頑強執著又激情的費城人新秀李灝宇 - 棒球

這是一篇NBC Sports的新聞，本季李灝宇表現十分亮眼，所以我特地翻譯這篇文章跟各位
分享。

原文出處
https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/phillies/phillies-prospects-hao-yu-lee-
clearwater-threshers-milb

It’s early in the season, but a series between two Florida State League rival
s is getting chippy. Multiple hitters on both teams have been plunked by oppos
ing pitchers and tempers are hot. Another Clearwater Threshers hitter takes a
fastball in the back. His teammates are giving it to the pitcher from the dugo
ut, calling him everything but a Child of God. Right there with them is Hao Yu
Lee, shouting unprintable words in a language he has yet to master, just as l
oud, if not louder, than his teammates.

雖然球季才剛開始不久，但是佛羅里達聯盟的系列賽充滿火藥味。兩位不少打者都被觸身
球擊中，雙方火氣都很大。清水市長尾鯊隊又有打者被丟中背部，他的隊友開始叫囂，什
麼難聽的字眼都飆出來了，在這其中有個聲音來自李灝宇，說著還不能完全掌握的英語，
他的音量和隊友一樣大，甚至更大！

Halfway around the world from his homeland of Taiwan, Lee is not just fitting
in, he’s standing out.

來自台灣的他現在不只是融入當地，他還相當突出。

The fiery 19-year-old shortstop who has also logged several games at both seco
nd base and third base this season signed with the Phillies a little less than
a year ago with a bonus of more than $500,000. He hasn’t stopped working sin
ce. In fact, the Clearwater coaching staff has to remind Lee to take it easy.

這位19歲的激情游擊手，本季也兼守二壘和三壘，不到一年前以50萬美金和費城人簽約，
從那開始他從不停下腳步，球隊教練卻希望他緩一緩。

“If we let him, he’ll hit for 12 hours,” Threshers manager Marty Malloy sai
d. “But it’s a lot easier to get a player to ease off the gas pedal than to
throttle up, and he’s got the gas pedal mashed all the way down.

長尾鯊隊的總教練Marty Malloy說：「如果我們讓他暢打，他可能會自己做12小時的打擊
練習。通常要球員放慢腳步比要他們加緊練習要容易，而李灝宇倒是狂踩油門。」

“As a coach, sometimes you have to be their biggest cheerleader, but at times
you have to be the guy to pull in the reins a bit,” Clearwater hitting coach
Jake Elmore said. “You sometimes have to remind him it’s a [145-game] seaso
n.”

長尾鯊隊的打擊教練Jake Elmore則說：「身為教練我們有時候要當他們的最強大後盾支
持他們，但有的時候我們也必須約束他們一下，提醒他們這是個145場比賽的漫長賽季啊
！」

The book on Lee was that his hit tool was strong and through two months of the
season, he has been as advertised. He leads the Florida State League in RBIs
(37 in 41 games) and ranks in the top five in OPS (.869), batting average (.28
8), and hits (45).

李灝宇的評價就是以打擊見長，而在球季的前兩個月他也展現了這樣的實力。他目前是所
屬佛羅里達聯盟的打點王 (41場比賽37分打點)，攻擊指數 (OPS)、打擊率以及安打也都
在前五名。

He definitely looks ahead of the curve at the plate, and his approach to the g
ame also seems to be one of a more seasoned player.

目前看起來他的打擊表現超前進度，打擊方式看起來更像是個有經驗的選手。

“Mickey Moniak was rehabbing with us last week, and the only guy I saw pickin
g his brain was Lee,” Elmore said. “He would say ‘How do you lay off that p
itch? What were you thinking?’ “He does stuff 19-year-olds don’t do. Mental
ly, he’s beyond his years, and that’s been the most impressive part.”

Elmore說：「Mickey Moniak (編按：費城人先發中外野手)上禮拜在我們這邊打復健賽，
我只看到李灝宇上去和他討教。例如他就問Moniak，你剛才為什麼會放掉那球？你在想什
麼？他做的事情不是19歲的小朋友會做的事。心智上我覺得他超過實際年齡，這也是最了
不起的地方。」

Lee said he was brought up in the game by traditional, old-school coaches who
told him, “Do you best, or don’t do it at all.” As a freshman in high schoo
l he had a chance to compete against a U.S. team in the U18 Baseball World Cup
. “I saw teams from all over the world and thought, ‘Maybe I could be like t
hem, maybe I can be better,’” Lee said through his translator. “Since I’ve
gotten here, my goal has always been to get to the major leagues, and that’s
what drives me.”

李灝宇說他是被傳統老派的教練帶大，教練會說「做到最好，不然就不做」。高一時他參
加U18世界杯面對美國隊，提起這段經歷，透過翻譯他說：「我看到來自世界各地不同的
球隊，我可能可以跟他們一樣，或是比他們更好。到美國之後，我的目標就是上大聯盟，
那也是我的動力。」

Due to the 12-hour time difference between New Taipei and Clearwater, Lee said
he only speaks to his friends and family one or twice a month, but they text
often. He didn’t get to watch much American baseball growing up, but his favo
rite player is Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton.

因為台灣和佛州12小時的時差關係，李灝宇說他平常一個月只和家人朋友通話一到兩次，
不過他們常常傳訊息。在台灣長大的他沒有看太多MLB，不過他最愛的球員是洋基隊的砲
手Giancarlo Stanton。

When asked what he misses most about home? “Food,” he said. “Pork braised r
ice and beef noodle.”

被問到最想念家鄉的什麼？他說是食物，魯肉飯和牛肉麵。

Scouts and draftniks love to use player comparisons to project talent in young
prospects. While Malloy stayed away from giving a name, Elmore likened Lee to
an A.L. MVP winner.

球探在評價新秀的時候喜歡用模板來比較，總教練Malloy不這麼做，不過打擊教練Elmore
則把他和一位前美聯MVP連結。

“His demeanor and his play remind me of Dustin Pedroia,” he said. “He’s ha
rd-nosed, he’ll fight for his team, fight for himself, and he won’t take any
thing from the other team.”

Elmore說：「他的行為舉止和打球方式讓我想起Dustin Pedroia。他頑強執著，為球隊打
拼，也為自己打拼，而且他不會拿其他隊的東西。(編按：意指效忠自己球隊)」

心得：李灝宇大概是既張育成之後最令人有期待感的旅美野手了，今年在完整球季也有很
好的開季。之前看過球探報告的模板有寫雙城的名人堂球星Kirby Puckett，最近則提到
費城人目前的當家二壘手Jean Segura，兩人身材也都不高大，和李灝宇接近，這次教練
則提到Pedroia，同樣是有長打火力，認真工作個性頑強的二壘手。希望他能繼續維持
好表現，最終達成升上大聯盟的夢想！

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