spot start on Sep 2 at Gwinnett (G2)…went 3-1 with a 2.89 ERA (43.2-IP, 14-ER) in 27 apps as a reliever... Made a pair of scoreless apps in the IL postseason…allowed a run in his inning of work in the Triple-A National Championship Game against Memphis (Cardinals), a 5-3 Bulls win... Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 27 prospect in the Rays system following the season… the publication also tabbed him as having the Best Changeup in the organization for a second consecutive year.

2016

Made 24 starts with Montgomery, where he spent the entire season aside from an April spot start with Triple-A Durham…totaled a career-high 25 starts, 147.1 IP and 114 SO...His 2.75 ERA (147.1-IP, 45-ER) between the two levels ranked 4th among Rays minor leaguers...Led the SL with a 2.59 ERA, ranked 3rd with a 1.15 WHIP, 5th with a .241 opp avg. and 8th with 107 SO...Named to the SL midseason and postseason All-Star teams...Yielded 1 run or fewer in each of his first 6 starts for Montgomery…had an 0.54 ERA (33.1- IP, 2-ER) through that stretch and entered the All-Star break with a 2.01 ERA (67-IP, 15-ER) through 12 starts...Allowed 4 ER in 4.2 IP in his only Triple-A start, April 23 (G2) at Norfolk (Orioles)...Pitched for the World team in the Futures Game in July at Petco Park…had a perfect 5th inning with strikeouts of Ryon Healy (Athletics) and Dominic Smith (Mets)...Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 5 prospect in the Rays organization following the season…also tabbed by the publication as having the Best Changeup in the system.