美國在台協會臉書（萊福力訪談） - 棒球

來源：美國在台協會AIT臉書
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「愛台灣，我的選擇」系列第8發：投手萊福力的棒球心聲

我來自北加州一個叫蘇珊維爾的小鎮，小鎮人口大約兩萬人。大學期間，我獲得美式足球
獎學金，進入薩克拉門托州立大學就讀，當時我打棒球也打美式足球，並得到傳播與商業
行銷學位。今年是我打職業棒球的第14年。我在美國打了9年棒球，我先是受科羅拉多洛
磯隊招募，後來在舊金山巨人隊打了7年，最後2年我為華盛頓國民隊效力。我也曾經在墨
西哥、委內瑞拉和日本打球。3年前，我有一個機會，可以選擇留在墨西哥或來台灣打球
。我深深地被台灣文化吸引，這個地方很棒，對家庭非常友善，這點對我、妻子和我們剛
出生的孩子尤其重要！台灣隨處可見哺乳室、親子廁所、及室內兒童遊樂設施，所有一切
都很適合家庭，這是台灣吸引我們的很大原因。另外，在台灣打棒球真的很棒，尤其是球
迷的加油聲，這是我在世界其他地方從來沒有體驗過的！我曾在７個國家打過棒球，在來
台灣之前，我從沒有這種經驗，球迷會不斷的為我加油和跳舞，即使我當天表現得不好，
球迷仍幫我加油，就算某局我打得爛透了，他們也會大喊:「下次會更好！」台灣的棒球
因為球迷而獨一無二，身為一個美國人，可以在台灣打球是我莫大的榮幸。

萊福力為美國棒球投手， 2018年起來台發展，目前效力於中信兄弟隊。

Why I Chose Taiwan # 8 - Mitchell Lively's baseball path

“I’m from a small town in Northern California called Susanville. I think the
population may be 20,000. I went on a football scholarship to Sacramento Sta
te University, and I played football and baseball while I got my degree in com
munications and business marketing. This is my fourteenth year playing basebal
l professionally. I played nine years in the United States: got drafted by the
Colorado Rockies, then I spent seven years with the San Francisco Giants, the
n two years with the Washington Nationals. I’ve also played in Mexico, Venez
uela, and Japan. I got a choice about three years ago to stay in Mexico or to
come here to Taiwan. I was really intrigued with the culture here. This place
is amazing. It’s very family-friendly, especially having my wife here with a
new-born baby. There’s breast-feeding rooms, family bathrooms, indoor play pl
aces. I mean, everything about this place is family-friendly and that’s one t
hing that really drew us to coming here. Plus, the baseball here is unbelievab
le -- the fan support, the cheering -- it’s something that I’ve never experi
enced anywhere. I’ve played in seven countries, and I have never seen anythin
g like it. They have the non-stop cheering and dancing. Even if you’re doing
bad out there, they are still cheering for you and supporting you. If I have a
bad inning, fans are shouting, “There’s always next time!” The fans here
make the baseball so amazing. Being an American player here is a huge honor.
”

Mitchell Lively is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chinatrus
t Brothers of CPBL. He joined CPBL in 2018.
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