Wei-Chieh Huang (; born September 26, 1993) is a Taiwanese professional

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who is a free agent. He has played in

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(MLB) for the Texas Rangers.

Career

Huang graduated from Kao-Yuan Tech High School in

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and attended the

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Arizona Diamondbacks

In 2014, he signed with the

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as an international

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. In 2015, Huang made his professional debut with the

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and spent the whole season there, posting a 7–3 record and 2.00 ERA in 15 games (12 starts). Huang was chosen to represent the Diamondbacks at the 2015

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. He spent 2016 with both the

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, where he pitched to a 1–1 record and 6.49 ERA in six games started, and the

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where he posted a 2–2 record and 5.34 ERA in nine games. In 2017, he spent time with both the

and Visalia, pitching to a combined 2–1 record and 1.81 ERA in 64.2 total innings between both teams. Huang split the majority of his 2018 season between the Rawhide and the

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Texas Rangers

The Diamondbacks traded Huang and Joshua Javier to the Texas Rangers for

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on July 31, 2018. Huang was assigned to the

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after the trade. In a combined 38 games (2 starts) between Visalia, Jackson, and Frisco, Huang posted a 7–3 record with a 3.33 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 78 innings. The Rangers added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. In 2019, Huang split the minor league season between Frisco, the

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, and the

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, going a combined 2–2 with a 4.74 ERA over innings. On April 23, he was called up to the major league roster for the first time. He made his major league debut that night, pitching innings in relief. Huang appeared in four games for Texas in 2019, going 0–0 with a 3.18 ERA in innings. On December 2, 2019, Huang was non-tendered by Texas and became a free agent. He re-signed with Texas on a minor league contract on December 5. On August 8, 2020, Huang was released by the Rangers organization and subsequently signed with the

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. In September 2021, Huang signed with the

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San Francisco Giants

On February 2, 2022, Huang signed a minor league contract with the

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. In 2022, he pitched 7.1 scoreless innings for Giants Orange, and pitching for Sacramento he was 3–2 with a 4.40 ERA in innings in which he struck out 89 batters.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On December 7, 2022, Huang was claimed by the

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in the minor league phase of the

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. He did not appear in a game for the organization before electing free agency following the season on November 6, 2023. On December 13, 2023, Huang re–signed with the Pirates on a minor league contract. In September 2024, Huang's agency confirmed that the Pirates had released him. Republished as:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Weichieh 1993 births Living people Arizona Complex League Giants players Arizona League Diamondbacks players Arizona League Rangers players Estrellas Orientales players Frisco RoughRiders players Hillsboro Hops players Jackson Generals (Southern League) players Kane County Cougars players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Taiwan Nashville Sounds players Sportspeople from Taitung County Sacramento River Cats players Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in the United States Texas Rangers players Visalia Rawhide players Expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Auckland Tuatara players Adelaide Giants players Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Australia