Yu-Min Lin

Lin was born in Taitung County on July 12, 2003. He is of Amis descent.^[1] His older brother, Chen Wei-hao, plays for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).^[2]

Lin was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks on February 16, 2022.^[3] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks and was promoted to the Low-A Visalia Rawhide and finished the season with a 2–2 record and a 2.72 ERA with 91 strikeouts over 14 starts.^[4] Lin began the 2023 season with the High-A Hillsboro Hops, and was the youngest player on the Hops roster.^[5] Prior to the 2024 season, Lin was invited to spring training for the first time in his career.^[6] Lin joined the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League at the end of the regular season.^[7]

He has played on the Taiwanese national team (Chinese Taipei) in multiple international tournaments, including the World Baseball Softball Confederation U-12 Baseball World Cup, U-15 Baseball World Cup, U-18 Baseball World Cup, and U-23 Baseball World Cup.^[8] He started two games for Taiwan's silver-medal run during the 2022 Asian Games, pitching to a 1–1 record with a 1.64 ERA and eleven strikeouts to three walks in eleven innings.^[9]

Lin started in the 2024 WBSC Premier12 final in a 4–0 against Japan, where he pitched 4 scoreless innings, ending Japan's 27-game-win streak and winning Taiwan their first ever major international tournament.^[10]

Lin was selected to play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, where he pitched 2.1 scoreless innings of relief against the Czech Republic.^[11]

As of the 2023 season, Lin throws a soft slider, a mid- to upper 80s fastball with arm side precision, and a changeup.^[12]