Po-Yu Lin

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Po-Yu Lin (林柏佑)

  • Bats Right, Throws Right
  • Height 6' 0", Weight 221 lb.

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Biography[edit]

Po-Yu Lin pitched in the minor leagues and the CPBL.

Lin is a veteran of the 2004 Junior World Championships, where he gave up 2 runs and struck out 9 over 9 1/3 innings pitched. Lin's fastball reportedly topped out in the low 90's in high school, but did not reach that level in spring training. He was signed out of Taiwan by the Chicago White Sox in 2007. The White Sox gave the right-hander a 300,000 dollar signing bonus and assigned him to rookie-ball with the Bristol White Sox.

In 2006, he pitched for the Anchorage Bucs. Over the course of six outings, Lin's ERA was 3.03. He debuted with the Bristol White Sox on June 22, 2007 against the Johnson City Cardinals. He pitched six shutout innings, allowed four hits and fanned seven; it was his first win in the organization. Lin pitched 62 2/3 innings for Bristol in 2007; he won six games and posted a 3.30 ERA.

Lin was on the original Taiwan roster for the 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament but he failed a random drug test and was removed prior to the competition. In the 2008 minor league season, Lin was 1-2 with a 2.56 ERA in 6 games for Bristol and 1-0, 4.50 in 6 games for the Great Falls Voyagers. He was released after the season. In the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Lin allowed two runs in three innings for Taiwan, with both scores coming on a home run by Keun-woo Jeong of South Korea. He also pitched in the 2011 World Port Tournament, going 1-0 and throwing five shutout innings. He allowed one run in 1 1/3 IP in the 2011 Baseball World Cup and played in the 2012 Haarlem Baseball Week.

The Lamigo Monkeys selected him in the second round of the 2012 CPBL Draft, and he was 2-0 with a 4.38 ERA in his rookie year. Lin entered the rotation in 2013, and he was 4-4 with a 4.15 ERA. He started in 2014 Taiwan Series Game 3, and he pitched 5 2/3 innings to outduel Romulo Sanchez and got the win. The Monkeys beat the CTBC Brothers in 5 games, and Lin won his first Taiwan Series title. Lamigo turned Lin into a reliever in 2015, and he recorded a solid 3.96 ERA in 44 appearances while collecting 11 saves. Lin ranked 9th in games (16 behind Yi-Hao Lin) and 3rd in saves (13 behind Hung-Wen Chen). He also won the CPBL Most Improved Player Award. In the 2015 Taiwan Series, Lin allowed 4 runs in 4 1/3 innings and the Monkeys beat the Brothers in 7 games.

Lin slumped to a 5.44 ERA in 48 games in 2016, and he soon bounced back in 2017. He was selected into the 2017 CPBL All-Star Game, and he pitched 1 2/3 shutout innings. Lin ended up collecting a league-leading 19 holds, and he had a 4.28 ERA in 55 games. In the 2017 Taiwan Series, Lin only had one appearance, and he allowed a run in an inning. The Monkeys still beat the Brothers in 5 games. Lin attended the 2018 CPBL All-Star Game, but he allowed 3 runs in 2 innings and got the loss. His ERA was 4.21 in 15 games in 2018, and he also notched 15 holds. Lin was 7th in holds, 8 behind Hao-Chun Chiu. He pitched 2 innings with a run allowed in the 2018 Taiwan Series, and the Monkeys won the title again.

The Taipei native's ERA rose to 5.00 in 2019, and he still collected 9 holds. He pitched 3 innings with a hold in the 2019 Taiwan Series to help the Monkeys beat the Brothers in 5 games. However, he suffered from a herniated disc, so he only pitched 9 games in 2020. The Monkeys released him, and the Fubon Guardians picked him up. Lin only pitched 7 games for the Guardians in 2021, then he announced his retirement after the 2022 season.

Overall, Lin was 26-20 with a 4.53 ERA, collected 23 saves and 49 holds in 273 appearances, struck out 322 and pitched 341 2/3 innings in 9 seasons in the CPBL.

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