Chang Yi (Chinese: 張奕) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. 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]
| Chang Yi | |
|---|---|
 Yi with the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2023 | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 26, 1994 Wanrong, Hualien, Taiwan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| March 16, 2019, for the Orix Buffaloes | |
| Career statistics (through April 5, 2022) | |
| Win–loss record | 4–9 |
| Earned run average | 5.75 |
| Strikeouts | 80 |
| Teams | |
Career edit
On November 22, 2023, it was confirmed that Chang would leave NPB and pursue professional opportunities in his home country of Taiwan.[3]
International career edit
Chang played in the 2019 WBSC Premier12 for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team.[4][5] He was selected to the national team roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic,[6] but withdrew from the competition following a diagnosis of shoulder bursitis.[7]
References edit
- ^ "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. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "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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