Padres Announce Signing of Pitcher Days After Being Eliminated From Playoffs

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The San Diego Padres announced that they've agreed to terms with Taiwanese right-handed pitcher Lan-Hong Su on Thursday.

We have agreed to terms with Taiwanese right-handed pitcher Lan-Hong Su. pic.twitter.com/TpuUA4MzEI

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) October 9, 2025

The right-hander is fresh off of a strong showing at the U-18 Baseball World Cup, where he made five relief appearances for Chinese Taipei. Su pitched 7.1 innings and struck out 14 batters, allowing just two runs for an ERA of 1.91.

Chinese Taipei made it to the Bronze Medal Game with Su's help, and beat South Korea to claim third place in the tournament. Su pitched 1.1 innings in the Bronze Medal Game, not allowing a base runner and getting through his outing in just nine pitches. He received a win for the outing.

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The Padres splashed on the 18-year-old right-hander, signing him to a deal worth $750,000 to $800,000, per UDN.

According to UDN, the San Diego Padres have signed 18-year-old Taiwanese right-hander Su Lan-Hong (蘇嵐鴻) to a deal reportedly worth between 750,000 and 800,000 USD. pic.twitter.com/17ti2Xk3HK

— CPBL STATS (Taiwan Dark Lemon) 🪬🔮 (@GOCPBL) October 2, 2025

The Padres are off to a strong start in rebuilding their fam system following an active trade deadline. The Padres shipped off 11 prospects at the deadline — including seven prospects who were listed in their Top 30 — and acquired stars from across MLB.

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Their efforts didn't quite pay off, as they fell short of the top spot in the NL West yet again and lost in the Wild Card round to the Chicago Cubs.

The Padres still have plenty of budget remaining to make signings during the international period, which ends Dec. 15. They have $2.1 million remaining to make signings over the next couple months, per Francys Romero.

The Padres have around $2.1 M left in budget before the international period ends on December 15, 2025.

Lan-Hong is number 11 in the photo.

Photo credit: @WBSC

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) October 2, 2025

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