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Thursday, September 5, 2019

Wei-chung Wang (王維中) becomes first Taiwanese player in Pittsburgh Pirates history.



Wei-chung Wang (王維中), claimed from the Oakland Athletics on August 31, became the first Taiwanese player in Pittsburgh Pirates history by pitching in---and winning---last night's game. Wang was originally signed by Pittsburgh in 2011 but was claimed by Milwaukee in the 2014 Rule 5 draft.