| Chang Tai-shan | |
| Position: | Third baseman / Coach |
| Team: | Wei Chuan Dragons |
| Birth Place: | Taitung, Taiwan |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | CPBL |
| Debutdate: | March 20 |
| Debutyear: | 1996 |
| Debutteam: | Wei Chuan Dragons |
| Statyear: | 2015 |
| Statleague: | CPBL |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .307 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 289 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 1338 |
| Stat4label: | Hits |
| Stat4value: | 2134 |
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| Teams: | Player
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Chang Tai-shan (; Amis name Ati Masaw; born 31 October 1976 in Taitung, Taiwan), is a Taiwanese former professional baseball player.
He originally drafted by the Wei Chuan Dragons in 1996, he has played for the Sinon Bulls and Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. A well-known slugger, Chang has been a frequent member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team since 1998 and holds the record of hitting the most home runs in CPBL history with 289. He also holds the career record for hits with 2,134.
He was missing from the Olympic Games as because he tested positive for a banned substance. Chang denies taking any banned drugs and thinks it may be because of medication he took. As a result of the test he may be banned for 3 years.[1]
He was traded from Sinon Bulls to Uni-Lions for cash considerations of NT$2.5 Million (about US$85,000).[2] His contract with the Lions expired after the and he signed with the Tokushima Indigo Socks of the independent Shikoku Island League in Japan for 2016.[3]
Chang signed on to play in the Australian Baseball League for the 2017-18 season with the Adelaide Bite.[4]
| Season | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Chuan Dragons | 94 | 336 | 54 | 112 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 72 | 190 | 11 | 48 | 7 | 2 | .333 | ||
| Wei Chuan Dragons | 91 | 338 | 44 | 88 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 135 | 26 | 54 | 12 | 6 | .260 | ||
| Wei Chuan Dragons | 103 | 372 | 63 | 120 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 78 | 199 | 40 | 56 | 27 | 9 | .323 | ||
| Wei Chuan Dragons | 87 | 327 | 60 | 105 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 70 | 174 | 30 | 45 | 18 | 8 | .321 | ||
| Sinon Bulls | 78 | 280 | 39 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 116 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 3 | .254 | ||
| Sinon Bulls | 79 | 291 | 50 | 74 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 53 | 124 | 30 | 45 | 6 | 4 | .254 | ||
| Sinon Bulls | 70 | 245 | 38 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 115 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 0 | .269 | ||
| Sinon Bulls | 100 | 396 | 82 | 130 | 21 | 4 | 28 | 94 | 243 | 46 | 65 | 22 | 8 | .328 | ||
| Sinon Bulls | 100 | 377 | 73 | 127 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 94 | 211 | 39 | 57 | 14 | 7 | .337 | ||
| Sinon Bulls | 95 | 348 | 59 | 106 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 163 | 25 | 54 | 3 | 5 | .305 | ||
| Sinon Bulls | 100 | 373 | 62 | 130 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 72 | 219 | 41 | 46 | 4 | 4 | .349 | ||
| Sinon Bulls | 100 | 402 | 62 | 128 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 80 | 204 | 29 | 55 | 12 | 1 | .318 | ||
| Sinon Bulls | 82 | 302 | 46 | 104 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 65 | 156 | 23 | 41 | 6 | 2 | .344 | ||
| Sinon Bulls | 107 | 398 | 52 | 119 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 63 | 194 | 33 | 51 | 2 | 4 | .299 | ||
| Career total | 1286 | 4785 | 784 | 1480 | 244 | 22 | 225 | 952 | 2443 | 474 | 687 | 147 | 60 | .309 | ||