Yanyong Yang

Yanyong Yang (楊燕勇)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 143 lb.

• Born May 5, 1994

Biographical Information

Yanyong Yang was an orphan from Mongolia who began playing baseball when he was 11 years old. He made it to the Shanghai Eagles, then joined the Chinese national team as an 18-year-old. In the 2013 World Baseball Classic, he went 0 for 9 with four strikeouts as China's starting right fielder.