Tsung-Che Cheng and Connor Joe each hit home runs, but the Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated 5-3 by the Detroit Tigers at LECOM Park on Wednesday. Cheng’s two-run home run to center field in the bottom of the third broke a scoreless tie.
With spring training’s arrival, the next few weeks will feature a number of camp battles around the league.
With more stars emerging out of the Pacific, the Pirates may have their own in Tsung-Che Cheng. On this edition of the Pirates’ Prospect Update, we break down the game and journey for Tsung-Che Cheng who many believe will be a must-watch player this season.
This is one in a series of stories breaking down members of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 40-man roster. On July 2, 2019, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed infielder Tsung-Che Cheng as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have added a pair of prospects to their 40-man roster, protecting them from next month’s Rule 5 Draft. Right-handed pitcher Braxton Ashcraft and infielder Tsung-Che Cheng join the Pirates’ 40-man.
This is one in a series of stories breaking down PBN’s Top 30 Pittsburgh Pirates prospects. Tsung-Che Cheng burst onto the scene in 2023 with an excellent start to his season while with the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers.
On Sunday, it was a tale of two cities for the Pittsburgh Pirates Triple-A and Double-A squads. As Double-A Altoona won in extra-innings on their final
Both the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Triple-A and Double-A teams prevailed Wednesday night. Altoona had a strong performance from Sean Sullivan and had just enough offense to squeak out a 7-5 win.
ALTOONA- During my most recent trip to see the Altoona Curve, I was excited to see shortstop Tsung-Che Cheng play in person. For just the casual fan, Cheng has burst onto the scene for the Pirates’ organization.
The Pittsburgh Pirates may have had one of the most curious stat lines in their minor league system in quite some time. Po-Yu Chen originally signed back in Oct.
It’s taken Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Tsung-Che Cheng a while to get his feet under him with Double-A Altoona, but the 22-year-old is starting to find his groove.
Pirates minor league affiliates went 2-2 on the day with a pair of extra innings games and wins from Indianapolis and Altoona. Here are the notable performances from Thursday.
Pirates minor league affiliates lit up the scoreboard on Friday, June 23, scoring 41 runs across the four clubs but going just 2-2 on the day. Infielder Tsung-Che Cheng made his Double-A debut with the Altoona Curve after being called up on Thursday, while Indianapolis exploded for 18 runs.
A baseball source has confirmed that Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Tsung-Che Cheng has been promoted to Double-A Altoona from High-A Greensboro. As of now, INF Liover Peguero will stay put in Double-A and will move from shortstop to second base to get more reps at that position until the time comes for him to get the call-up.
One Pittsburgh Pirates’ prospect that has really started to emerge this season is infielder Tsung-Che Cheng, who has spent the year with High-A Greensboro.
Three of the four Pirates minor league affiliates played in games on Friday, as the Indianapolis Indians saw their game rained out. The rest of the field suffered miserable outings in an 0-3 day, with 2021 third-round pick Bubba Chandler’s struggles continuing and the Altoona Curve lost via no-hitter.
There are only three Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league affiliates to discuss. Double-A Altoona had their game with the Bowie Baysox rained out and rescheduled for June.
Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Malcom Nuñez sure picked a good time to hit his first home run of the season for Triple-A Indianapolis. The 22-year-old slugger hasn’t shown his typical power so far this season, but his grand slam for the Indians might be what he needs to get going at the plate.
After a standard minor league off day on Monday, all four off the Pittsburgh Pirates’ affiliates returned to game-action on Tuesday. The Altoona Curve picked up their first win of the season after dropping their first three games to begin the year while High-A Greensboro was also victorious.
The Pittsburgh Pirates Low-A affiliate, the Bradenton Marauders, had a strong roster in 2022, but what could their 2023 pitching staff look like? The Pittsburgh Pirates Low-A affiliate, the Bradenton Marauders, in 2022 was arguably the team’s best affiliate.
Pittsburgh Pirates middle infield prospect Tsung-Che Cheng could be a quick riser through prospect rankings There are many notable middle infield prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates system.
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