| Chin-Lung Hu | |
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 Hu with theLos Angeles Dodgers | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: (1984-02-02)February 2, 1984 (age 41) 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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| Chin-Lung Hu | |||||||||||||
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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 professionalbaseballshortstop. He has played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theLos Angeles Dodgers andNew York Mets, and in theChinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for theEDA Rhinos/Fubon Guardians and theUni-President Lions. He was the fifth player — and first infielder — from Taiwan to play in MLB. His last name (along with that of fellow TaiwaneseFu-Te Ni, formerly of theDetroit Tigers) is the shortest in MLB history.
Hu was signed by theLos Angeles Dodgers on January 31, 2003, and began his professional career with the rookie leagueOgden Raptors in 2003. He split2004 between theColumbus Catfish in A ball and theVero Beach Dodgers in High-A ball. In2005, he played the whole season at Vero Beach andhit .313 with 23stolen bases.
In2006, he played for the Double-AJacksonville Suns. Hu played in theAll-Star Futures Game during the All-Star break in both 2006 and2007. He won theMVP award for his performance in the 2007 game.[1]
He was promoted to Triple-ALas Vegas on July 12, 2007, and made his major league debut on September 1,2007, against theSan Diego Padres. In his second MLBat bat, Hu hit a solohome run against theSan Diego Padres relieverBrett 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, pitcherHong-Chih Kuo, had become the firstTaiwanese-born player to hit a home run in MLB earlier in 2007). On September 25, Hu hit a two-run homer against theColorado Rockies' starting pitcherUbaldo 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. TheDodgers advanced to theNational League Championship Series but Hu was not included on any postseason roster.
Hu spent most of 2009 in Triple-A with theAlbuquerque 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.
On December 27, 2010, Hu was traded to theNew York Mets in exchange for pitcherMichael 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-ABuffalo Bisons.
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After playing for theAdelaide Bite of theAustralian Baseball League and starting shortstop for the World All-Stars at the2011 Australian Baseball League All-Star Game, Hu signed a minor league contract with theCleveland Indians in January, 2012.[4] He was released on March 28, 2012, and signed to a minor league deal with thePhiladelphia Phillies, however his contract was voided the next day after he failed a physical. He then signed with theSouthern 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.
In 2013, Hu signed with theEDA Rhinos of theChinese 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 theFubon Guardians the next season.[9]
While playing in the CPBL, Hu participated in the2019 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 applicationLine suggested that Hu advocated for the firing of field managerHong I-chung.[13]
Hu did not appear in another game for Fubon and was non–tendered by the team on December 21, 2021.[14]
On January 4, 2022, Hu signed with theUni-President Lions of theChinese 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]
Hu was selected forChinese Taipei national baseball team at the2006 World Baseball Classic,2006 Asian Games,2010 Asian Games and2017 World Baseball Classic.
He missed the2009 World Baseball Classic and2013 World Baseball Classic editions of the event due to injury.
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