Chang Yi (baseball)
| Chang Yi | |||||||||||||||
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 Yi with the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Fubon Guardians – No. 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: February 26, 1994 Wanrong, Hualien, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: May 16, 2019, for the Orix Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||
| CPBL: July 14, 2024, for the Fubon Guardians | |||||||||||||||
| Career statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 4–9 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 5.32 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 101 | ||||||||||||||
| CPBL statistics (through July 14, 2024) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 9.00 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Chang Yi (Chinese: 張奕) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Saitama Seibu Lions.[1] Chang is of Taiwanese indigenous descent, with his father is ethnically Taroko and his mother is an ethnic Amis.[2]
Career
Nippon Professional Baseball
On November 22, 2023, it was confirmed that Chang would leave NPB and pursue professional opportunities in his home country of Taiwan.[3]
Chinese Professional Baseball League
Fubon Guardians
On June 28, 2024, Yi was selected by the Fubon Guardians with the team's second–round selection in the 2024 CPBL mid–season draft.[4]
International career
Chang played in the 2019 WBSC Premier12 for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team.[5][6] He was selected to the national team roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic,[7] but withdrew from the competition following a diagnosis of shoulder bursitis.[8]
References
- ^ "Register : Cho, Yaku (Orix Buffaloes)". Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "日職／太魯閣族張奕首先發 如勝投可留名青史". United Daily News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Chang Yi Leaves NPB, Likely to Enter 2024 CPBL Draft". cpblstats.com. 24 November 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "2024 CPBL Draft Results, Signing Tracker". cpblstats.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Taiwan beats Venezuela, advances to Premier12 Super Round". Central News Agency. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Taiwan crushes S. Korea in Premier12, keeps Olympic hopes alive". Central News Agency. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Yang, Chi-fang; Chao, Yen-hsiang (13 January 2023). "Former MLB infielder Yu Chang listed on Taiwan WBC team roster". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Hsieh, Ching-wen; Chao, Yen-hsiang (6 February 2023). "Taiwan team manager makes tough decisions to finalize WBC 2023 roster". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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