Taipei Times
Date: Sep 17, 2016
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
A retirement ceremony for Lamigo Monkeys elder statesman No. 52 Chen Chin-feng
Lamigo Monkeys star Chen Chin-feng waves his helmet in a promotional picture. Photo provided by the Lamigo Monkeys
has overshadowed the onfield action, despite his team and the EDA Rhinos being engaged in a heated race at the top of the CPBL standings.
The two teams are to wrap up their three-game series in Taoyuan this weekend, but all the attention is on Chen, who announced that this will be his last campaign, having decided to hang up his cleats at the end of the season.
Fans and players are paying tribute in recognition of his stellar career for Taiwan and Lamigo.
At today’s game, the Lamigo Monkeys ballclub is to unveil a statue of Chen that weighs 4 tonnes and is sculpted out of white marble. The statue is to go on permanent display at the plaza outside the Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium. [FULL STORY]
