Yu-Min Lin

Yu-Min Lin (林昱珉)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 160 lb.

• School Kainan University
• High School Ku Pao Home Economics & Commercial High School

• Born July 12, 2003 in Taitung County Taiwan

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Biographical Information

Yu-Min Lin has pitched in the minors and for the Taiwanese national team. His brother Wei-Hao Chen pitched in the CPBL.

Lin hit .417/.385/.500 with a runs and 4 RBI in 10 games for Taiwan in the 2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup. He appeared on the hill as well, giving up only 3 runs in 10 innings overall. He had moved to pitching full-time in the 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup. He relieved Po-Yu Chen, pitching a hitless inning to beat Panama in the opener. Lin then started against Spain, pitched 6 2/3 innings with 8 strikeouts and got the win. He collected 6 2/3 shutout innings and struck 7 to beat South Africa. In the Gold Medal Game, he had a hold in Chien Yu's win, allowing a walk and struck out one in 1/3 of an inning. He tied Brandon Bidois, Po-Yu Chen, Junya Nishi and Luuk ter Beek for second in the event in wins, one behind Alejandro Rosario. He also tied for 5th in wins, tied Po-Yu Chen for second in IP (one behind Justin Luna) and tied for 5th in K with Yu and Hyeong-jun So. For the titlists, he formed a fine big three with Yu and Chen. He also represented Taiwan in the 2021 U-23 Baseball World Cup.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Lin with a 0.6 million signing bonus on December 17, 2021; the scout was Tzu-Yao Wei. He made his professional debut on June 11, 2022 for the ACL Diamondbacks Red. The young southpaw pitched 4 innings, struck out 4 and allowed two unearned runs. Lin ended up 0-2 with a 2.35 ERA, struck out 41 before he was prompted to the A Visalia Rawhide. He ended up 2-0 with a 2.97 ERA with the Rawhide. The Taitung native pitched well again in the next season, went 1-3 with a 3.43 ERA and 76 strikeouts with the A+ Hillsboro Hops. He even collected 13 strikeouts in 5 shutout innings on June 4. The Diamondbacks prompted him again to the AA Amarillo Sod Poodles on July 14.

Lin then made it onto Taiwan's 24-man roster for the 2023 Asian Games.