Cheng Tsung-che

Cheng Tsung-che (Chinese: 鄭宗哲; born July 26, 2001) is a Taiwanese baseball infielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Cheng Tsung-che
Pittsburgh Pirates
Infielder
Born: (2001-07-26) July 26, 2001
Pingtung County, Taiwan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Chinese Taipei
U-18 Baseball World Cup
2019 Gijang Team

Career

Cheng, a native of Pingtung County, Taiwan, signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Pu-Men High School as an international free agent on July 2, 2019, for a signing bonus of $380,000.[1][2] Shortly after signing, he competed in the 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup.[3]

Cheng made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Pirates in 2021,[4] and played second base, third base, and shortstop throughout the season.[5] After the 2021 minor league season ended, Cheng played winter ball with the Caimanes de Barranquilla, winning the 2022 Caribbean Series.[6]

Cheng spent the 2022 Minor League Baseball season with the Bradenton Marauders, playing shortstop more frequently.[5] He appeared in 104 games, hit for a .270 batting average, .376 on-base percentage, and a .794 on-base plus slugging percentage, while scoring 79 runs. Of his 38 extra-base hits, seven were triples. He led the Florida State League in triples and runs scored, finished second in on-base percentage, fourth in batting average, and fifth in on-base plus slugging percentage. Cheng's 33 stolen bases in 39 attempts led all minor leaguers within the Pirates organization.[5][7] At the end of the 2022 minor league season, Cheng was assigned to the Gigantes de Carolina of the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League.[8] He was subsequently named to the Chinese Taipei national baseball team roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[9]

References
  1. "Reds' De La Cruz headlines Players of the Month". MILB.com. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. Yen, William (10 July 2019). "Taiwanese high school infielder signs with Pittsburgh Pirates". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 January 2023. Republished as: "Kaohsiung high schooler signs with US' Pirates". Taipei Times. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. "Panamá cayó en el debut del Mundial U18 ante China Taipei" (in Spanish). RPC-TV. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. Mackey, Jason (8 December 2021). "Pirates Pipeline: Five under-the-radar prospects you should know". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. Avallone, Michael (7 December 2022). "Priester, Rodriguez pack a punch for Pirates". MILB.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  6. Miranda, Eugenio (3 February 2022). "Serie del Caribe: Final inédita entre Gigantes del Cibao y Caimanes de Barranquilla" (in Spanish). ESPN.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. delos Santos, Justice (8 November 2022). "Pirates announce honors for top Minor League performers". MLB.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  8. "Los Cangrejeros están a un paso de adelantar a la Serie Final". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  9. Yang, Chi-fang; Chao, Yen-hsiang (13 January 2023). "Former MLB infielder Yu Chang listed on Taiwan WBC team roster". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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