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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 Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
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| Fubon Guardians – No. 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher / Outfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: 22 January 1983 Taitung City, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NPB: May 17, 2006, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CPBL: September 2, 2015, for the Lamigo Monkeys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Personal life
Yang is the brother of fellow professional baseball player Yang Dai-Kang.[4] He is a member of the Amis tribe and descendant of the famous warrior Kolas Mahengheng.[5]
References
- "Yao-Hsun Yang Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- "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.
- Ma Ziming (16 March 2013). "陽耀勳、陽岱鋼兄弟 從台東到日本的棒球奇幻之旅" (in Chinese). Yahoo Taiwan. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- "陳耀昌診斷歷史》「Kolas Yotaka」見證台灣原漢史". Liberty Times Net. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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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