Taiwanese baseball player (born 1984)
Baseball player
Chin-Lung Hu
(born February 2, 1984, Chinese 胡金龍
Hu J?nlong
) is a Taiwanese
professional baseball
shortstop
for the
Fubon Guardians
of the
Chinese Professional Baseball League
(CPBL). He previously played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
Los Angeles Dodgers
and
New York Mets
. He was the fifth player ? and first infielder ? from Taiwan to play in MLB. His last name (along with that of fellow Taiwanese
Fu-Te Ni
, formerly of the
Detroit Tigers
) is the shortest in MLB history.
Professional career
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Hu was signed by the Dodgers on January 31, 2003, and began his professional career with the rookie league
Ogden Raptors
in 2003. He split
2004
between the
Columbus Catfish
in A ball and the
Vero Beach Dodgers
in High-A ball. In
2005
, he played the whole season at Vero Beach and
hit
.313 with 23
stolen bases
.
In
2006
, he played for the Double-A
Jacksonville Suns
. Hu played in the
All-Star Futures Game
during the All-Star break in both 2006 and
2007
. He won the
MVP
award for his performance in the 2007 game.
[1]
He was promoted to Triple-A
Las Vegas
on July 12, 2007, and made his major league debut on September 1,
2007
, against the
San Diego Padres
. In his second MLB
at bat
, Hu hit a solo
home run
against the
San Diego Padres
reliever
Brett Tomko
on September 11, 2007, against the Padres, becoming the first position player born in Taiwan to hit a home run in MLB. (Hu's teammate, pitcher
Hong-Chih Kuo
, had become the first
Taiwanese
-born player to hit a home run in MLB earlier in 2007). On September 25, Hu hit a two-run homer against the
Colorado Rockies
' starting pitcher
Ubaldo Jimenez
and became the first Taiwanese-born player to hit two home runs. Hu spent most of 2009 in AAA with the
Albuquerque Isotopes
and appeared in only five games with the Dodgers after a September callup.
In 2010, he again spent most of the year with the Isotopes. He appeared in 14 games with the Dodgers in 2010 and got 3 hits in 23 at-bats.
New York Mets
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On December 27, 2010, he was traded to the
New York Mets
in exchange for pitcher
Michael Antonini
.
[2]
On May 17, he was outrighted to the minor leagues.
Cleveland Indians
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After playing for the
Adelaide Bite
of the
Australian Baseball League
and starting shortstop for the World All-Stars at the
2011 Australian Baseball League All-Star Game
, Hu signed a minor league contract with the
Cleveland Indians
in January, 2012.
[3]
He was released on March 28, 2012 and signed to a minor league deal with the
Philadelphia Phillies
, however his contract was voided the next day after he failed a physical. He then signed with the
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
for the 2012 season.
[4]
EDA Rhinos/Fubon Guardians
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In 2013, he signed with the EDA Rhinos of the
Chinese Professional Baseball League
.
[5]
Hu was named captain of the team.
[6]
On September 11, 2016, Hu hit two home runs as part of a CPBL record eight home runs hit by the Rhinos.
[7]
Hu and the Rhinos won the 2016 Taiwan Series, before the team changed its name to the
Fubon Guardians
the next season.
[8]
While playing in the CPBL, Hu participated in the
2019 WBSC Premier12
.
[9]
[10]
On April 18, 2020, Hu became the 23rd and fastest player in CPBL history to reach 1,000 hits.
[11]
He was demoted to the CPBL minor leagues on June 25, 2020, as a message posted on the messaging application
Line
suggested that Hu advocated for the firing of field manager
Hong I-chung
.
[12]
International career
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Hu was selected for
Chinese Taipei national baseball team
at the
2006 World Baseball Classic
,
2006 Asian Games
,
2010 Asian Games
and
2017 World Baseball Classic
.
He missed the
2009 World Baseball Classic
and
2013 World Baseball Classic
editions of the event due to injury.
See also
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References
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Singer, Tom (June 8, 2007).
"Dodgers prospect named Futures MVP"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 8, 2008.
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"Dodgers part ways with Chin-Lung Hu"
.
ESPN.com
. December 27, 2010.
Archived
from the original on December 30, 2010
. Retrieved
June 21,
2014
.
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Paul Hoynes (January 13, 2012).
"Cleveland Indians GM Chris Antonetti works on making that first decision"
.
Archived
from the original on July 28, 2012
. Retrieved
January 30,
2012
.
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"MLB's Hu Chin-lung to join minor league team"
.
The China Post
.
China News Analysis
. April 4, 2012.
Archived
from the original on April 21, 2014
. Retrieved
April 4,
2012
.
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Pan, Jason (20 January 2013).
"CPBL: EDA Rhinos take over from Sinon Bulls ballclub"
. World Baseball Softball Confederation
. Retrieved
26 June
2020
.
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Huang, Paul (26 October 2013).
"Rhinos looking to win for late coach"
.
Taipei Times
. Retrieved
26 June
2020
.
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Pan, Jason (12 September 2016).
"EDA Rhinos go top of table after five-game win streak"
.
Taipei Times
. Retrieved
26 June
2020
.
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Pan, Jason (30 October 2016).
"Rhinos charge to Taiwan Series win"
.
Taipei Times
. Retrieved
26 June
2020
.
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Ko, Lin (15 November 2019).
"Taiwan loses to U.S. 2-3 in Premier12 Super Round"
. Central News Agency
. Retrieved
26 June
2020
.
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Yeh, Joseph (12 November 2019).
"Taiwan crushes S. Korea in Premier12, keeps Olympic hopes alive"
. Central News Agency
. Retrieved
26 June
2020
.
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Yen, William (18 April 2020).
"Former MLB player becomes fastest to 1,000 hits in Taiwan league"
. Central News Agency
. Retrieved
26 June
2020
.
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Pan, Jason (27 June 2020).
"Guardians' Hu demoted after post sparks ruckus"
.
Taipei Times
. Retrieved
26 June
2020
.
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