Yang Yao-hsun
| Yao-Hsun Yang | |
|---|---|
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 22, 1983 Taitung City, Taiwan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| May 17, 2006, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| Teams | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Chinese Taipei
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| Men’s Baseball | ||
| Intercontinental Cup | ||
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2006 Taichung | Team |
| Asian Games | ||
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2010 Guangzhou | Team |
| Asian Baseball Championship | ||
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2005 Miyazaki | Team |
Yao-Hsun Yang (born January 22, 1983 in Taitung City, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Yang competed for Chinese Taipei in the 2006 and 2013 World Baseball Classic.[1]
Yang is a 5 ft 10 in, 215 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.[2]
References
- ^ "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
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com