Hanwha Wang Yancheng Including Taiwan's WBC Calling List → Chances are high that he will be maintained. "Only two left-handed pitchers"

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"Asian Quarter" left-hander Wang Yancheng (25), who will play in the 2026 season in the Hanwha Eagles uniform, is on the preliminary list of the Taiwanese national team preparing for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March. In particular, analysts say that the team is likely to play in the finals due to the famine of left-handers in the national team.

According to Taiwan ET Today and Taiwan Yahoo Sports, the Taiwanese national team was first convened at the Kaohsiung national team training site on the 15th. Among the 43 preliminary WBC entries, 31 players gathered to complete the training on that day. It is said that there are 24 players from the CPBL (Taiwan Professional Baseball League) and seven players from overseas.

The specific list was not announced separately for reasons such as power leakage, but Wang Yancheng appeared. ET Today said, "Jang Hong-ling (24), a minor league under the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Wang Yancheng joined. In particular, Wang Yancheng is one of the only left-handers in the Taiwanese national team." Taiwan's national team asked for understanding that it would not comment further on the list of 31 people. Only the final 30 entries heading to the WBC will be revealed.

Taiwan's national team coach Tsang Hao-jwi said, "We are constantly monitoring the situation of players currently working abroad. Major League Baseball outfielder Stuart Fairchild (30, Cleveland Guardians) and infielder Jonathan Long (24, Chicago Cubs Minor Triple-A) will join the team around February 28. Whether or not to convene early will be decided according to the results of discussions with the U.S. team.

Taiwan is a team that the South Korean national team must beat for a good performance in the WBC. The South Korean national team, led by head coach Ryu Ji-hyun (55), is tied to Group B along with Taiwan, Australia, the Czech Republic and Japan in the WBC finals. The South Korean national team will face Taiwan for the third time on March 8. Although they are scheduled to play the second group qualifying match against Japan ahead of Taiwan, they need to put more effort into the match against Taiwan than against Japan to pass the qualifying match. Taiwan also seems to be focusing on the match against Korea rather than Japan.

If Wang Yancheng joins the final entry of the WBC, he is expected to meet his Hanwha colleagues first as an enemy. Among Hanwha hitters, Noh Si-hwan, Moon Hyun-bin and Choi Jae-hoon are currently training in Saipan.

Wang Yancheng has already thrown a ball against the Korean national team. In major international competitions such as the Hangzhou Asian Games and the APBC (Asian Professional Baseball Championship), he threw fierce balls against Korean batters. In particular, the fact that there are only two left-handers on the Taiwan national team's call-up list, including Wang Yancheng, further raises the possibility that he will be appointed as a "left-handed sniper" or a "second pitcher" against Korea. Left-hander Lin Yu-min (22) of the Arizona Diamondbacks Minor was not called up for the training. In the end, it may be the most difficult wall that must be overcome for the national team to go to the U.S.

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