Pirates Promote Tsung-Che Cheng Pirates Promote Tsung-Che Cheng

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3:45pm  : The Pirates have now made these moves official. Triolos injury was described as a lumbar spine strain.  1:25pm  : The Pirates are going to promote infielder  to the majors, reports . He is already on the 40-man roster but will be making his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game. Fellow infielder  will head to the 10-day injured list due to a lower back injury.  Cheng, 23, was an international signing out of Taiwan in 2019. His profile has a solid foundation from his speed and defense. Offensively, his approach has been leaned more to the contact-oriented side without too much power. currently ranks him as the #19 prospect in the Pirates system.  He has appeared in 402 minor league games acro s various levels thus far Dorian Finney-Smith Jersey  in his career, with 1,684 trips to the plate. His 12.5% walk rate and 19.8% strikeout rate are both better than average, with 34 home runs in that time. Overall, he has hit .260/.359/.411 for a 117 wRC+. He has racked up double-digits steals in each year of his career. Lately, Cheng hit .353/.400/.647 in spring training but then .071/.133/.071 in five games for Triple-A Indianapolis.  Defensively, Cheng has primarily played shortstop but has also taken notable playing time at second base and occasional stints at third. He seems likely to take over Triolos utility role. The Bucs have had  at short,  at third and  at second on most days but with players like Triolo,  and  also factoring into the infield mix. Triolo was a late scratch from yesterdays contest due to back sorene s and will now get a chance to heal up while Cheng helps fill in the gap.  Photo courtesy of Kim Klement Neitzel, Imagn Images  Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Jersey