STATUS
• Pronounced “DYE-gong Yang” but his preferred name is Daikan Yoh

CAREER NOTES
• Born in Taiwan, he attended high school in Japan and is fluent in Japanese and Chinese
• Spent 16 years in the Japanese leagues (Nippon Professional Baseball)
• A two-time NPB All-Star Series game MVP, winning the honor in Game 3 in 2012 and Game 2 in 2014
• Three-time Gold Glove winner, in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and three-time All-Star
• Was a career .270 hitter with 1,164 hits, 105 home runs and 482 RBI with 141 stolen bases in NPB
• Teammate of Shohei Ohtani with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2013 through 2016
• Won a Japan Series championship in 2016 with Nippon-Ham Fighters over the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, 4 games to 2
• Is a career .275 hitter across his 16 years in Japan’s professional leagues

NOTE: In Japanese Professional Baseball, the Central and Pacific Leagues are the “major” leagues and the Eastern and Western leagues are developmental or minor leagues

2022
• Played his first season in the United States, hitting .260 with nine home runs and 35 RBI ion 79 games with Lake Country of the American Association
• Spent the 2022-23 offseason playing in Australia and helping the Brisbane Bandits to the Northeast Division title
2021
• In his final season with the Yomiuri Giants, hit .338 in 56 games with Yomiuri’s Eastern League (developmental) team with six home runs and 22 RBI
2020
• Split his time between the Yomiuri Giants and their developmental team, combining to hit .306 with six home runs and 28 RBI
• Helped the Giants to the Japan Series where they fell to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2019
• Played 110 games with the Central League Giants, hitting .274 with four home runs and 21 RBI with four triples
• Helped the Giants to the Japan Series where they fell to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2018
• Appeared in 87 games with Yomiuri’s Central League club, posting a .245 average, 10 homers and 37 RBI
2017
• Joined the Yomiuri Giants and hit .264 with nine homers and 33 RBI in 87 games
2016
• Played his final season with the Nippon-Ham Fighters and played in 130 contests with a .293 average, 15 homers and 61 RBI
• Helped the Nippon-Ham win the Japan (World) Series over the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
• Chose free agency following the season
2015
• Appeared in 86 games for the Pacific League Ham Fighters and 121 contests with the Eastern (minor) league club
• Combined to hit .266 with 10 homers, 45 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 17 attempts
2014
• Played in 125 contests for Nippon, posting a .293 batting average and hitting a career-high 25 homers with a career-high 85 RBI
• Was successful on 20 of 26 stolen base attempts
2013
• Led the Pacific League in stolen bases with 47 steals in 57 attempts
• Hit .282 with 18 homers and 67 RBI
2012
• In 144 games with Nippon, hit .287 with seven homers, 55 RBI and 17 stolen bases in 23 attempts
2011
• Played 141 games with Nippon, posted a .274 batting average and stole 19 bases in 21 attempts while adding six homers and 26 RBI
• Credited with a remarkable 38 sacrifice hits
2010
• Hit .245 in 109 games with Nippon, collecting two homers and 31 RBI while successfully stealing eight of nine bases
2009
• Played 73 games with Nippon’s Eastern (minor) League team and 15 contests with the Pacific (major) League club
• Combined to hit .272 with 14 homers, 47 RBI and 12 stolen bases
2008
• Split time between Nippon’s Eastern and Pacific League teams . . . combined to hit .279 with 10 homers, 33 RBI and eight stolen bases
2007
• Started the season on the Ham Fighters reserve team and was called upon 4/19/07
• Hit .239 in 55 games
2006
• Selected out of high school in the first round of the 2006 NPB Draft by the Nippon-Ham Fighters
• Played for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic as a back-up shortstop