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  • 1/23/2025
Eighteen-year-old Taiwanese pitcher Yang Nien-hsi has signed a US$500,000 contract to join the San Francisco Giants in the MLB.
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00:00In sports news, a teenage Taiwanese pitcher is heading to the U.S. to join the major leagues.
00:0518-year-old Yang Nianxi has signed for the San Francisco Giants for half a million dollars.
00:11Giant scouts had their eye on Yang because of his fastball, clocking in at up to 150 kilometers an hour.
00:17Two other young Taiwanese pitchers signed MLB contracts last year.

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