The China Post
Date: anuary 26, 2017
By: Joseph Yeh
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yang Dai-kang (陽岱鋼) will not represent Taiwan in
Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yang Dai-kang (陽岱鋼) will not represent Taiwan in the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) due to injuries, a local baseball association said, in what is the latest blow to a national squad in serious lack of stardom.
the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) due to injuries, a local baseball association said, in what is the latest blow to a national squad in serious lack of stardom.
CTBA Secretary-General Richard Lin (林宗成) said the organization had received official notice from the Giants, Yang’s ball club, that the ace outfielder would not be able to join the team.
Yang has yet to fully recover from injuries he suffered last year and so must decline CTBA’s invitation with regret, Lin said, citing a statement from Giants’ managements.
Yang, who fractured two ribs on Aug. 16, said he had been “playing through the pain” for the remainder of the season. [FULL STORY]
