Chang Chih-hao (; born May 15, 1987), or Aluken Fanu in Amis, is a Taiwanese professional

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for the

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of the

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(CPBL). He represented

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at the

2009 World Port Tournament The 2009 World Port Tournament is an international baseball competition held at the DOOR Neptunus Familiestadion in Rotterdam, The Netherlands from July 2–12, 2009. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and featured teams from Chinese Taipei, ...

2015 WBSC Premier12 The 2015 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship sponsored by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the inaugural event of the WBSC Premier12. It was held from November 8 to 21 in Taiwan and Japan. The South Korea ...

, and the

2017 World Baseball Classic The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 16 competing nations, held from March 6 to 22, 2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts wer ...

Career

Brother Elephants/CTBC Brothers

Chang was drafted by the Brother Elephants in the 2nd round of the 2009 CPBL Draft with a signing fee of 3 million NTD. On his debut, Chang hit a single against the

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, marking his first hit. In his rookie year, 2010, Chang batted .254 with 13 stolen bases, 10 triples, and 1 home run. Chang won the

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with the Brothers in 2010. In 2015, Chang was selected by

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, the manager of the Chinese Taipei national team, to play in the

competition. He batted 1 for 4 in one game against

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, in a game where Chinese Taipei lost 9-8. The team ended up getting 9th place at the tournament. In the 2016 season, Chang started off the year with a 21-game hitting streak. Chang led the league in home runs during the 2018 season, with 22 home runs. Chang was selected to play for Chinese Taipei in the

2019 WBSC Premier12 The 2019 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship featuring the 12 highest-ranked national teams in the world, held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was the second WBSC Premier12 event. The championship w ...

tournament. The team finished 5th place, behind the

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. On October 24, 2020, Chang hit his 150th home run against

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of the

. On July 13, 2021, Chang underwent

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, ending his 2021 season. As of June 2025, Chang has not played more than 80 games since then.

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1987 births Living people Baseball outfielders CTBC Brothers players Chinatrust Whales players Sportspeople from Taitung County Taiwanese baseball players 2017 World Baseball Classic players Amis people Taiwanese indigenous sportspeople {{Taiwan-baseball-outfielder-stub