Haifan Yang

Haifan Yang (楊海帆)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 165 lb.

• Born October 23, 1994

Biographical Information

Haifan Yang has pitched for the Beijing Tigers. He was the youngest member of the Chinese national team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic (having previously played in the 2012 Asia Series and 2012 Asian Championship). In the Classic, he made one appearance, replacing Kun Chen in the 6th with a 5-0 deficit against Japan. He retired Nobuhiro Matsuda, then Hayato Sakamoto reached on an error by Xu An. The teenager walked Takashi Toritani but recovered to retire both Seiichi Uchikawa and Shinnosuke Abe to complete a scoreless frame. He was relieved by Shuai Li in the 7th. He remained with them for the 2013 East Asian Games.

He was China's most-used pitcher in the 2014 Asian Games, working six innings in a shutout win over Pakistan (Ziliang Li finished it up) and giving up 3 runs on six hits in four innings in a Bronze Medal game loss to Japan. He also had a 3 1/3 relief appearance in which he allowed one run. He led China in decisions, innings pitched and strikeouts (9, one ahead of Li). He got one start in the 2015 Asian Championship against champion South Korea and gave up ten hits and six runs in four innings in a loss.