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[[MLB.com]] ranked Chang as Cleveland's sixth best prospect going into the 2018 season.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/indians-top-30-filled-with-homegrown-talent/c-266818884?tid=151437456|title=Tribe's 2018 Top 30 Prospects list is 100% homegrown|publisher=MLB.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref> He spent the 2018 season with the [[Columbus Clippers]], batting .256 with 13 home runs and 62 RBIs in 127 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=644374#/career/R/hitting/2018/ALL|title=Yu Chang Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> He returned to Columbus to begin 2019.<ref>https://www.letsgotribe.com/2019/4/6/18297851/yu-chang-walks-off-columbus-raymond-burgos-great-start-lake-county-win</ref>
[[MLB.com]] ranked Chang as Cleveland's sixth best prospect going into the 2018 season.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/indians-top-30-filled-with-homegrown-talent/c-266818884?tid=151437456|title=Tribe's 2018 Top 30 Prospects list is 100% homegrown|publisher=MLB.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref> He spent the 2018 season with the [[Columbus Clippers]], batting .256 with 13 home runs and 62 RBIs in 127 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=644374#/career/R/hitting/2018/ALL|title=Yu Chang Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> He returned to Columbus to begin 2019.<ref>https://www.letsgotribe.com/2019/4/6/18297851/yu-chang-walks-off-columbus-raymond-burgos-great-start-lake-county-win</ref>


On June 28, 2019, the Indians selected Chang's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.<ref>https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/indians-yu-chang-joining-indians-for-debut/</ref>
On June 28, 2019, the Indians promoted Chang to the major leagues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/indians-yu-chang-joining-indians-for-debut/|title=Indians' Yu Chang: Joining Indians for debut|author=RotoWire Staff|publisher=CBS Sports|date=June 28, 2019|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:39, 28 June 2019

Yu Chang
Cleveland Indians – No. 2
Shortstop
Born: (1995-08-18) August 18, 1995 (age 29)
Taitung City, Taiwan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Yu-Cheng Chang (Chinese: 張育成; pinyin: Zhāng Yùchéng; born August 18, 1995) is a Taiwanese professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Chang signed with the Indians in 2013 for a $500,000 signing bonus.[1] He made his professional debut in 2014 with the AZL Indians, where he batted .346 with six home runs, 25 RBIs and a .986 OPS in 42 games. He spent 2015 with the Lake County Captains where he posted a .232 average with nine home runs and 52 RBIs in 105 games. In 2016, while playing for the Lynchburg Hillcats, Chang was named a Carolina League all-star.[2] Chang finished 2016 with a .259 batting average with 13 home runs and 70 RBIs in 109 games.[3] He spent 2017 with the Akron RubberDucks where he hit .220 with a career high 24 home runs and 66 RBIs, along with a .461 slugging percentage in 126 games.[4] The Indians added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[5]

MLB.com ranked Chang as Cleveland's sixth best prospect going into the 2018 season.[6] He spent the 2018 season with the Columbus Clippers, batting .256 with 13 home runs and 62 RBIs in 127 games.[7] He returned to Columbus to begin 2019.[8]

On June 28, 2019, the Indians promoted Chang to the major leagues.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Indians Sign Yu-Cheng Chang From Taiwan For $500,000 - BaseballAmerica.com". June 4, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Robertson, Mark D. "Hillcats' All-Star cast shines during trip to San Diego". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Yu-Cheng Chang Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Yu-Cheng Chang Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Cleveland Indians add four to 40-man roster; claim Refsnyder; DFA Crockett, Baker". cleveland.com. November 20, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Tribe's 2018 Top 30 Prospects list is 100% homegrown". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Yu Chang Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  8. ^ https://www.letsgotribe.com/2019/4/6/18297851/yu-chang-walks-off-columbus-raymond-burgos-great-start-lake-county-win
  9. ^ RotoWire Staff (June 28, 2019). "Indians' Yu Chang: Joining Indians for debut". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
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