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When I decided to leave baseball at the end of 2017, I never imagined I wouldbe able to play again. I was injured with no clear path to good health. I wasemotionally and spiritually drained.

當我在 2017 年底決定遠離棒球後，我從沒想過能再一次回到棒球場上。當時有傷在身的我根本不知道能不能再次回到健康的身體狀態，我的情緒和精力都已耗盡。

All my dedication and years of hard work had led to this: calling it quits,
taking a break, stepping away from the game I love…

這些年的努力都變成：叫停、休息、離開我熱愛的棒球比賽。

4.5 years is a long time.

四年半是一段很長的時間。

In that time, I went from being the 1st overall pick in 2013 to being called
the “Biggest Bust in MLB History” in early 2018. It’s also the amount of
time between the day I left baseball and today.

在這段時間，我從 2013 年選秀狀元到 2018 年初被稱為「大聯盟史上最大水貨」。四年半也是我離開棒球到此時此刻的時長。

And what about today?

那今天我在哪呢？

Today, I am on a mound again, getting to play the game I fell in love with asa little leaguer growing up in Houston. Today, I get to show up to a locker
room with some of the best men I know. Today, I get to compete side-by-side
with these men as we all try to realize our dreams of becoming Major League
Baseball players.

今天，我又再次站上投手丘，在我從小就熱愛的棒球比賽中投球。今天，我能和幾位很棒的選手一起出現在球員休息室。今天，我和一樣有著成為大聯盟球員夢想的選手一同競爭隊上名額。

Each day might be my last. My health, my career, my life… it’s all fragile.
Anything good could be taken away in an instant. I could play 10 more days or10 more years. Only God knows and ordains such things.

接下來的每一天都可能是個結束。我的健康、我的球員生涯、我的人生都是脆弱的。美好的事物都有可能稍縱即逝。或許我能再投十天，也有可能是再投十年。只有上帝知道且制定我未來的道路。

But today, I get to feel the grass under my feet and the sun shine on my
face. I get to laugh with my friends and play a game I love. Today, I’ve
learned what I have, what I get to do, is more than enough and far more than
I deserve.

但就在今天，我能感受到腳下的草，陽光照射在我的臉上。我能和朋友們有說有笑並參與我熱愛的棒球比賽。今天，對於我所擁有的和我能做的，我感到知足。

Whether my dream of playing in the MLB becomes reality or not, I will choose
to love God, love others, and love myself in the way God has called me and
designed me. And I will always remember…

不管我在大聯盟出賽的夢想是否成真，我永遠愛著上帝，愛著他人，愛著接受上帝安排和呼喚的自己。我永遠銘記在心....

God is good. If I have Him, I have more than enough.

上帝是美好的。我擁有祂，那一切就足夠了。

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