Lin Yueh-ping
Taiwanese baseball player and manager
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Lin Yueh-ping (Chinese: 林岳平; pinyin: Lín Yuèpíng; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Yüeh4 Ping2; born 28 January 1982 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese baseball manager and former pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
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| Uni-President Lions – No. 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher / Manager | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: 28 January 1982 (age 44) Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CPBL debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 March, 2005, for the Uni-President Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last CPBL appearance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 September, 2017, for the Uni-President Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Record | 33-43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saves | 129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holds | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ERA | 3.88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lin is among the fastest Taiwanese pitchers of the CPBL. He consistently throws around 145 km/h (90 mph), and when needed can reach back for more and has been clocked as fast as 154 km/h (96 mph). He features a slider as his out pitch.
At the end of the 2006 season, he was diagnosed with aortic regurgitation and underwent surgical aortic valve replacement in May 2007. He made a full recovery and was able to continue his career with the Lions until retiring in the 2017 season.
Family
He married footballer Chen Hui-shan in April 2009.[1]
Career statistics
Playing career
| Season | Team | G | W | L | H | S | GF | CG | BB | K | ER | IP | ERA |
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| 2005 | Uni-President Lions | 36 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 111 | 58 | 135.0 | 3.87 |
| 2006 | Uni-President Lions | 46 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 82 | 36 | 100.2 | 3.22 |
| 2007 | Uni-President Lions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2.1 | 7.71 |
| 2008 | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | 43 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 73 | 44 | 102.1 | 3.87 |
| 2009 | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | 63 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 22 | 66.2 | 2.96 |
| 2010 | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | 39 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 23 | 56.1 | 3.67 |
| 2011 | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 53 | 19 | 58.2 | 2.91 |
| 2012 | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 17 | 34.0 | 4.50 |
| 2013 | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | 44 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 40.2 | 2.66 |
| 2014 | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | 43 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 38.0 | 4.97 |
| 2015 | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 18.2 | 5.79 |
| 2016 | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5.0 | 16.20 |
| 2017 | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | 38 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 23 | 33.2 | 6.15 |
| TOTAL | 13 YEARS | 468 | 33 | 43 | 36 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 329 | 517 | 298 | 692.0 | 3.88 |
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