Tsung-Che Cheng #5

Attended Pu-Men High School in Taiwan...Competed for Chinese Taipei in the 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup shortly after signing with the Pirates.

2025

Made his Major League debut on 4/9 vs. STL, starting at SS (0-for-2)...Also entered defensively at 2B on 4/11 at CIN (0-for-2) and started at SS on 4/13 at CIN (0-for-3)...Spent most of the season with Triple-A Indianapolis, hitting .209 (71-for-340) with 12 doubles, three triples, one HR, 36 RBI and 18 SB in 107 games...Posted a 12-game on-base streak from 5/29-6/12, batting .300 (12-for-40) with a .440 OBP, 7 runs scored and five SB over that span...In 18 games during July, batted .271 (16-for-59)...Tied his career high with four hits on 8/14 at SWB (4-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI)...Recorded a season-high four RBI twice, on 7/4 vs. LOU (2-for-4, R, 2B) and 8/19 at SYR (2-for-4, 2 2B)...Scored a season-high three runs on 8/21 at SYR (1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB).

2024

Entered the season ranked as Pittsburgh’s No. 7 prospect according to Baseball America...Spent majority of season with Altoona...Led all Pirates minor leaguers in games played (132) and finished second in walks (65)…Hit .225 (98-for-435) in 132 Minor League games between Altoona and Indianapolis...Finished tied with Kervin Pichardo for the Altoona lead with 11 home runs and ranked second with 19 doubles...Ranked ninth in the Eastern League in walks...Went 0-for-2 with a walk and run scored in the Spring Breakout Game against the Orioles on 3/14...Began regular season with Altoona...Recorded a .350 on-base percentage during his 10- game on-base streak from 4/30 to 5/12...Homered in back-to-back games for the first time in his career on 6/5 and 6/6 at Richmond...Was promoted to Indianapolis on 9/17...Hit safely in each of his four games with a plate appearance with Indy... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in his final game on 9/22 at Saint Paul...Made a total of 111 appearances at shortstop and 26 at second base between Altoona and Indianapolis.

2023

Enters the season rated as the seventh-best prospect in the Pirates system by Baseball America...Hit a combined .278 (128-for-461) with 23 doubles, 10 triples, 13 home runs, 56 RBI, .352 OBP, .456 slugging percentage and .808 OPS in 123 games between High-A Greensboro and Double-A Altoona…Entered the season rated Pittsburgh’s No. 25 prospect according to MLB Pipeline…Played for Chinese-Taipei in the World Baseball Classic…Led all Pirates minor leaguers in triples, which were also tied for the third-most in Minor League Baseball…Finished third among all Pirates minor leaguers in total bases (210) and second in hits…Ranked third in the South Atlantic League in batting, second in slugging, fourth in OBP, first in OPS and triples, tied for second in extra base hits (30) and fourth in hits at the time he was promoted to Altoona on 6/23…Stole a franchise record four bases on 7/5 vs. Erie, setting a new career-high…Recorded the first multi-home run game of his career on 9/3 at Erie…Was named to the South Atlantic League post-season All-Star team.

2022

Spent the entire season with Low-A Bradenton, where he led the Florida State League in triples and runs scored, finished second in OBP and stolen bases, third in doubles, fourth in batting, tied for fourth in hits, fifth in OPS, tied for seventh in RBI and seventh in slugging...Was named the Pirates organization’s Baserunner of the Year…Was named the Florida State League’s Player of the Month for August…Took home Florida State League Player of the Week honors for the week of 8/8-14…Was named to the Florida State League’s post-season All-Star Team.

2021

Spent the entire season with the Florida Complex League Pirates, where he finished first in OBP, tied for fourth in RBI, third in walks, tied for fifth in runs scored and fifth in stolen bases.