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Two American-Taiwanese players on the Major League Baseball would’ve joined Taiwan’s national team for the World Baseball Classic, if not for Jonathon Long’s withdrawal due to an elbow injury. That makes Stuart Fairchild of the Cleveland Guardians the only dual-national player representing Taiwan. On Thursday evening, he touched down at Taoyuan International Airport, and was welcomed excitedly by fans. On Friday, he put on the unofficial but representative Team Taiwan jersey as spokesperson, and expressed excitement for representing his mother’s home country.

American-Taiwanese baseball player Stuart Fairchild, outfielder for the MLB’s Cleveland Guardians, has put on a Taiwan baseball jersey to represent his mother’s home country.

Stuart Fairchild
Baseball outfielder
When I saw Taiwan win the Premier12, it was definitely motivating. There’s a lot of good talent here and it was exciting to see them win it, and now be a part of it.

Fairchild is excited for the opportunity to join Taiwan’s Premier12 champion team, this also being his very first time in the country. Taiwan also seems excited to have him.

He only touched down at Taoyuan International Airport last evening greeted by swarming fans at the lobby to get his autograph. He’s also about to learn that he has his very own nickname in Taiwan.

- May I call you Fei-zai, you know, the nickname?
- What does that mean?
- Kind of the nickname.
- How do you say it?
- “Fei-zai.”
- Fei-zai. I mean I like Fei-zai. That could be my new name here. But, yeah, whatever. Most people call me Stu, but Fairchild works, Fei-zai works. Whatever you want to call me.

He was originally not the only American-Taiwanese on this year’s Team Taiwan roster, which also had Jonathon Long of the Chicago Cubs. But the latter withdrew on Thursday owing to an elbow injury. Fairchild wished him well and expressed excitement at visiting the Taipei 101.

Stuart Fairchild
Baseball outfielder
I haven’t met Jonathon, but he seems like a great guy. I was really looking forward to playing with him at the WBC, but I wish him well, and hope he gets healthy soon. I’m gonna see Taipei 101, go to the lookout at the top, see the city, and then have dinner at Ding Tai Fung.

The excitement around Fairchild’s official enrollment is a pick-me-up for fans cheering on Team Taiwan, after losing 0-4 to Japan’s Soft Bank Hawks at a “Ready for Classics” rehearsal game on Thursday evening. They’re also excited that another MLB player is added to the star-studded roster.

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