Career
Hu was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in August 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Gulf Coast Twins. In 2014 he pitched with the Elizabethton Twins and Cedar Rapids Kernels.
After the season he played for Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Asian Games.
Hu started 2015 with the Fort Myers Miracle. On July 31, 2015, the Twins traded Hu and Alexis Tapia to the Tampa Bay Rays for Kevin Jepsen.