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When I decided to leave baseball at the end of 2017, I never imagined I would
be able to play again. I was injured with no clear path to good health. I was
emotionally and spiritually drained.
当我在 2017 年底决定远离棒球后，我从没想过能再一次回到棒球场上。当时有伤在身的
我根本不知道能不能再次回到健康的身体状态，我的情绪和精力都已耗尽。
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…
这些年的努力都变成：叫停、休息、离开我热爱的棒球比赛。
4.5 years is a long time.
四年半是一段很长的时间。
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.
在这段时间，我从 2013 年选秀状元到 2018 年初被称为“大联盟史上最大水货”。四年
半也是我离开棒球到此时此刻的时长。
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 as
a 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，在我从小就热爱的棒球比赛中投球。今天，我能和几位很棒
的选手一起出现在球员休息室。今天，我和一样有着成为大联盟球员梦想的选手一同竞争
队上名额。
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 or
10 more years. Only God knows and ordains such things.
接下来的每一天都可能是个结束。我的健康、我的球员生涯、我的人生都是脆弱的。美好
的事物都有可能稍纵即逝。或许我能再投十天，也有可能是再投十年。只有上帝知道且制
定我未来的道路。
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，我能感受到脚下的草，阳光照射在我的脸上。我能和朋友们有说有笑并参与
我热爱的棒球比赛。今天，对于我所拥有的和我能做的，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…
不管我在大联盟出赛的梦想是否成真，我永远爱着上帝，爱着他人，爱着接受上帝安排和
呼唤的自己。我永远铭记在心....
God is good. If I have Him, I have more than enough.
上帝是美好的。我拥有祂，那一切就足够了。