Chang Tai-shan (Chinese: 張泰山; pinyin: Zhāng Tàishān; Amis name Ati Masaw; born 31 October 1976 in Taitung, Taiwan), is a Taiwanese former professional baseball player.
| Chang Tai-shan | |
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| Wei Chuan Dragons | |
| Third baseman / Coach | |
| Born: October 31, 1976 (age 47) Taitung, Taiwan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| CPBL debut | |
| March 20, 1996, for the Wei Chuan Dragons | |
| CPBL statistics (through 2015) | |
| Batting average | .307 |
| Home runs | 289 |
| Runs batted in | 1338 |
| Hits | 2134 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career
editHe originally drafted by the Wei Chuan Dragons in 1996, he has played for the Sinon Bulls and Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. A well-known slugger, Chang has been a frequent member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team since 1998 and holds the record of hitting the most home runs in CPBL history with 289. He also holds the career record for hits with 2,134.
He was missing from the Olympic Games as because he tested positive for a banned substance. Chang denies taking any banned drugs and thinks it may be because of medication he took. As a result of the test he may be banned for 3 years.[1]
He was traded from Sinon Bulls to Uni-Lions for cash considerations of NT$2.5 Million (about US$85,000).[2] His contract with the Lions expired after the 2015 CPBL season and he signed with the Tokushima Indigo Socks of the independent Shikoku Island League in Japan for 2016.[3]
Chang signed on to play in the Australian Baseball League for the 2017-18 season with the Adelaide Bite.[4]
Career statistics
edit| Season | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Wei Chuan Dragons | 94 | 336 | 54 | 112 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 72 | 190 | 11 | 48 | 7 | 2 | .333 |
| 1997 | Wei Chuan Dragons | 91 | 338 | 44 | 88 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 135 | 26 | 54 | 12 | 6 | .260 |
| 1998 | Wei Chuan Dragons | 103 | 372 | 63 | 120 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 78 | 199 | 40 | 56 | 27 | 9 | .323 |
| 1999 | Wei Chuan Dragons | 87 | 327 | 60 | 105 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 70 | 174 | 30 | 45 | 18 | 8 | .321 |
| 2000 | Sinon Bulls | 78 | 280 | 39 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 116 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 3 | .254 |
| 2001 | Sinon Bulls | 79 | 291 | 50 | 74 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 53 | 124 | 30 | 45 | 6 | 4 | .254 |
| 2002 | Sinon Bulls | 70 | 245 | 38 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 115 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 0 | .269 |
| 2003 | Sinon Bulls | 100 | 396 | 82 | 130 | 21 | 4 | 28 | 94 | 243 | 46 | 65 | 22 | 8 | .328 |
| 2004 | Sinon Bulls | 100 | 377 | 73 | 127 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 94 | 211 | 39 | 57 | 14 | 7 | .337 |
| 2005 | Sinon Bulls | 95 | 348 | 59 | 106 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 163 | 25 | 54 | 3 | 5 | .305 |
| 2006 | Sinon Bulls | 100 | 373 | 62 | 130 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 72 | 219 | 41 | 46 | 4 | 4 | .349 |
| 2007 | Sinon Bulls | 100 | 402 | 62 | 128 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 80 | 204 | 29 | 55 | 12 | 1 | .318 |
| 2008 | Sinon Bulls | 82 | 302 | 46 | 104 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 65 | 156 | 23 | 41 | 6 | 2 | .344 |
| 2009 | Sinon Bulls | 107 | 398 | 52 | 119 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 63 | 194 | 33 | 51 | 2 | 4 | .299 |
| Career total | 1286 | 4785 | 784 | 1480 | 244 | 22 | 225 | 952 | 2443 | 474 | 687 | 147 | 60 | .309 | |
References
edit- ^ Taiwan win minus doping test dropout Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine AAP - August 13, 2008, 6:05 pm. Accessed August 13, 2008
- ^ One of Taiwan's all-time baseball greats changes clubs Taipei, Dec. 27 (CNA)
- ^ Pan, Jason (16 February 2016). "FEATURE: CPBL starts the year on a high". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Bite recruits Taiwanese slugger Chang Tai-Shan | Australian Baseball League News | the Official Site of the Australian Baseball League". Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
External links
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- Chang Tai-Shan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Tai-Shan Chang at Olympics.com
- Player information from WikiBaseball (in Chinese)