On October 20, 2017, the Minnesota Twins signed Teng for a $500,000 signing bonus.[1] He made his professional debut with the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Twins in 2018, making 10 appearances (9 starts) and posting a 3.59 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 42+2⁄3 innings pitched.[2]
He began the 2019 season with the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Single–AMidwest League, and was named the league's pitcher of the week for the week ending July 14.[3] In 9 games for Cedar Rapids, Teng logged a 4–0 record and 1.60 ERA.
On June 2, 2021, while pitching for the High–A Eugene Emeralds, he was suspended for 10 games after umpires found a foreign substance in his glove.[6] In 21 starts for Eugene, Teng recorded a 4.33 ERA with 142 strikeouts in 95+2⁄3 innings of work.[7] Teng spent the 2022 season with the Double–A Richmond Flying Squirrels, making 28 starts and registering a 6–12 record and 5.22 ERA with a career–high 169 strikeouts in 136+1⁄3 innings pitched.[8]
Teng began the 2023 season back with Double–A Richmond, starting 12 games and posting a 4.75 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 47+1⁄3 innings of work.[9] On June 18, 2023, he was promoted to the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats.[10]
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