TSG Hawks

The TSG Hawks (Chinese: 台鋼雄鷹) are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan. The team is owned by Taiwan Steel Group and was formed in 2022 as part of CPBL's expansion. The Hawks are set to play their home games at Chengcing Lake Baseball Stadium in Kaohsiung City in CPBL's minor league starting 2023 season, and to make their debut in the major league in the 2024 season.

TSG Hawks
台鋼雄鷹
Information
LeagueChinese Professional Baseball League
LocationKaohsiung City, Taiwan
BallparkChengcing Lake Baseball Stadium
Year founded2022 (2022)
ColorsGreen
OwnershipTaiwan Steel Group
ManagerHong I-Chung
General ManagerLiu Tung-Yang

Ownership

The Taiwan Steel Group is the sponsor for Tainan City F.C., a semi-professional football team in the Taiwan Football Premier League since 2016, and the owner of Tainan TSG GhostHawks, a professional basketball team in Taiwan's T1 League since 2021.[1]

History

On March 2, 2022, TSG officially applied for membership in the CPBL,[2] which was approved by CPBL executive council on April 27, 2022.[3]

In July of the same year, the Hawks participated in CPBL's 2022 season draft where they picked a total of 30 players to form the basis of their initial roster.

On January 16, 2023, Hong I-Chung had been announced as the first manager of the team.[4]

References
  1. 艾碧 (2022-02-27). "中職》第六隊來了!　台鋼橫跨籃、棒、足成台灣第一". 麗台運動報 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  2. 蘇志畬. "第6隊台鋼出線 主場選澄清湖球場". 聯合新聞網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  3. 呂權紘 (2022-04-27). "中職》台鋼雄鷹比照味全加盟條件正式成中職第6隊 主色系設定綠色" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Yahoo奇摩運動. Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  4. 歐建智 (2023-01-16). "台鋼雄鷹今年打二軍　洪一中想找育成洋將來磨練" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). tsna. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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