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- Updated: June 3, 2016
MIAMI — Batting from the left side didn’t work out, so Wei-Yin Chen has decided to give hitting righty a shot. No, he’s not becoming a switch-hitter. He’s simply swapping sides.
Chen, the veteran left-handed pitcher who was the Marlins’ Opening Day starter, batted righty on Thursday in Miami’s 4-3 win over the Pirates in 12 innings. He showed some promise, even though he was hitless in three at-bats.
Chen, who has 128 big league starts, is still seeking his first hit. He’s 0-for-28 lifetime and 0-for-22 this season.
“When I started playing baseball, I hit right-handed,” Chen said in English.
When Chen was 15 years old, a coach recommended batting from the left side to protect his throwing arm in case he was hit by a pitch. Chen has done that, without much success, no matter where he has played.
The Taiwanese native pitched five seasons over a seven-year span in Japan, collecting 15 hits in 178 at-bats. His career slash line in Japan was …
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