Sung Chia-hao (; born 6 September 1992) is a Taiwanese

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for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of

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(NPB). He attended National Taiwan Sport University.

Career

On October 20, 2015, Sung signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the

(NPB). On December 3, 2019, Sung signed a 1-year extension to remain with the Eagles.

International career

Sung represented

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at the 2014 21U Baseball World Cup, 2014 Asian Games, 2015 Universiade, 2015 WBSC Premier12

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, and

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1992 births Living people National Taiwan Normal University alumni Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Sportspeople from Taitung County Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Japan Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players 2017 World Baseball Classic players 2023 World Baseball Classic players Asian Games medalists in baseball Baseball players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Amis people Taiwanese indigenous sportspeople {{Taiwan-baseball-bio-stub