Lin Yi-tseng
Taiwanese baseball player and manager
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Lin Yi-tseng (Chinese: 林易增; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Yi4-tseng1; born 2 December 1959) is a Taiwanese former professional baseball player and manager in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). With 290 stolen bases during his playing career, Lin was nicknamed daozong (Chinese: 盜總) when he became manager of the Brother Elephants in 2001. From 2001 to 2005, he was the Brothers manager and guided the team to three consecutive Taiwan Series championships.
| Lin Yi-tseng | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder / Manager | |
| Born: December 2, 1959 Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| CPBL debut | |
| March 17, 1990, for the Wei Chuan Dragons | |
| Last CPBL appearance | |
| March 17, 2001, for the Brother Elephants | |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Batting average | .277 |
| Home runs | 23 |
| Stolen bases | 290 |
| Runs batted in | 243 |
| Managerial record | 259–190 |
| Winning % | .577 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and education
Playing career
In 1992, the Wei Chuan Dragons traded Lin and Chen Yen-cheng to the Brother Elephants for former Yomiuri Giants player and CPBL No. 1 draft pick Lu Min-su, consummating the first trade in CPBL history.[2]
Brother Elephants manager (2001–2005)
Post-CPBL career
After his retirement from the CPBL, Lin coached baseball at Da Ping Elementary School in Hengchun, Pingtung County.[4] In September 2013, Lin started coaching for the University of Kang Ning baseball team,[5] leading the team to No. 6 in the country.[6]
Personal life
Lin's son Lin Ken-wei (Chinese: 林根緯) played for the Taiwan Power Company baseball team, and his grandsons currently play youth baseball.[7] His daughter is a real estate agent in Luzhou District, New Taipei.[4] Lin collects jade and enjoys chadao. In 2003, he quit smoking after starting at age 22.[8]