Pittsburgh Pirates Liao signed with the
Pittsburgh Pirates of
Major League Baseball in January 2014. He pitched for the rookie-level
Gulf Coast League Pirates, primarily as a reliever, for two seasons and was subsequently released. While in the Pirates organization, Liao appeared in the
2015 Asian Baseball Championship as a member of the
Chinese Taipei national baseball team.
Yomiuri Giants Following his release, Liao returned to Japan, where he had attended high school, and was selected by the
Yomiuri Giants in the seventh round of the 2016
Nippon Professional Baseball draft. Because Liao had pitched in
Minor League Baseball, the Giants filed a petition for him to gain rookie status, which was granted in January 2017. Liao spent two years pitching with the Giants affiliate in the
Eastern League. He was placed on the Chinese Taipei preliminary roster for the
2018 Asian Games, but withdrew from the competition.
Saitama Seibu Lions Liao signed with the
Saitama Seibu Lions on 17 December 2018. Liao's signing was formally announced by the team in January 2019. Liao was promoted to the first team on 31 March 2019, and debuted on 3 April.
Wei Chuan Dragons Liao returned to his native Taiwan in 2019 and appeared in the
Asia Winter Baseball League. The next season, he trained with the
Chinatrust Brothers farm team. Liao declared for the mid-season
Chinese Professional Baseball League draft that year. He was selected by the
Wei Chuan Dragons as a bonus pick. ==References==