After almost a decade of trying to become a regular in the major leagues, Hu Chin-lung may be pursuing a new career path. A report says that the 28-year-old baseball player has become a regular on the driving range. Apparently Hu is trying to follow in his father’s footsteps and make a living in the game of golf.
In the middle of next month Taiwan will compete for a spot in the World Baseball Classic. Coaches of the national team are eagerly recruiting local baseball players who are playing abroad. One such player they covet is Hu Chin-lung, but a report claims that Hu is giving up baseball for the game of golf.
Hu began his major league career in 2003 when he signed a US$150,000 contract with the Dodgers. He was called up in 2007 after four years in the minors, becoming the second Dodgers position player from Taiwan. But LA had a deep infield, and Hu ended up splitting time between the majors and minors. He joined the Mets in 2011, but his bat continued to be weak. Hu was out-righted and signed a minor league contract with the Indians in January of this year. Two months later he was released. He joined one of the independent leagues.
But Hu may pursue a new career. His father is a golf instructor, and swinging a golf club is much like swinging a baseball bat. Hu already can hit a golf ball over 300 yards and is taking 80 or so swings a day in New Mexico. It seems Hu is already making plans for his post-baseball life.
旅美好手胡金龍，傳出將放棄棒球，轉戰高爾夫的驚人消息，根據胡金龍的友人表示，胡金龍在美國奮鬥近十年，卻苦無發揮舞台，今年三月被印地安人釋出之後，轉往獨立聯盟，由於右眼視力出問題，右手有傷，加上父親是高球教練，胡金龍正在積極練習，力尋職業運動生涯的第二春。
中華隊11月中，將征戰世界棒球經典賽資格賽，教練團積極爭取旅外球員效力同時，卻傳出旅美選手胡金龍，有意轉戰高球場的消息。
03年和道奇球團簽下15萬美金的自由契約，經過四年的小聯盟歷練，07年成為道奇陣中第二名台灣野手，卻因為球隊內野人手充足，在大小聯盟間數度上下，11年加入大都會，打擊仍舊未見起色，遭到球隊讓渡，今年一月和印地安人簽下小聯盟合約，三月底遭釋出，加入獨立聯盟。
胡金龍的父親胡東樟本身就是高球教練，高球揮桿動作又與棒球打擊類似，胡金龍的開球距離有三百碼以上的水準，目前人在新墨西哥州的他，正積極練習，桿數80左右，期待能在職業高壇，闖出另一片天。
文章出處 ：民視英語新聞
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