Taipei Times
Date: Jul 12, 2016
By: Staff writer, with CNA, San Diego, California

Taiwanese pitcher Hu Chih-wei was the only player from Asia in Major League Baseball’s All-Star Futures Game in San Diego on Sunday, pitching an inning for the victorious World team.

Hu, who plays for the Tampa Bay Rays’ Double A minor league team, pitched a perfect fifth inning for the World, who were trailing 3-0 at the time.

The 22-year-old right-hander needed only eight pitches to retire the three batters he faced in order, notching two strikeouts in the process.

The World team, composed mostly of players from Canada and Latin America, came back to win the game 11-3, ending a six-game losing streak.     [FULL  STORY]