The TSG Hawks () are a

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team in the

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(CPBL) in Taiwan. The team is owned by Taiwan Steel Group and was formed in 2022 as part of the CPBL expansion. The Hawks play their home games at Chengcing Lake Baseball Stadium in

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. They joined the CPBL's minor league for the 2023 season, and made their debut in the major league in the 2024 season.

History

On March 2, 2022, TSG officially applied for membership in the CPBL, which was approved by CPBL's executive council on April 27, 2022. In July of the same year, the Hawks participated in CPBL's 2022 season draft where they picked a total of 30 players to form the basis of their initial roster. On January 16, 2023, Hong I-chung had been announced as the first manager of the team.

Roster

References

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