Acquitted baseball star thanks home church and fellow Christians

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3084 Edition

April 4-10, 2011

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Acquitted baseball star thanks home church and fellow Christians  

Reported by Sam Lee             

Written by Lydia Ma 

Former La New Bears professional baseball player Chen Feng-min who was 
previously accused of accepting bribes and game-fixing along with other fellow 
players was acquitted on March 30, 2011, at a Superior Court. Chen, a member of 
Tainan Edward Band Presbyterian Church, said his next challenge is to fight for 
his right to return to the field.

Chen, who had maintained his innocence throughout the trial, said he was 
especially grateful to Taiwan Church Press’ President Rev. Joseph Chen and many 
other Christians who had prayed for him and supported him during this lengthy 
ordeal.

In an interview with Taiwan Church News, Chen said it was disappointing and 
maddening to be labeled a criminal these past few months before his trial 
began. As a Christian, he especially regretted that the title “Christian” had 
been tarnished when he was innocent all along.

“Only Christians supported and encouraged me when everybody else abandoned me,” 
Chen said. He explained that after a controversial game-fixing rumor was 
confirmed, prosecutors used another defendant’s confession to implicate him. 
Before he was proven innocent, his friends disserted him for fear of being 
implicated by association and he was barred from playing professionally.

By God’s grace, his friends at Edward Band Presbyterian Church in Tainan and 
his former pastor Rev. Joseph Chen remained by his side and encouraged him. 
They were his greatest source of support as he fought to clear his name and 
they demonstrated that Christians attuned to God see things differently than 
the rest of the world. 

With his name now cleared, Chen hopes to contact Chinese Professional Baseball 
League and Pro-Baseball Player Union to assert his right to work. He hopes to 
return to the field either as a player or as a coach. 

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