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For the second time in four years, Chinese League Baseball didn’t add anyone into the Hall of Fame. 2017 was weak on debuts with the best newcomer being SP Hongtao Chen at 37.8%. A few returners came close to the 66% requirement, led by SP Xin Ruan at 62.2% on his eighth ballot. RF Hongbo Wan got 61.9% in his seventh go, RF Minghui Ruan earned 59.2% for his second try, and LF Seok-Hyeon So nabbed 57.7% in his fourth ballot.




No players were dropped after ten failed ballots. 1B Ziming Feng is worth a quick mention, falling below 5% on his seventh ballot. He led the league five straight seasons from 1995-1999 and won MVP in 1996 with Zhengzhou. Feng seemed like his was on the HOF track, but he tore his right PCL in 2000, then his left PCL in 2001 to derail his career. He still managed 52.1 career WAR, but ended up as a “what-if?” player.