Chang Tai-shan

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
Wei Chuan Dragons
Third baseman / Coach
Born: October 31, 1976 (1976-10-31) (age 48) 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
Teams
Player Wei Chuan Dragons (1996–1999) Sinon Bulls (2000–2010) Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions (2011–2015) Coach Wei Chuan Dragons (2019–present)
Career highlights and awards
CPBL Rookie of the Year (1996) CPBL Golden Glove Award (1999, 2000, 2001) CPBL MVP of the Year (2003) 7x Taiwan Series champion　(1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2013)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  Chinese Taipei Baseball World Cup 2001 Taipei Team Intercontinental Cup 2006 Taichung Team Asian Games 2006 Doha Team 2010 Guangzhou Team Asian Baseball Championship 2003 Sapporo Team 2007 Taichung Team

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

Career

He 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 [zh] 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

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

1. 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
2. One of Taiwan's all-time baseball greats changes clubs Taipei, Dec. 27 (CNA)
3. Pan, Jason (16 February 2016). "FEATURE: CPBL starts the year on a high". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
4. "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

• Chang Tai-Shan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Tai-Shan Chang at Olympics.com
• Player information from WikiBaseball (in Chinese)