Southpaw sidearmer signed with the Tigers after his former team, Chinatrust Whales was disbanded after financial and gambling issues in the CPBL. Ni, after spending a few months with AAA-Toledo set the new standard, to be the first player to have played professionally in Taiwan's CPBL to make a transition jump to America. Pictured here is his 2009 Bowman Rookie card, showing Ni as a member on Taiwan's National Team pitching staff.