Chang Yi (baseball)

Chang Yi (Chinese: 張奕; born February 26, 1994) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Saitama Seibu Lions.^[1] Chang is of Taiwanese indigenous descent, with his father is ethnically Taroko and his mother is an ethnic Amis.^[2]

Chang Yi
Yi with the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2023
Fubon Guardians – No. 19
Pitcher
Born: (1994-02-26) February 26, 1994 (age 31) Wanrong, Hualien, Taiwan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: May 16, 2019, for the Orix Buffaloes
CPBL: July 14, 2024, for the Fubon Guardians
NPB statistics (through 2023 season)
Win–loss record	4–9
Earned run average	5.32
Strikeouts	101
CPBL statistics (through April 26, 2025)
Win–loss record	3–6
Earned run average	4.93
Strikeouts	50
Teams
Orix Buffaloes (2019–2022) Saitama Seibu Lions (2023) Fubon Guardians (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards
WBSC Premier12 All-World Team (2019)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  Chinese Taipei WBSC Premier12 2024 Team

Career

Nippon Professional Baseball

Yi with the Orix Buffaloes in 2021

On November 22, 2023, it was confirmed that Chang would leave NPB and pursue professional opportunities in his home country of Taiwan.^[3]

Chinese Professional Baseball League

Fubon Guardians

On June 28, 2024, Yi was selected by the Fubon Guardians with the team's second–round selection in the 2024 CPBL mid–season draft.^[4]

International career

Chang played in the 2019 WBSC Premier12 for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team.^[5][6] He was selected to the national team roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic,^[7] but withdrew from the competition following a diagnosis of shoulder bursitis.^[8]