Sun Yi-Lei
| Sun Yi-Lei | |
|---|---|
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| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 96 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: February 10, 2005 Taipei, Taiwan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| May 22, 2025, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| NPB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0−2 |
| Earned run average | 5.11 |
| Strikeouts | 10 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Sun Yi-Lei (Chinese: 孫易磊; born 10 February 2005) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Career
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
On October 16, 2023, Sun signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters a four-year contract worth around ¥90 million.[1]
On May 22, 2025, Sun signed a first-team contract with the Fighters.[2] On the same day, Sun made his professional debut against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, pitching 2 scoreless innings of relief in a 4–3 loss.[3][4] On May 27, Sun earned his first save in a 5–2 win over the Hawks.[5]
International career
On November 6, 2023, Sun was selected to play for Chinese Taipei in the 2023 Asian Baseball Championship.[6] On December 3, Sun pitched 2 scoreless innings in Chinese Taipei's 4–0 win over South Korea.[7]
On February 3, 2025, Sun was selected to play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic qualifiers.[8] Sun pitched 1.2 scoreless innings against Spain in the second-place playoff game, striking out 2 batters, helping Chinese Taipei qualify for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.[9]
Personal life
Sun is of Amis descent, and is the younger brother of former TSG Hawks player Sun Yi-Shen.[10]
References
- ^ 中央通訊社 (2023-10-16). "孫易磊與火腿簽4年合約 金額總和近新台幣2000萬元 | 運動". 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ "孫易磊投手と支配下選手契約締結". 北海道日本ハムファイターズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ 三立新聞網 (2025-05-22). "日職／孫易磊初登板強心臟！2局無失分奪中繼成功 火腿監督笑呵呵 | 運動 | 三立新聞網 SETN.COM". www.setn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "Thursday, May 22, 2025 (Scores) Nippon-Ham vs SoftBank". npb.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ "台湾の至宝がプロ初セーブ 日本ハム・孫易磊が九回をピシャリ 新庄監督は起用決断のコーチに感心「僕寄りになってきた。肝っ玉座ってきましたね」/デイリースポーツ online". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). 2026-01-31. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ "棒球亞錦賽》中華隊名單公佈 林昱珉、孫易磊、徐若熙三位火球男入列". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ "出場歡呼「更有力」 孫易磊成棒首戰抗韓：打者更細膩 | ETtoday運動雲 | ETtoday新聞雲". sports.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ 中央通訊社 (2025-02-03). "WBC資格賽台灣36人名單出爐 林家正孫易磊徐若熙入列 | 運動". 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ 中時新聞網 (2025-02-25). "WBCQ》滿壘連飆2K！ 孫易磊：球迷相信我們 讓我更相信自己 - 體育". 中時新聞網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ 北市府網站管理員 (2017-06-17). "臺北市政府_首頁". 臺北市政府. Retrieved 2026-01-31.