page_title: Fu-Te Ni
section_title: Detroit Tigers
hierarchical_section_title: Fu-Te Ni / Career / Detroit Tigers
caption_attribution_description: Description Photograph of Fu-Te Ni in the dugout at Dodger Stadium Date22 May 2010SourceI (Cbl62 (talk)) created this work entirely by myself.AuthorCbl62 (talk) 06:39, 23 May 2010 . . Cbl62 . . 950×1,183 (404 KB) Photograph of Fu-Te Ni in the dugout at Dodger Stadium
context_page_description: Fu-Te Ni is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Ni was a professional baseball player from Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League. After his franchise, the Chinatrust Whales, disbanded on November 11, 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers in 2009.
  Ni was called up to the Major Leagues in June 2009, becoming the sixth Taiwanese player to enter Major League Baseball. He is also the first player to transition from the CPBL to MLB. Ni made his major league debut on June 29, 2009 against the Oakland Athletics.
context_section_description: Ni signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers on January 13, 2009. He was assigned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens of the International League. In 24 games with the Mud Hens, Ni went 3–0 with a 2.60 ERA, and 32 strikeouts. Ni was called up on June 28, 2009 to replace the injured Nate Robertson.  Ni is the sixth Taiwanese player to enter Major League Baseball, and the fourth pitcher. He made his debut on June 29, 2009 against the Oakland Athletics, allowing one run in 1.2 innings with 3 strikeouts. The first major league batter he faced was slugger Jason Giambi, and Ni struck him out. Ni pitched 36 games with the Tigers in 2009 and compiled no wins or losses with a 2.61 ERA and 21 strikeouts.
  After accumulating a 6.65 ERA in 2010, Ni was optioned to the back to the Mud Hens on June 30, 2010.
  In February 2011 the Tigers listed him as a non-roster invitee to spring training camp.
  On March 22, he was assigned to the  Mud Hens. He was 6–3 with a 3.24 ERA in 34 games (including 12 starts). Ni was released by the Tigers on August 7, 2012 after he was 2–2 with a 4.56 ERA in 7 games (5 starts) during the 2012 season.
caption: Ni with the Detroit Tigers in 2010
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