Yang Yao-hsun
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| Yao-Hsun Yang | |
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 Yao-Hsun Yang pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Rakuten Monkeys – No. 1 | |
| Pitcher / Outfielder | |
| Born: 22 January 1983 Taitung City, Taiwan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: May 17, 2006, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| CPBL: September 2, 2015, for the Lamigo Monkeys | |
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Yang Yao-hsun (Chinese: 陽耀勳; pinyin: Yāng Yàoxūn; born 22 January 1983 in Taitung City, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher / Outfielder for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Career[]
Yang played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball from 2006 until 2013 before expressing his desire to sign in America because of his MLB dream.
On 13 February 2014 he signed a minor league deal with an invite to Spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was assigned to the Altoona Curve to begin the season but was released on July 10, 2014.[1]
He signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of CPBL in 2015 and still has played for the club through 2021.
International career[]
Yang competed for Chinese Taipei in the 2005 Asian Baseball Championship, 2006 World Baseball Classic, 2006 Intercontinental Cup, 2010 Asian Games, 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualification and 2013 World Baseball Classic.[2]
Pitching style[]
Yang is a 5 ft 10 in, 190 lb left-handed pitcher. he throws a low 90s fastball, along with a slider, curveball, and a splitter. He mostly uses his fastball-slider combination in games.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Yao-Hsun Yang Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ "World Baseball Classic: Chinese Taipei: Rosters". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "First Look at Pirates' Taiwanese Left-Hander Yao-Hsun Yang". piratesprospects.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or NPB, or CPBL
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Altoona Curve players
- Asian Games medalists in baseball
- Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players
- Lamigo Monkeys players
- Rakuten Monkeys players
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- People from Taitung County
- Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in the United States
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players