Early life
Shih Chih-wei was born in Alishan, Chiayi County, to a family of tribal ancestry. He has been playing baseball since elementary school and graduated from the Taipei Physical Education College.
A member of the Taiwan Cooperative Bank baseball team, Shih was chosen to play in the 2003 World Port Tournament as a member of the .
Professional career
Shih was drafted by La New Bears in 2004. In his professional debut, he got his first career against the Brother Elephants. His first career home run took place in Chengching Lake Baseball Field and was an inside-the-park home run.
He became the first player from the team to receive a monthly Most Valuable Player award. Though a rookie, Shih was selected to play in the 2004 CPBL All-Star Game as starting third baseman.
Along with teammate Lin Chih-sheng, the two are often referred to as the "Sheng-Shih Connection," which is derived from glove puppet film ''Legend of the Sacred Stone'' . The two players played in the CPBL Future All-Star Game, which is a game with professional rookies playing against amateurs, and had a combined 7-for-8 performance. As a result of his performance in 2004, he received the CPBL Rookie of the Year Award, becoming the first player of the Bears to receive this honor. Shih was also given the CPBL Golden Glove Award at second base.
In 2006, Shih got the Golden Glove Award at third base. He was the first player of the Bears to receive the award twice.
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