The Oakland A’s debuted a new player this week against the Angels. Wei-Chung Wang had already pitched in the majors before, for the Brewers in 2014 and then again in 2017, but this was his first time donning the green and gold. He was signed as a minor league free agent last winter.
Wang made history before he even threw a pitch, by becoming the first Taiwanese-born player in A’s franchise history. He’s one of 15 Taiwanese players in MLB history.
The left-hander appeared in two games against the Angels. On Tuesday, he entered in the 5th inning with the A’s trailing, and he threw two scoreless frames, needing just 23 pitches to retire six of his seven batters.