Yu-Cheng Chang
Taiwanese professional baseball shortstop
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| Intro | Taiwanese professional baseball shortstop | |
| A.K.A. | Yu Chang | |
| A.K.A. | Yu Chang | |
| Places | Taiwan | |
| is | Baseball player Athlete | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 18 August 1995, Taitung City, Taiwan | |
| Age | 29 years | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Yu-Cheng Chang (Chinese: 張育成; pinyin: Zhāng Yùchéng; born August 18, 1995) is a Taiwanese professional baseball infielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Chang signed with the Indians in 2013 for a $500,000 signing bonus. He made his professional debut in 2014 with the AZL Indians, where he batted .346 with six home runs, 25 RBIs and a .986 OPS in 42 games. He spent 2015 with the Lake County Captains where he posted a .232 average with nine home runs and 52 RBIs in 105 games. In 2016, while playing for the Lynchburg Hillcats, Chang was named a Carolina League all-star. Chang finished 2016 with a .259 batting average with 13 home runs and 70 RBIs in 109 games. He spent 2017 with the Akron RubberDucks where he hit .220 with a career high 24 home runs and 66 RBIs, along with a .461 slugging percentage in 126 games. The Indians added him to their 40-man roster after the season.
MLB.com ranked Chang as Cleveland's sixth best prospect going into the 2018 season. He spent the 2018 season with the Columbus Clippers, batting .256 with 13 home runs and 62 RBIs in 127 games. He returned to Columbus to begin the 2019 season.
On June 28, 2019, the Indians promoted Chang to the major leagues. He debuted that night against the Baltimore Orioles, starting at third base.
He hit his first major league home run, a three run big fly, against Los Angeles Angels reliever Justin Anderson.