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進入《TAIPEI TIMES》 Lee breaks Taiwanese MLB record
Lee Hao-yu of the Detroit Tigers scores against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday. Photo: AFP
/ Staff writer, with CNA
Detroit Tigers infielder Lee Hao- yu on Monday set the record for the most hits by a Taiwanese player in an MLB season after getting three hits in an 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Lee entered the series opener tied with Yu Chang, who recorded 54 hits for the Cleveland Guardians in 2021.
Starting at second base and batting sixth, Lee surpassed Chang in his first plate appearance, grounding an RBI single to right field off Pirates starter Carmen Mlodzinski to give Detroit a 2-0 lead.
The 23-year-old reached the milestone in his 80th game and 205th at-bat, faster than Chang, who played 89 games and had 237 at-bats in 2021.
Lee singled to left with one out in the third before drawing a walk from reliever Isaac Mattson in the fifth.
He walked again with the bases loaded against Yohan Ramirez in the sixth to force in Detroit’s sixth run, then added an infield single off Gregory Soto in the eighth for his first three-hit game in the majors.
Lee finished 3-for-3 with two walks and two RBIs, reaching base in all five of his plate appearances. His batting average rose to .275, while his season hit total increased to 57.
He is within reach of Chang’s nine-run single-season MLB home run record for Taiwanese players. Lee has six so far this season.
The victory snapped the Tigers’ three-game losing streak and improved their record to 61-64. Following the Minnesota Twins’ loss on Monday, Detroit moved into a tie for the American League’s final wild-card spot with two other teams.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
