SS Cheng-ji Yang #48
Age: 26 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/19/2026
SS CHENG-JI YANG #48 - AGE: 26 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
36 144 46 9 1 6 14 16 18 .319 .385 .521 4 1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 40 45 40 40
Avoid K's 50 55 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 50
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 25 65 55
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 20
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/18/2026 @ NOR Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/17/2026 @ NOR Win, 9-5 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 0
07/16/2026 STP Win, 7-4 5 2 3 3 2 0 1 0
07/15/2026 STP Win, 5-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/14/2026 STP Loss, 0-3 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/13/2026 @ IND Loss, 5-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/12/2026 @ IND Loss, 1-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/11/2026 @ IND Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
07/06/2026 SYR Loss, 5-6 6 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
07/05/2026 SYR Win, 4-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/29/1999
Born in:Taipei, TAI
Nationality:Taipei
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,600,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 115 Days
Service This Yr:70 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 145 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 50 182 47 9 1 8 25 26 6 38 .258 .290 .451 .741 .313 .192 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 195 3 0 0 4 2 2 82 18 5 2 71.4 22.8 4.25 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   43 18 4 0 2 6 10 3 2 0 0 1 .419 .468 .651 1.119
Versus Right   139 29 5 1 6 19 16 3 36 2 2 2 .209 .233 .388 .621
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   88 19 1 1 5 13 11 2 19 2 0 2 .216 .245 .420 .665
May   78 19 5 0 3 11 10 3 17 0 1 1 .244 .280 .423 .704
June   16 9 3 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 1 0 .562 .588 .750 1.338
Spring Training   40 9 2 0 1 2 6 2 9 0 0 3 .225 .311 .350 .661
Last Year   78 19 4 1 1 5 11 4 12 0 1 4 .244 .314 .359 .673
Career   260 66 13 2 9 30 37 10 50 2 3 7 .254 .297 .423 .721
Home   104 28 6 0 2 12 12 3 20 1 2 0 .269 .287 .385 .672
Road   78 19 3 1 6 13 14 3 18 1 0 3 .244 .294 .538 .833
Grass   172 44 8 1 7 24 24 6 33 2 2 2 .256 .286 .436 .722
Turf   10 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 1 .300 .364 .700 1.064
Day   88 23 3 0 4 11 15 2 17 1 0 1 .261 .283 .432 .714
Night   94 24 6 1 4 14 11 4 21 1 2 2 .255 .297 .468 .765
As Starter   182 47 9 1 8 25 26 6 38 2 2 3 .258 .290 .451 .741
Close/Late   38 13 1 1 2 6 8 2 7 0 0 0 .342 .375 .579 .954
Inning 1-3   50 8 2 0 2 7 5 1 13 2 0 2 .160 .200 .320 .520
Inning 4-6   70 13 4 0 1 8 8 3 15 0 2 1 .186 .230 .286 .515
Inning 7-9   58 24 2 1 5 10 12 2 9 0 0 0 .414 .433 .741 1.175
Extra Innings   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
0 Outs   63 15 4 0 2 4 8 2 14 0 2 0 .238 .262 .397 .658
1 Outs   59 14 0 0 2 8 8 2 12 2 0 1 .237 .266 .339 .605
2 Outs   60 18 5 1 4 13 10 2 12 0 0 2 .300 .344 .617 .960
Scoring Position   43 15 2 0 1 15 8 1 8 2 2 1 .349 .362 .465 .827
Bases Empty   106 22 4 1 5 5 13 4 24 0 0 2 .208 .250 .406 .656
Runner on 1st   33 10 3 0 2 5 5 1 6 0 0 0 .303 .324 .576 .899
Runner on 2nd   16 7 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 2 1 .438 .471 .500 .971
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 5 0 0 0 .214 .267 .286 .552
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .429 .500 .929
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   79 14 2 0 2 5 9 2 38 0 0 1 .177 .207 .278 .486
First Pitch   30 7 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 .233 .226 .333 .559
Count 0-1   21 7 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .762 1.095
Count 0-2   9 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-0   17 6 1 0 1 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 .353 .333 .588 .922
Count 1-1   12 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .429 .417 .845
Count 1-2   35 8 1 0 1 2 4 0 16 0 0 0 .229 .229 .343 .571
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Count 2-1   12 4 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .750 1.083
Count 2-2   22 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 13 0 0 1 .091 .130 .273 .403
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   4 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 1.000 1.750
Full Count   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
Behind in Count   65 18 2 1 3 6 10 0 20 0 0 0 .277 .277 .477 .754
Ahead in Count   40 15 5 0 3 12 7 4 0 1 0 0 .375 .422 .725 1.147
Batting 2nd   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .182 .250 .182 .432
Batting 6th   4 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Batting 7th   31 14 3 0 5 7 12 1 3 0 0 2 .452 .500 1.032 1.532
Batting 8th   136 27 4 1 3 17 12 5 33 2 2 0 .199 .224 .309 .533
Low Leverage   85 23 4 1 5 9 11 3 19 0 0 2 .271 .311 .518 .829
Medium Leverage   56 12 3 0 3 11 9 2 9 2 2 1 .214 .246 .429 .674
High Leverage   39 11 2 0 0 5 6 1 9 0 0 0 .282 .300 .333 .633
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 36 144 46 9 1 6 14 20 16 18 .319 .385 .521 .906 .404 .201 149
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 36 162 0 0 0 5 1 1 75 16 4 2 66.7 27.9 7.05 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   53 22 5 1 3 7 10 3 6 0 0 0 .415 .446 .717 1.163
Versus Right   91 24 4 0 3 7 10 13 12 1 1 0 .264 .352 .407 .759
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   23 10 2 0 2 5 5 3 1 0 0 0 .435 .500 .783 1.283
Last Week   15 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .250 .467 .717
May   11 4 2 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .364 .462 .818 1.280
June   81 26 4 0 1 3 7 10 12 0 0 0 .321 .396 .407 .803
July   52 16 3 1 4 10 10 4 5 1 1 0 .308 .351 .635 .985
Career   144 46 9 1 6 14 20 16 18 1 1 0 .319 .385 .521 .906
Home   79 25 4 0 3 4 10 6 11 0 0 0 .316 .365 .481 .846
Road   65 21 5 1 3 10 10 10 7 1 1 0 .323 .408 .569 .977
Grass   120 40 8 1 6 13 17 12 17 1 1 0 .333 .391 .567 .958
Turf   24 6 1 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 .250 .357 .292 .649
Day   49 12 1 0 0 1 4 5 8 0 0 0 .245 .315 .265 .580
Night   95 34 8 1 6 13 16 11 10 1 1 0 .358 .421 .653 1.073
As Starter   144 46 9 1 6 14 20 16 18 1 1 0 .319 .385 .521 .906
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Houston - MLB 25 47 78 19 4 1 1 5 11 4 4 0 12 0 1 .244 .314 .359 .673 74 76 0.2
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 50 182 47 9 1 8 25 26 6 3 2 38 5 2 .258 .290 .451 .741 93 94 1.3
Total MLB 97 260 66 13 2 9 30 37 10 7 2 50 5 3 .254 .297 .423 .721 87 89 1.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Sugar Land - AAA 25 12 47 16 2 1 0 7 10 6 1 1 3 2 0 .340 .418 .426 .844 129 132 0.4
2026 Durham - AAA 26 36 144 46 9 1 6 14 20 16 0 1 18 4 2 .319 .385 .521 .906 144 149 1.2
Total IL 36 144 46 9 1 6 14 20 16 0 1 18 4 2 .319 .385 .521 .906 144 149
Total PCL 12 47 16 2 1 0 7 10 6 1 1 3 2 0 .340 .418 .426 .844 129 132
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Houston - MLB SS 21 15 19 53 8 75 3 .960 137.1 4.72 +2.4 1.079
2025 Houston - MLB CF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.1 1.034
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 49 49 82 152 24 240 6 .975 440.0 4.79 +6.2 1.052
2026 Durham - AAA SS 35 35 57 94 14 159 8 .950 306.1 4.44 -0.4 1.019
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.5 .772
2026 Durham - AAA CF 1 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 +0.4 1.042
TOTAL SS 105 99 158 299 46 474 17 .964 883.2 4.65 +8.2 1.046
TOTAL CF 4 2 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 28.0 4.50 -0.0 .968
PLAYER HISTORY
08/27/2025 Goes 5-6 against the Las Vegas Aviators, with 2 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
02/25/2026 Injured on 02/24/2026, diagnosed with a bruised elbow, is day-to-day.
02/27/2026 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for SP Zachary Williams.
07/13/2026 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
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