On the 26th, Orix announced that they had reached an agreement with Mu-heng Chen on a contract for next season.

Chen commented through the team, "I learned a lot in my first year in Japanese professional baseball. Even during the off-season, I will continue to focus on baseball and train hard every day. I will do my best to earn a contract as soon as possible next year."

In his first season as a farm team member this year, Chen pitched 15 1/3 innings in five games, with one win and ERA of 1.17.