Chang Tai-shan (; Amis name Ati Masaw; born 31 October 1976 in Taitung, Taiwan), is a Taiwanese former professional baseball player and current coach.
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.Taiwan win minus doping test dropout AAP - August 13, 2008, 6:05 pm. Accessed August 13, 2008
He was traded from Sinon Bulls to Uni-Lions for cash considerations of NT$2.5 Million (about US$85,000).One of Taiwan's all-time baseball greats changes clubs Taipei, Dec. 27 (CNA) His contract with the Lions expired after the and he signed with the Tokushima Indigo Socks of the independent Shikoku Island League in Japan for 2016.
Chang signed on to play in the Australian Baseball League for the 2017-18 season with the Adelaide Bite.
Career statistics SeasonTeamGABRH2B3BHRRBITBBBSOSBCSAVGWei Chuan Dragons94336541122811672190114872.333Wei Chuan Dragons9133844881439561352654126.260Wei Chuan Dragons1033726312029414781994056279.323Wei Chuan Dragons873276010512317701743045188.321Sinon Bulls78280397110111381161638113.254Sinon Bulls792915074911353124304564.254Sinon Bulls7024538661331057115283230.269Sinon Bulls1003968213021428942434665228.328Sinon Bulls1003777312721021942113957147.337Sinon Bulls95348591061201560163255435.305Sinon Bulls100373621301702472219414644.349Sinon Bulls1004026212819019802042955121.318Sinon Bulls82302461041711165156234162.344Sinon Bulls107398521192211763194335124.299Career total12864785784148024422225952244347468714760.309
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