Chang Chih-chiang (, born 22 October 1978 in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...

) is a Taiwanese baseball pitcher for Uni-President Lions of

Chinese Professional Baseball League The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL; ) is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan. The league was established in 1989 and played the first season in 1990. CPBL eventually absorbed the competing Taiwan Major League in 2 ...

(CPBL). He got his first career win on 7 July 2005. He is a starting pitcher for the Lions. Because of his resemblance to Kuo Yuen-chih, a famous Taiwanese baseball player who had a successful baseball career in Japan before retiring, he was assigned the number 33, the same number Kuo wore during almost his entire career. He is nicknamed by fans as ''Ban-chang'' (, literally "squad leader") due to his experience in the army. Teammate

Wang Tzu-sung Wang Tzu-sung (; born 6 June 1978) is a Taiwanese baseball player who played for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He retired in 2011 due to a shoulder injury and is now serving as the Lions' infield fielding coach. ...

also served in his squad while in the army.

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Last updated June 3, 2008

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chang, Chih-Chiang 1978 births Living people Baseball pitchers Sportspeople from Taitung County Taiwanese baseball players Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions players Uni-President Lions players

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