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Fairchild visited Taiwan to greet fans in Chinese, sharing his deep feelings about Taiwanese culture, the enthusiasm of fans and teammates’ friendship after the classic game, and expressed his desire to play for the Chinese team again in the future.
Participated on behalf of the Chinese team in Marchclassic American professional baseball player Stuart Fairchild attended a press conference for his visit to Taiwan today (5th). He greeted everyone in Chinese at the beginning: “Hello everyone, I’m very happy to be back in Taiwan. Thank you all for supporting me.”
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Fairchild, a national player of the Classic, visited Taiwan with his wife, parents and younger brother. When interviewed he said that he did not know much about Taiwan before representing the Taiwan team. After attending the Classic, he discovered that Taiwanese fans are really passionate about baseball.
Fairchild’s popularity skyrocketed after the Classic and he became adored by the home fans. He was very moved. This time the family returned to Taiwan and emphasized that they would spend a lot of time with fans and learn more about Taiwanese culture and food.
Fairchild said that she did not have a deep understanding of Taiwan before attending the Classic, but discovered that the fans were very excited. Especially in the Classic against Japan, there were as many people entering the stadium as the opponents, which gave them a deeper experience.
Fairchild was impressed by the experience of being on the Chinese team. He said that at first he was a little nervous because he was unfamiliar with the team, but later he discovered that his teammates were very friendly. Lin Jiazheng can speak English, and he had heard the name of Zhang Yucheng. With Lin Jiazheng’s help, he became more familiar with everyone. Happy to be a part of the team.
Fairchild said that after returning to the United States to play, many Taiwanese fans traveled 5 to 8 hours to see them in the stadium. He was really grateful. “Taiwan is my second home now, and the fans are family.”
Fairchild revealed that this time he came back to his hometown Taichung with his mother to visit the opera house and church, and also took time out to visit Gaomi Wetlands. Fairchild shared that it was her mother who enjoyed Taiwanese food the most. He wanted to go to the night market and try hot pot, and after eating the stinky tofu part, he thought it was very good, but it was not his favorite choice, but he would try it again.
Fei Tsai said: “There were fans in the small market in Taichung who wanted to take pictures together. I was surprised to be recognized outside of Taipei. My wife was very happy.”
Being able to participate in the Classic this year is because of my mom. I am very grateful to the fans for their support in every way. I look forward to interacting with Taiwan every year.
Fairchild established good relationships with his teammates during his time on the Chinese team and has kept in touch since the end of the game. “We use IG to follow each other, initiate messaging, and share interesting things together,” he said.
Unified Lions star Chen Jiexian recorded a video in advance and played it at the press conference today. He hoped Fairchild would enjoy everything in Taiwan, thank the children for giving back to them, and not forget the days of hard work together.
When Fairchild saw this video he smiled happily, and later said in an interview: “I’ll meet Jiexian next week.”
