Sung Chia-hao (; born 6 September 1992) is a
Taiwanese
Taiwanese may refer to:
* Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien
* Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa)
* Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan
* Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan
* Taiwanese people, ...
professional
baseball
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Pitcher
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for the
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
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of the
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
(NPB). He attended
National Taiwan Sport University
The National Taiwan Sport University (NTSU; ) is a public university specialized in sports in Taoyuan, Taiwan.
History
NTSU was originally established as National College of Physical Education and Sports on 1 July 1987. On 1 February 2008, th ...
.
Career
On October 20, 2015, Sung signed with the
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
The , often shortened as the , are a baseball team based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It has played in Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League since the team's formation in November 2004. The team is owned by the Internet shopping c ...
of the
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
(NPB).
On December 3, 2019, Sung signed a 1-year extension to remain with the Eagles.
International career
Sung represented
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
at the
2014 21U Baseball World Cup,
2014 Asian Games
The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...
,
2015 Universiade,
2015 WBSC Premier12
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2017 World Baseball Classic
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, and
2023 World Baseball Classic
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.
References
External links
1992 births
Living people
National Taiwan Normal University alumni
Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Sportspeople from Taitung County
Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Japan
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players
2017 World Baseball Classic players
2023 World Baseball Classic players
Asian Games medalists in baseball
Baseball players at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Amis people
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