Yang Yao-hsun

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 in the Rakuten Monkeys of Chinese Professional Baseball League(CPBL). He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.
Yao-Hsun Yang
Yao-Hsun Yang pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Rakuten Monkeys – No. 1
Pitcher / Outfielder
Born: (1983-01-22) 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
Teams
Medals
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Men’s Baseball
Intercontinental Cup
2006 Taichung Team
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Team
Asian Baseball Championship
2005 Miyazaki Team

Career

Yang played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball until 2014 season because of achieved 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 released on July 10.

He signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of CPBL in 2015.

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.[1]

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.[2]

References
  1. "World Baseball Classic: Chinese Taipei: Rosters". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  2. "First Look at Pirates' Taiwanese Left-Hander Yao-Hsun Yang". piratesprospects.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
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