LIN TZU-WEI TO DEPART MAJOR LEAGUES AFTER POOR SERIES|大聯盟23天驚奇之旅 林子偉暫下放3A

Taiwanese baseball player Lin Tzu-wei went 0 for 5 in the Boston Red Sox's double-header against the New York Yankees on the 17th. After the games, the Red Sox announced that Lin will be optioned to a triple-A team, signaling his departure from the Major Leagues for the time being. Lin Tzu-wei batted poorly in the Red Sox's four-game series against the Yankees, going 1-for-10 through four games. In the doubleheader on Sunday, he was swapped out after two at-bats with no hits in the day game, then struck out twice against Masahiro Tanaka in the night game. After the series concluded, Lin was notified that he has been optioned to the triple-A Pawtucket team. Lin said that he was happy that the Red Sox called him up to the Major Leagues straight from 2A. In his 23-day stint in the Major Leagues, Lin played in 19 games and went 14-for-50 for a batting average of .280. He had been called up from his 2A team on June 24. His most impressive performance was against Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish on July 6, where he had three hits and two RBIs. After the all-star game, however, the prediction system on Major League Baseball's official website projected that Lin's performance will start deteriorating, and rumors began circulating that the Red Sox will trade him. Lin has said that he can only keep doing his job in the face of speculation. Lin earned the nickname "Linnie Tsunami" in the Major Leagues. In response to being sent to 3A, he said he has learned the value of teamwork and that he will work hard as he waits for his next chance. Translated by JOHN CHEN 台灣旅美職棒大聯盟野手林子偉，今天在洋基紅襪雙重賽一共五個打數沒有安打，賽後下放3A，暫時離開大聯盟。 林子偉在洋基紅襪四連戰系列，表現並不出色，10個打數1支安打，在星期天的雙重戰早場的比賽甚至兩個打數沒有表現，就被提前換下場。晚場對決田中將大，吞下兩張老K。系列戰結束後，林子偉接到球團下放通知，17號到3A帕圖克紅襪報到，林子偉表示，球團對他肯定，從2A直接叫他上大聯盟，感到開心 他在大聯盟總共待了23天，出賽19場，50個打數、14支安打，打擊率2成80。林子偉是上個月24號，從2A被直接叫上大聯盟，並把握機會，好好表現，令人印象深刻的是7月6號的比賽，對決日籍投手達比修有，單場三支安打、兩打點進帳。 不過在明星賽後，美國職棒大聯盟官網預測系統分析，認為林子偉在明星賽後表現將開始走下坡，儘管這只是預測，加上紅襪把他交易出去傳言始終不斷，林子偉強調，自己的表現必須夠穩定，對於傳言，他只能平常心。林子偉在大聯盟總共演出三次猛打賞，還獲得"子海嘯"的外號，證明自己有大聯盟身手，這次下放3A，他說學到團隊合作，也會努力，繼續等待機會。 記者 黃韻玲報導