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Tsung-Che Cheng
SS
DET
2026 season
- GP
- 14
- AVG
- .256
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 5
- R
- 7
- SB
- 0
- OPS
- .608
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22 | vs BAL | W 6-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 20 | vs BAL | W 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 17 | vs TB | W 5-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 17 | vs TB | W 10-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 12 | @NYM | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 11 | @NYM | W 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 10 | @NYM | W 6-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 8 | @CWS | W 5-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 5 | @LAA | W 7-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 30 | vs WSH | L 1-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29 | vs WSH | W 6-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 28 | vs NYY | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 27 | vs NYY | W 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 26 | vs NYY | W 6-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 13 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 11 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Latest news
Cheng was traded from the Red Sox to the Tigers in exchange for cash considerations Thursday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Cheng will head to Detroit ahead of the 2027 campaign. The 25-year-old produced a .256 average with a double, five RBI and seven runs scored over 39 at-bats in 14 regular-season contests with Boston in 2026. Cheng saw more action with Triple-A Worcester, batting .241 with eight home runs, 30 RBI, 52 runs scored and 10 stolen bases over 94 games with the WooSox. He will now look to compete for a major-league opportunity with the Tigers in 2027.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 30
Cheng was optioned to Triple-A Worcester after Sunday's 6-1 win over the Blue Jays, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Cheng will head down to Triple-A to make room for Curtis Mead's activation ahead of Mead's debut with Boston on Monday. Cheng posted a .256 average with a double, five RBI and seven runs scored over 39 at-bats in 14 contests with the Red Sox following his promotion June 26, and he will likely get another shot with the big-league club relatively soon.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 26
Cheng is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Though he had been occupying the strong side of a platoon at shortstop with Andruw Monasterio since being called up from Triple-A Worcester on June 26, Cheng finds himself on the bench for a fourth straight matchup versus a right-hander. Monasterio appears to have at least temporarily settled into a near-everyday role at the expense of Cheng, who has produced a lowly .256/.318/.282 slash line through his first 44 plate appearances with Boston.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 26
Cheng is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.
The left-handed-hitting Cheng will hit the bench for the second time in the series, with both of his absences coming against lefty starters. Andruw Monasterio will receive the starting nod at shortstop, where he and Cheng appear likely to be used in a platoon until Trevor Story (sports hernia) or Marcelo Mayer (forearm) return from the injured list.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 9
Cheng is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
Cheng started at shortstop in each of the last five games following his call-up from Triple-A Worcester last Friday, going 2-for-15 with a double, a walk and a run. He'll cede shortstop to Andruw Monasterio while southpaw Andrew Alvarez works as a primary pitcher for Washington, but the left-handed-hitting Cheng could continue to handle a strong-side platoon role at the position while all of Trevor Story (sports hernia), Marcelo Mayer (forearm) and Isiah Kiner-Falefa (forearm) are on the shelf.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 1
Cheng went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and an RBI in Friday's 6-1 win over the Yankees.
Cheng was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Friday after the Red Sox placed Marcelo Mayer (forearm) on the injured list. The former celebrated his Red Sox debut with an RBI groundout in the second inning and a 407-foot double to center field in the fourth. With both Mayer and Trevor Story (abdomen) on the injured list, Cheng is line for more work in the short term, including Saturday as a member of Boston's starting lineup. He slashed .254/.351/.424 with seven homers and 18 RBI in 240 plate appearances with the WooSox.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jun 27