Wang Yao-lin
| Wang Yao-lin | |
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| TSG Hawks – No. 95 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 5, 1991 Taitung County, Taiwan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| CPBL debut | |
| September 9, 2015, for the Lamigo Monkeys | |
| CPBL statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 15–22 |
| Earned run average | 4.77 |
| Strikeouts | 335 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Wang Yao-lin (Chinese: 王躍霖; born February 5, 1991) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in the CPBL for the Lamigo Monkeys/Rakuten Monkeys, Fubon Guardians, and Wei Chuan Dragons. He is the older brother of Wei-Chung Wang[1] and is a member of the Amis people.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Chicago Cubs
[edit | edit source]On June 15, 2010, Wang signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent and was assigned to the Single-A Boise Hawks, where he posted a 6.43 ERA in 4 games (as well as a 2.12 ERA in 8 games for the rookie–level Arizona League Cubs. Wang returned to Boise in 2011, making 14 starts and posting a 4–4 record and 3.22 ERA with 77 strikeouts across 67.0 innings of work.[3]
Wang spent the 2012 season with the Single–A Peoria Chiefs, pitching to a 4–5 record and 3.92 ERA with 82 strikeouts and 12 saves.[4] He spent the following year with the High–A Daytona Cubs, logging a 3.42 ERA with 64 strikeouts and 4 saves across 71.0 innings pitched.[5]
Wang played for Daytona and Boise in 2014, accumulating a 4–7 record and 5.32 ERA with 53 strikeouts in 67+2⁄3 innings of work. He was released by the Cubs organization on January 17, 2015.[6]
Lamigo Monkeys
[edit | edit source]Later in the 2015, season, Wang signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League, and played for the club through the 2020 season.
Fubon Guardians
[edit | edit source]On August 31, 2022, Wang was traded to the Fubon Guardians of the CPBL alongside Lin Tse-Pin in exchange for Yang Bin and Yang Chin-Hao.[7]
TSG Hawks
[edit | edit source]On November 28, 2023, Wang was selected by the TSG Hawks in the team's expansion draft.[8] However, in 2024; his first season with the Hawks, Wang failed to live up to the high expectations, recording a 6.39 ERA and blowing 4 saves while recording none across 32 appearances.[9]
International career
[edit | edit source]He represented Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2009 Asian Junior Baseball Championship, 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualification, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2013 exhibition games against Japan 2014 Asian Games and 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship.[10]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ MLB／王維中的棒球之路 哥哥影響深遠
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Player information from WikiBaseball (in Chinese)
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Arizona League Cubs players
- Asian Games silver medalists in baseball
- Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Asian Games baseball players for Chinese Taipei
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Boise Hawks players
- Lamigo Monkeys players
- Rakuten Monkeys players
- Daytona Cubs players
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Sportspeople from Taitung County
- Amis people
- Peoria Chiefs players
- Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in the United States
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- TSG Hawks players
- Taiwanese indigenous sportspeople
- Taiwanese baseball biography stubs
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