The San Francisco Giants on Friday promoted Teng Kai-wei from Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, making him the 17th Taiwan-born player named to a MLB roster.
Luke Jackson’s injury opened up a bullpen spot for Teng, who could be in line to make his major league debut this weekend, the Giants said in a news release.
The right-hander was acquired from the Minnesota Twins as part of the Sam Dyson trade in 2019.
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Last season, Teng recorded a 4.42 ERA across 29 appearances (28 starts) between Double-A Richmond and Triple-A Sacramento, the Giants said.
He is the only active Taiwanese player in the MLB and the 17th player from Taiwan to reach the majors since Chen Chin-feng in 2002.
Originally from Taichung and a graduate of Kaohsiung’s Kao-Yuan Vocational High School of Technology and Commerce, Teng signed a contract with the Twins’ organization in 2017 and made his professional debut with its rookie-level Gulf Coast League Twins the following year.
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According to an MLB scouting report, Teng is able to mix four different pitches, including a fastball, slider, curve and changeup.
In the past two to three years, he has developed a “well above average slider,” the report said.
The Giants are to play their third game of the new season against the San Diego Padres at 7:15am this morning Taiwan time.
They face the Padres again at 4:10am tomorrow morning Taiwan time, the final game of their four-game series.
The Giants won Game 2 on Friday US time 8-3 over the Padres to level the series at 1-1, with Matt Chapman hitting two home runs and knocking in five runs.
Kyle Harrison (1-0) pitched six effective innings, allowing six hits and two runs, walking none and fanning five as he handed Bob Melvin his first win as Giants manager.
Chapman belted a two-run shot off Joe Musgrove (0-1) to center field in the first, then capped the scoring in the ninth by blasting another two-run homer off Pedro Avila.
Fernando Tatis Jr cracked two solo homers and Manny Machado also clubbed a solo shot for San Diego, who were coming off a 6-4 win in their home opener in Thursday’s Game 1.
Elsewhere on Friday, it was:
‧ Astros 1, Yankees 7
‧ Athletics 4, Guardians 6
‧ Diamondbacks 7, Rockies 3
‧ Dodgers 6, Cardinals 3
‧ Mariners 1, Red Sox 0
‧ Marlins 2, Pirates 7
‧ Mets 1, Brewers 3
‧ Phillies 3, Braves 9
‧ Rays 8, Blue Jays 2
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