Li Hao-yu's First MLB Hit Tops Threads, Fans Hail 'Traffic Secret Weapon'
Taiwanese player Li Hao-yu of the Detroit Tigers hit his first Major League Baseball (MLB) single, which was pinned to the top of MLB's official Threads account. The news garnered over 37,000 likes, with many Taiwanese fans praising him as a 'traffic secret weapon'.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 21st, comprehensive foreign reports) Li Hao-yu, a talented Taiwanese player for the Detroit Tigers, hit his first Major League Baseball (MLB) single today. MLB's official social media Threads account pinned the post to the top, and as of now, it has garnered over 37,000 likes, attracting many Taiwanese fans to comment and praise MLB for discovering a 'traffic secret weapon'.
Li Hao-yu, 23, was promoted to the MLB on April 18th Taiwan time, becoming the 19th Taiwanese player and the 7th position player to appear in MLB. He failed to get a hit in his first two games, but yesterday, in the 4th inning against the Boston Red Sox, he hit a game-tying single, marking his first career hit and first RBI simultaneously. In the 9th inning, he hit a double that reached the Green Monster wall in left field at Fenway Park, the home of the Red Sox.
In total, he went 2-for-4 with one extra-base hit, contributing 1 RBI and 1 run, and striking out once.
In the top of the 4th inning, facing Red Sox relief pitcher Zack Kelly, Li Hao-yu hit the second pitch into center field for a single, allowing his teammate to score and tie the game at 2-2 for the Tigers. This moment has been pinned for over 11 hours, with over 340,000 views. Taiwanese fans have left comments such as "Even MLB official has discovered the traffic secret weapon," "MLB also knows the traffic secret weapon that surpasses Shohei Ohtani," and "Friends watching Taiwanese in MLB official pinned post."
Since his promotion to MLB this season, Li Hao-yu has played 3 games, going 2-for-11, with a batting average of .182, 1 RBI, and 1 run. (Edited by Hsu Chung-che) 1150421
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 21st, comprehensive foreign reports) Li Hao-yu, a talented Taiwanese player for the Detroit Tigers, hit his first Major League Baseball (MLB) single today. MLB's official social media Threads account pinned the post to the top, and as of now, it has garnered over 37,000 likes, attracting many Taiwanese fans to comment and praise MLB for discovering a 'traffic secret weapon'.
Li Hao-yu, 23, was promoted to the MLB on April 18th Taiwan time, becoming the 19th Taiwanese player and the 7th position player to appear in MLB. He failed to get a hit in his first two games, but yesterday, in the 4th inning against the Boston Red Sox, he hit a game-tying single, marking his first career hit and first RBI simultaneously. In the 9th inning, he hit a double that reached the Green Monster wall in left field at Fenway Park, the home of the Red Sox.
In total, he went 2-for-4 with one extra-base hit, contributing 1 RBI and 1 run, and striking out once.
In the top of the 4th inning, facing Red Sox relief pitcher Zack Kelly, Li Hao-yu hit the second pitch into center field for a single, allowing his teammate to score and tie the game at 2-2 for the Tigers. This moment has been pinned for over 11 hours, with over 340,000 views. Taiwanese fans have left comments such as "Even MLB official has discovered the traffic secret weapon," "MLB also knows the traffic secret weapon that surpasses Shohei Ohtani," and "Friends watching Taiwanese in MLB official pinned post."
Since his promotion to MLB this season, Li Hao-yu has played 3 games, going 2-for-11, with a batting average of .182, 1 RBI, and 1 run. (Edited by Hsu Chung-che) 1150421
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