Wang Yan-cheng
| Wang Yan-Cheng | |||||||||||||||
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 Wang pitching for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' farm team in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Hanwha Eagles – No. 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: February 14, 2001 Hualien County, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||
| KBO debut | |||||||||||||||
| March 29, 2026, for the Hanwha Eagles | |||||||||||||||
| KBO statistics (through August 18, 2026) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 10-5 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.52 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 95 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Wang Yan-Cheng (Chinese: 王彥程; born February 14, 2001) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League.
Career
[edit]Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
[edit]On August 20, 2019, Wang signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball.[1] From 2020 to 2025, Wang made 85 appearances for Rakuten's farm team, compiling a 20–21 record and 3.62 ERA with 248 strikeouts over 343 innings of work.[2]
Hanwha Eagles
[edit]On November 13, 2025, Wang signed a one-year, $100,000 contract with the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League, and became the second Taiwanese player to be registered with a KBO team.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "KBO: Hanwha Eagles Sign Taiwanese Pitcher Wang Yan-Cheng For 2026". worldbaseball.com. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ↑ "Quick Hanwha, the first main character of the Asian quarter was born! 154km Taiwan National University left-hander Wang Yancheng Recruitment of Fan Passion and Love Great Team". en.sportschosun.com. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ "Hanwha Eagles sign Taiwanese pitcher Wang Yan-Cheng to fill Asian quota". m-en.yna.co.kr. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ "Hanwha Eagles sign Taiwanese pitcher Wang Yan-Cheng to fill Asian quota". koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Hanwha Eagles: Wang Yan-Cheng
Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Taiwanese baseball players
- Hanwha Eagles players
- Sportspeople from Hualien County
- Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players
- Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Baseball players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Baseball players at the 2026 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists in baseball
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games