Interesting video, but I'm a bit disappointed you didn't mention any of the players from Taiwan. No matter if you view Taiwan as its own country or the main island of the Republic of China or a rogue province of the People's Republic of China, baseball is huge there and have produced some players that made the Majors. Chin-Feng Chen (陳金鋒) was the first player from Taiwan to make the Majors, back in 2002. He had a mostly undistinguished career in MLB and didn't even get his first base hit until 2005, but he was still the trailblazer. Chin-Hui Tsao (曹錦輝) was the first pitcher from Taiwan to make the Majors, debuting in 2003 and even picking up a win in his debut. He even got a base hit before his fellow countryman when he doubled in his rookie season. He eventually went back to Taiwan after being released by the Royals in 2008 but wound up getting banned from baseball due to a betting scandal. He managed to sign back with the Dodgers in 2015 and picked up a win over a decade after his previous win. Chien-Ming Wang (王建民) was the first legitimate star from Taiwan. He debuted with the Yankees in 2005 and helped bring some semblance of stability to a rotation struggling with injuries. Then he became an ace in New York, putting up back-to-back 19-win seasons in 2006 and 2007, finishing second in Cy Young voting in the former season. He was the first player from Taiwan to play in the post-season when he received a Game 2 start in 2005, then was the Yankees' Game 1 starter in both 2006 and 2007, winning in the former season. He was off to another strong start in 2008 but suffered a Lisfranc ligament tear in his foot while running the bases and decimated his career. He still managed to pitch until 2016, and his 12.5 bWAR is still the most of any player from Taiwan. Hung-Chih Kuo (郭泓志) also debuted in 2005, this time with the Dodgers. He struggled to find his footing as the Dodgers tried him both as a starter and a reliever, but he became dominant once he was exclusively a reliever, and became the first player from Taiwan to be an All-Star when he made the National League All-Star team in 2010, a year when he put up a 1.20 ERA. He was also the first player from Taiwan to hit a homer, punctuating his blast with an epic bat flip. Chin-Lung Hu (胡金龍) was a highly touted prospect who played in the Futures Game in both 2006 and 2007, winning MVP in the latter year. His Major League career was mostly undistinguished, but he still achieved notoriety when a picture captured him standing on first base. Fu-Te Ni (倪福德) was the first player from Taiwan to have signed after playing in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) to make the Majors, which he did when he debuted with the Tigers in 2010. Wei-Yin Chen (陳偉殷) was the first player from Taiwan to make a name for himself in Japan before signing with a Major League team, in his case the Baltimore Orioles. He had a strong rookie year and became the first player from Taiwan to pick up a Rookie of the Year vote, finishing fourth behind Yu Darvish, Yoenis Cespedes, and eventual winner Mike Trout. He had four strong seasons in Baltimore before inking a five-year $80 million deal with the Miami Marlins, the largest deal signed by a player from Taiwan. Unfortunately his career largely fell apart afterwards, but he is still the leader in career strikeouts among pitchers from Taiwan. Besides these players, the other players from Taiwan to make it to the Majors include Che-Hsuan Lin (林哲瑄), Chia-Jen Lo (羅嘉仁), C.C. Lee (李振昌), Wei-Chung Wang (王維中), Jen Ho Tseng (曾仁和), Tzu-Wei Lin (林子偉), Chih-Wei Hu (胡智為), Wei-Chieh Huang (黃暐傑), Yu Chang (張育成), and Kai-Wei Teng (鄧愷威). Yeah, the 17 players from Taiwan are well short of the 81 from Japan or the 28 from South Korea, but it's still not nothing, and still more than the one from mainland China (who was the son of American missionaries anyways).
Dbacks closer, Byung Kim, tha goat for forcing a suspenseful 7 games series vs the yanks in the world series😂 1 of the 2 baseball jerseys I own, loved his release as a kid, and he was the reason why I pitched growing up, tried mimicking his release, and boy was I trash😂 but I looked cool doing it.
2001 when he was in his early 20s, he threw 100 innings.. with that short body. Throwing average 94 as an submarine pitcher. as a Korean fan, if he was used adequately his career would have been much better
The 2026 USA starting pitchers should be 1. Paul Skenes 2. Corbin Burnes 3. Tarik Skubal 4. Spencer Strider 5. Garrit Cole bullpen Logan Webb, Garrett Corchett, Bryce Miller, James McArthur, Ryan Walker, Ben Joyce, Tanner Scott, Josh Hader, Aj Puk and Mason Miller. C- Adley Rutschman. 1B- Bryce Harper. 2B- Mookie Betts. SS- Bobby Whitt Jr. 3B- Gunnar Henderson. LF- Aaron Judge. CF- Mike Trout. RF- Kyle Tucker. DH- Matt Olsen. Bench- Sean Murphy, Bo Bichette, Royce Lewis,CJ Abrams, James Wood, Will Smith.
Yes but many old heads and managers believe the WBC doesn’t mean anything and could injure their players. So it’s sad that it’s practically impossible for all of these guys to be on one team as much as I want it to be true😔😔
Interesting video, but I'm a bit disappointed you didn't mention any of the players from Taiwan. No matter if you view Taiwan as its own country or the main island of the Republic of China or a rogue province of the People's Republic of China, baseball is huge there and have produced some players that made the Majors.
Chin-Feng Chen (陳金鋒) was the first player from Taiwan to make the Majors, back in 2002. He had a mostly undistinguished career in MLB and didn't even get his first base hit until 2005, but he was still the trailblazer.
Chin-Hui Tsao (曹錦輝) was the first pitcher from Taiwan to make the Majors, debuting in 2003 and even picking up a win in his debut. He even got a base hit before his fellow countryman when he doubled in his rookie season. He eventually went back to Taiwan after being released by the Royals in 2008 but wound up getting banned from baseball due to a betting scandal. He managed to sign back with the Dodgers in 2015 and picked up a win over a decade after his previous win.
Chien-Ming Wang (王建民) was the first legitimate star from Taiwan. He debuted with the Yankees in 2005 and helped bring some semblance of stability to a rotation struggling with injuries. Then he became an ace in New York, putting up back-to-back 19-win seasons in 2006 and 2007, finishing second in Cy Young voting in the former season. He was the first player from Taiwan to play in the post-season when he received a Game 2 start in 2005, then was the Yankees' Game 1 starter in both 2006 and 2007, winning in the former season. He was off to another strong start in 2008 but suffered a Lisfranc ligament tear in his foot while running the bases and decimated his career. He still managed to pitch until 2016, and his 12.5 bWAR is still the most of any player from Taiwan.
Hung-Chih Kuo (郭泓志) also debuted in 2005, this time with the Dodgers. He struggled to find his footing as the Dodgers tried him both as a starter and a reliever, but he became dominant once he was exclusively a reliever, and became the first player from Taiwan to be an All-Star when he made the National League All-Star team in 2010, a year when he put up a 1.20 ERA. He was also the first player from Taiwan to hit a homer, punctuating his blast with an epic bat flip.
Chin-Lung Hu (胡金龍) was a highly touted prospect who played in the Futures Game in both 2006 and 2007, winning MVP in the latter year. His Major League career was mostly undistinguished, but he still achieved notoriety when a picture captured him standing on first base.
Fu-Te Ni (倪福德) was the first player from Taiwan to have signed after playing in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) to make the Majors, which he did when he debuted with the Tigers in 2010.
Wei-Yin Chen (陳偉殷) was the first player from Taiwan to make a name for himself in Japan before signing with a Major League team, in his case the Baltimore Orioles. He had a strong rookie year and became the first player from Taiwan to pick up a Rookie of the Year vote, finishing fourth behind Yu Darvish, Yoenis Cespedes, and eventual winner Mike Trout. He had four strong seasons in Baltimore before inking a five-year $80 million deal with the Miami Marlins, the largest deal signed by a player from Taiwan. Unfortunately his career largely fell apart afterwards, but he is still the leader in career strikeouts among pitchers from Taiwan.
Besides these players, the other players from Taiwan to make it to the Majors include Che-Hsuan Lin (林哲瑄), Chia-Jen Lo (羅嘉仁), C.C. Lee (李振昌), Wei-Chung Wang (王維中), Jen Ho Tseng (曾仁和), Tzu-Wei Lin (林子偉), Chih-Wei Hu (胡智為), Wei-Chieh Huang (黃暐傑), Yu Chang (張育成), and Kai-Wei Teng (鄧愷威). Yeah, the 17 players from Taiwan are well short of the 81 from Japan or the 28 from South Korea, but it's still not nothing, and still more than the one from mainland China (who was the son of American missionaries anyways).
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Good video ! It’s nice that you even dug out info on Rintaro Sasaki 佐々木麟太郎.
I like you choose a TB cap for Hideki Matsui.
Dbacks closer, Byung Kim, tha goat for forcing a suspenseful 7 games series vs the yanks in the world series😂 1 of the 2 baseball jerseys I own, loved his release as a kid, and he was the reason why I pitched growing up, tried mimicking his release, and boy was I trash😂 but I looked cool doing it.
2001 when he was in his early 20s, he threw 100 innings.. with that short body. Throwing average 94 as an submarine pitcher. as a Korean fan, if he was used adequately his career would have been much better
No love for Yusei Kikuchi?
Why’d you show Pete rose when saying Nolan Ryan? Lol
Surprised you don't have much more subscribers
Right? I guess my charm is just too overwhelming for some people to handle! 😂
U forgot the first asian infield goldglover and tanaka btw they deserve some recognitions
The 2026 USA starting pitchers should be 1. Paul Skenes 2. Corbin Burnes 3. Tarik Skubal 4. Spencer Strider 5. Garrit Cole bullpen Logan Webb, Garrett Corchett, Bryce Miller, James McArthur, Ryan Walker, Ben Joyce, Tanner Scott, Josh Hader, Aj Puk and Mason Miller. C- Adley Rutschman. 1B- Bryce Harper. 2B- Mookie Betts. SS- Bobby Whitt Jr. 3B- Gunnar Henderson. LF- Aaron Judge. CF- Mike Trout. RF- Kyle Tucker. DH- Matt Olsen. Bench- Sean Murphy, Bo Bichette, Royce Lewis,CJ Abrams, James Wood, Will Smith.
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Yes but many old heads and managers believe the WBC doesn’t mean anything and could injure their players. So it’s sad that it’s practically impossible for all of these guys to be on one team as much as I want it to be true😔😔
asian players are the best - period!
It’s crazy how in the thumb nail pic it’s the same guy.