Following in the footsteps of Chin-Feng Chen, Chin-hui Tsao and Chien-Ming Wang, Hong-Chih Kuo is the fourth ballplayer from Taiwan to play Major League Baseball. As a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers and teammate of Chin-Feng Chen, Kuo appeared in 30 games as a reliever before making his first start on September 8, 2006. In that memorable game he shut down the NL East-leading Mets, pitching six shutout innings, striking out seven batters and earning the win. Hong-Chih Kuo has hand signed this official MLB baseball, which comes complete with a Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity.