Yang Yao-hsun

Yang Yao-hsun is a former Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher and outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball as a pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League as an outfielder for the Lamigo Monkeys and Fubon Guardians.

Career

Yang played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball from 2006 until 2013 before expressing his desire to sign in America because of 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 assigned to the Altoona Curve to begin the season but was released on July 10, 2014.
He signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of CPBL in 2015 and played for the club through 2021. For the 2022 season he played for the Fubon Guardians, entering play in only 13 games. As of May 2023 he had not played in the 2023 CPBL season.

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.

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.

Personal life

Yang is the brother of fellow professional baseball player Yang Dai-Kang. He is a member of the Amis tribe and descendant of the famous warrior Kolas Mahengheng.