Wang Yao-lin

Wang Yao-lin
Wang Yao-lin
TSG Hawks – No. 95
	Pitcher
	Born: February 5, 1991 (age 33); Taitung County, Taiwan
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
CPBL debut
	September 9, 2015, for the Lamigo Monkeys
Career statistics ; (through 2024 season)
Win–loss record	15–20
Earned run average	4.87
Strikeouts	325
Teams
	Lamigo Monkeys/Rakuten Monkeys (2015–2022); Fubon Guardians (2022); Wei Chuan Dragons (2023); TSG Hawks (2024–present);
Career highlights and awards
	5x Taiwan Series champion (2015, 2017-2019，2023）;
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Chinese Taipei
Asia Professional Baseball Championship
Asian Games

Wang Yao-lin (Chinese: 王躍霖; born February 5, 1991) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in the CPBL for the Lamigo Monkeys/Rakuten Monkeys, Fubon Guardians, and Wei Chuan Dragons. He is the older brother of Wei-Chung Wang^[1] and is a member of the Amis people.^[2]

Career

Chicago Cubs

On June 15, 2010, Wang signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent and was assigned to the Single-A Boise Hawks, where he posted a 6.43 ERA in 4 games (as well as a 2.12 ERA in 8 games for the rookie–level Arizona League Cubs. Wang returned to Boise in 2011, making 14 starts and posting a 4–4 record and 3.22 ERA with 77 strikeouts across 67.0 innings of work.^[3]

Wang spent the 2012 season with the Single–A Peoria Chiefs, pitching to a 4–5 record and 3.92 ERA with 82 strikeouts and 12 saves.^[4] He spent the following year with the High–A Daytona Cubs, logging a 3.42 ERA with 64 strikeouts and 4 saves across 71.0 innings pitched.^[5]

Wang played for Daytona and Boise in 2014, accumulating a 4–7 record and 5.32 ERA with 53 strikeouts in 67+2⁄3 innings of work. He was released by the Cubs organization on January 17, 2015.^[6]

Lamigo Monkeys

Later in the 2015, season, Wang signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League, and played for the club through the 2020 season.