Focus Taiwan
Date: 04/19/2020
By: William Yen

Taipei, April 19 (CNA) Former major leaguer Hu Chin-long (胡金龍) on Saturday reached the 1,000 hit milestone in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) faster than any player in league history.

The 36-year-old Hu, who was with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2007 to 2010 and the New York Mets in 2011, reached the milestone with a line drive hit to center in the top of the eighth in his Fubon Guardians' 12-9 loss to the Rakuten Monkeys in Taoyuan.

After recording his 1,000th hit, Hu took off his helmet and bowed to the empty stadium in thanks, reflecting the reality of Taiwan's pro baseball season opening without fans because of social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.    [FULL  STORY]