Huang Tzu-peng
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| Huang Tzu-peng | |||||||||||||||
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| TSG Hawks – No. 69 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: 19 March 1994 (age 31) Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
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| May 9, 2018, for the Lamigo Monkeys | |||||||||||||||
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| Win–loss record | 51–45 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.24 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 509 | ||||||||||||||
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Huang Tzu-peng (Chinese: 黃子鵬; Wade–Giles: Huang2 Tzu3-peng2; born 19 March 1994 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional baseball starting pitcher for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan. He has previously played in the CPBL for the Lamigo / Rakuten Monkeys. Huang is a four-time CPBL All-Star.
Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Huang attended and played baseball for Nanying Vocational High School in Tainan, graduating in 2012.[1] He then played for Chinese Culture University. Upon graduation, he did not immediately enter the CPBL draft, but chose to join the Topco Falcons, a semi-professional team.[2]
Professional career
Lamigo / Rakuten Monkeys
In 2017, Huang was selected in the seventh round of the CPBL draft by the Lamigo Monkeys.[2]
In 2023, Huang took the mound against Wei Chuan Dragons pitcher Hsu Jo-hsi in Game 6 of the Taiwan Series. Huang gave up two runs over six innings in the 2–0 loss.[3]
On 9 May 2025, Huang gave up a home run to Dragons shortstop Chang Cheng-yu, who became the first player in the league to hit a home run using a torpedo bat.[4] He made 25 appearances (20 starts) for the team, logging a 4–8 record and 4.07 ERA with 68 strikeouts across 117+1⁄3 innings pitched. With the Monkeys, Huang won the 2025 Taiwan Series.[5] He elected free agency on 4 November.[6]
TSG Hawks
On 21 November 2025, Huang signed with the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[7]
International career
Huang was selected to represent Taiwan in the 2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup and the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[2]
In the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Huang took the mound against the Netherlands in the pool stage. He gave up 2 hits in 2.2 innings, including an RBI single by Didi Gregorius.[8]
He was again selected to play for Team Taiwan in the 2024 WBSC Premier12 tournament. He started against the Dominican Republic in the Opening Round at Taipei Dome, pitching 6 scoreless innings;[2] then against Cuba, pitching 1.1 innings with 4 strikeouts.[9] He was again the starting pitcher against Venezuela in the Super Round, pitching 4.2 innings, allowing 2 runs, and recording a loss.[10]