Yang Sung-hsien
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Yang Sung-hsien born October 6, 1977, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League
. He currently plays as left fielder for the Lions. Yang was banned from playing in CPBL for protesting the Chinatrust Whales
' management in 2003. The ban was lifted in 2005 with the helps of Uni-President Lions
, La New Bears
, and Chinatrust Whales
under a new general manager; the three organization contested the 2003 decision of the league, and successfully lifted the ban.
Chinese Professional Baseball League
The Chinese Professional Baseball League , or CPBL, is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan. The league was established in 1989. CPBL eventually absorbed the competing Taiwan Major League in 2003...
. He currently plays as left fielder for the Lions. Yang was banned from playing in CPBL for protesting the Chinatrust Whales
Chinatrust Whales
The Chinatrust Whales , formerly Koos Group Whales , were a Taiwanese professional baseball team. Originally founded as an amateur team in 1991, this club became professional and joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1997. It is administered by the Chinatrust Financial Holding...
' management in 2003. The ban was lifted in 2005 with the helps of Uni-President Lions
Uni-President Lions
The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions are a professional baseball team based in Tainan City, Taiwan. The organization is named after the Uni-President Corporation, one of Taiwan's largest conglomerate whose sub-company Uni-President Baseball Team Company oversees operations of the team...
, La New Bears
La New Bears
The Lamigo Monkeys , formerly First Financial Holdings Agan and then the La New Bears , are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan...
, and Chinatrust Whales
Chinatrust Whales
The Chinatrust Whales , formerly Koos Group Whales , were a Taiwanese professional baseball team. Originally founded as an amateur team in 1991, this club became professional and joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1997. It is administered by the Chinatrust Financial Holding...
under a new general manager; the three organization contested the 2003 decision of the league, and successfully lifted the ban.