Yang Yao-hsun
Taiwanese baseball player (born 1983)
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Yang Yao-hsun (Chinese: 陽耀勳; pinyin: Yāng Yàoxūn; born 22 January 1983 in Taitung City, Taiwan) is a former Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher and outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) as a pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) as an outfielder for the Lamigo Monkeys and Fubon Guardians.
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| Yao-Hsun Yang | |
|---|---|
Yao-Hsun Yang pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Pitcher / Outfielder | |
| Born: 22 January 1983 Taitung City, Taiwan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: May 17, 2006, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| CPBL: September 2, 2015, for the Lamigo Monkeys | |
| Last appearance | |
| NPB: October 6, 2012, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| CPBL: July 19, 2022, for the Fubon Guardians | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 5–5 |
| Earned run average | 3.08 |
| Strikeouts | 87 |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Batting average | .300 |
| Home runs | 37 |
| Runs batted in | 151 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
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.[1] He was assigned to the Altoona Curve to begin the season but was released on July 10, 2014.[2][3]
He signed with the Lamigo Monkeys (now Rakuten Monkeys) of CPBL in 2015 and played for the club through 2021. For the 2022 season he played for the Fubon Guardians, entering play in only 13 games.[4] As of May 2023 he had not played in the 2023 CPBL season.[4]
International career
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.[1]
Personal life
Yang is the brother of fellow professional baseball player Yang Dai-Kang.[6] He is a member of the Amis tribe and descendant of the famous warrior Kolas Mahengheng.[7]
See also
- Baseball in Taiwan
- List of baseball players from Taiwan
