Lee Hao-yu

Lee Hao-yu

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Lee Hao-yu is an emerging Taiwanese baseball player who is anticipated to make a significant impact in the MLB, following in the footsteps of other notable Taiwanese stars.

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Taiwanese infielder Lee Hao-yu on Sunday drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with a pinch-hit single as the Detroit Tigers beat the San Francisco Giants.

Late Lee single drives Tigers to victory
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-08-11
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Lee Hao-yu of Taiwan dives to field a ground ball against the San Francisco Giants.

World Series champions in a rare funk
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-08-09
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Lee Hao-yu was a defensive substitution for the Tigers.

Padres’ win narrows race in NL
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-08-08
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Lee Hao-yu drove in Eduardo Valencia during a game against the Athletics.

Tawa spoils Guardians no-bid attempt
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-08-04
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Lee Hao-yu’s 12-game hitting streak, the longest active run in the MLB, ended on Wednesday as the Tigers fell 10-9 to the Baltimore Orioles in 12 innings.

Lee Hao-yu’s hit streak for Tigers ends
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-31
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Lee's bat stays hot, extending his hit streak to 11 games in a recent MLB game.

Lee’s bat stays hot, but Cheng demoted
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-28
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Lee Hao-yu delivered another multi-hit performance on Saturday, hitting a double and a solo home run to extend his hitting streak to 10 games.

Lee Hao-yu’s streak continues - Taipei Times
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-27
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Lee Hao-yu had two hits and drove in the decisive run on Friday as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals.

Taiwanese MLB player keeps record hit streak rolling
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-26
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Lee Hao-yu scored during the MLB game against the Kansas City Royals.

Tigers continue 2nd-half burst - Taipei Times
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-25
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Lee Hao-yu hit a three-run homer as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs.

Lee’s 3-run homer lifts Tigers past Cubs
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-24
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Taiwanese slugger Lee Hao-yu on Tuesday extended his hitting streak to six games.

Taiwan’s Lee Hao-yu extends hitting streak
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-23
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Lee Hao-yu drove in two runs with a go-ahead double against the Los Angeles Angels.

Jared Jones becomes first Pirate since 1981 to retire 30 consecutive batters
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-20
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Lee Hao-yu had one hit from five at-bats during the game.

Tigers’ Valencia thanks family, honors Venezuela
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-11
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Lee Hao-yu of the Tigers hit his fourth home run of the season in a loss to the Texas Rangers.

Lee Hao-yu of the Tigers blasts home run in loss
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-04
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Taiwan’s Lee Hao-yu was among the runners during the game.

NY fall to 7th straight loss; Taiwan’s Teng sidelined
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-03
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Teng also faced fellow Taiwanese player Lee Hao-yu twice during the game.

Houston Astros’ Teng Kai-wei optioned to Triple-A
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-06-29
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Detroit Tigers second-baseman Lee Hao-yu, left, of Taiwan throws after the force-out of Cam Smith of the Houston Astros during their MLB game.

Yankees tout potential of Lai Chien-fan
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-06-27
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Lee Hao-yu is a second baseman for the Detroit Tigers and one of the few Taiwanese currently playing in the majors.

Yankees sign Taiwanese teen - Taipei Times
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-06-25
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Lee Hao-yu, the only active Taiwanese batter in the major leagues, hit his second MLB home run in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Taiwan’s Lee hits second homer
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-06-03
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Lee Hao-yu tags a runner out during a warm-up game against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks’ farm team.

Taiwan beat SoftBank farm team in final warm-up
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-03-04
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Lee Hao-yu, who plays for the Detroit Tigers, is part of the Taiwanese team for the World Baseball Classic.

National team leave for World Baseball Classic
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-03-01
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Lee Hao-yu is listed among the rising stars expected to challenge for a major league spot.

SPEAK UP: Teng Kai-wei, Cheng Tsung-che break into MLB (1/2) 鄧愷威、鄭宗哲接力上大聯盟(上)
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-22
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