Chin-Lung Hu
| Chin-Lung Hu | |
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| File:DSC04450 Chin-Lung Hu.jpg Hu with the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: February 2, 1984 Tainan City, Taiwan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: September 1, 2007, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| CPBL: March 24, 2013, for the EDA Rhinos | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: May 16, 2011, for the New York Mets | |
| CPBL: September 20, 2025, for the Uni-President Lions | |
| MLB statistics (through 2011 season) | |
| Batting average | .176 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 18 |
| CPBL statistics (through 2025) | |
| Batting average | .344 |
| Hits | 1,260 |
| Home runs | 86 |
| Runs batted in | 555 |
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| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 胡金龍 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 胡金龙 | ||||||||||||
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Chin-Lung Hu (Chinese: 胡金龍; pinyin: Hú Jīnlóng; born February 2, 1984) is a Taiwanese retired professional baseball shortstop. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the EDA Rhinos/Fubon Guardians and the Uni-President Lions. 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
[edit | edit source]Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit | edit source]Hu was signed by the Los Angeles 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 Jiménez and became the first Taiwanese-born player to hit two home runs. In 2008, Hu appeared in 65 games for the Dodgers, batting .181 in 116 plate appearances, with no home runs and nine runs batted in. The Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series but Hu was not included on any postseason roster.
Hu spent most of 2009 in Triple-A with the Albuquerque Isotopes and appeared in only five games with the Dodgers after a September call-up. 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, Hu was traded to the New York Mets in exchange for pitcher Michael Antonini.[2][3] He collected just one hit in 20 at bats with the major league club. On May 17, 2011, Hu was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
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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.[4] 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.[5] In 50 games for the Blue Crabs, Hu slashed .296/.351/.402 with two home runs and 19 RBI.
EDA Rhinos/Fubon Guardians
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In 2013, Hu signed with the EDA Rhinos of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[6] Hu was named captain of the team.[7] On September 11, 2016, Hu hit two home runs as part of a CPBL record eight home runs hit by the Rhinos.[8] Hu and the Rhinos won the 2016 Taiwan Series, before the team changed its name to the Fubon Guardians the next season.[9]
While playing in the CPBL, Hu participated in the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[10][11] On April 18, 2020, Hu became the 23rd and fastest player in CPBL history to reach 1,000 hits.[12] He was demoted to the minor leagues on June 25, as a message posted on the messaging application Line suggested that Hu advocated for the firing of field manager Hong I-chung.[13]
Hu did not appear in another game for Fubon and was non–tendered by the team on December 21, 2021.[14]
Uni-President Lions
[edit | edit source]On January 4, 2022, Hu signed with the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[15] Hu was selected to his seventh and final CPBL All-Star Game in 2025, which became the best-attended all-star contest in league history.[16] In August, Hu formally announced his intention to retire at the end of the season.[17] His final game was on September 20, 2025.[18]
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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External links
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- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Adelaide Bite players
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Asian Games baseball players for Chinese Taipei
- Asian Games gold medalists in baseball
- Asian Games silver medalists in baseball
- Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Baseball players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Columbus Catfish players
- EDA Rhinos players
- Fubon Guardians players
- Gulf Coast Mets players
- Jacksonville Suns players
- Las Vegas 51s players
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- New York Mets players
- Major League Baseball players from Taiwan
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Ogden Raptors players
- Baseball players from Tainan
- Southern Maryland Blue Crabs players
- Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions players
- Vero Beach Dodgers players
- Tomateros de Culiacán players
- Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- 2003 Baseball World Cup players
- 2005 Baseball World Cup players
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players