When Taiwan (playing as Chinese Taipei) stunned Korea in the World Baseball Classic earlier this year, it was 24-year-old reliever Jyun-Yue Tseng on the mound for the final three outs.
Tseng went on to dominate in the CPBL this year, allowing just 9 earned runs over 48 appearances (51.1 IP) as Fubon’s closer, striking out 65 and walking 13.
It was his sixth straight season of dominance in Taiwan, and it seems he now wants to see if he could make the jump to MLB … with an NL Central team interested:
Fubon Guardians’ closer Tseng Jyun-Yue (曾峻岳) has filed for international free agency. The 24-year-old fireballer posted a 1.57 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 32.7 K%, 30.9 Whiff% over 51.4 innings in 2026. As per Merit Times, a team from MLB National League Central has approached Tseng. t.co/oEHhPtnc6R
— CPBL STATS (Taiwan Dark Lemon) ?? (@GOCPBL) October 28, 2026We don’t know for sure which NL Central club is referenced there, and there isn’t necessarily an obvious pipeline built out yet to Taiwan with any of the five teams. So I won’t speculate beyond saying, hey, I hope it’s the Cubs, because why not?
Now, to be sure, there is not much of a history (yet!) for players successfully making the jump from the CPBL to MLB (more typical is a jump from Taiwan to another league in Asia, or a direct move to the U.S. as an international amateur). Chien-Ming Wang and Wei-Yin Chen are probably the best known success stories on the pitching side, but that was 7+ years ago.
Moreover, Tseng is listed at 5’8″, which is probably a factor in him being a reliever despite being so dominant (it may be a similar story to that of Kaima Taira, who is also listed at 5’8″ and periodically has been a reliever in Japan). I don’t know how “exciting” it would be if the Cubs were in on Jyun-Yue Tseng, which I do not mean as a value judgment – I genuinely don’t know what the level of excitement would be yet.
It maybe more of a developmental play at a lower price if the Cubs were to go after Tseng, rather than a sure-fire impact move in the bullpen. From clips I’ve seen, Tseng throws a slider, a splitter, and a fastball that touches 97.5 mph, which wouldn’t be elite, but very easily could be playable if it comes with other compelling pitch characteristics.
Fubon Guardians’ 曾峻岳 (Tseng Jyun-Yue) recorded his 8th save of the season. The 23-year-old flamethrower’s fastball topped out at 157 kph (97.6 mph) last night. ? t.co/45veLAoSSl
— CPBL STATS (Taiwan Dark Lemon) ?? (@GOCPBL) September 11, 2025@sekai_yakyu_828 Here’s the 144 kph splitter by 曾峻岳 (Tseng Jyun-Yue). He also throws a slider around 140 kph. t.co/hUFgDsSBXa
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