Lin Chih-sheng (Chinese: 林智勝; pinyin: Lín Zhì Shèng; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Chih4 Sheng4; born 1 January 1982), also known as Ngayaw Ake' in Amis language, is a Taiwanese indigenous baseball player for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He began his career with the La New Bears in 2004. The team changed its name to the Lamigo Monkeys in 2011, and Lin left after the 2015 season to sign with the CTBC Brothers.
| Ngayaw Ake' | |
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| Wei Chuan Dragons – No. 31 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: 1 January 1982 Taitung County, Taiwan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| CPBL debut | |
| 3 June, 2004, for the La New Bears | |
| Career statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Batting average | .311 |
| Home runs | 301 |
| Runs batted in | 1,195 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
While with the Bears and later Monkeys, Lin and his teammate Shih Chih-wei were often referred to as the "Sheng-Shih Connection," a reference to the glove puppet film Legend of the Sacred Stone.[1] Alone, Lin is nicknamed "Big Brother."[2]
Career
editLin competed at the 2006 Asian Games and had the game-winning hit at the championship game against Japan.[3] In 2008, Lin was chosen to play on the Taiwanese national baseball team at the 2008 Olympic Games.[4] He also played in the 2010 Asian Games,[5] and captained the national team in the inaugural WBSC Premier12 held in November 2015.[6]
He recorded the CPBL's first 30–30 season in 2015, and also won the MVP award that season.[7] On 4 January 2016, Lin signed with the Chinatrust Brothers. He is the first player to change teams since the implementation of free agency in 2010. The three-year deal, worth a guaranteed NT$45 million (US$1.36 million), is the richest in CPBL history, and also includes NT$9 million in incentives.[8][9]
On 3 April 2022, while playing for the Wei Chuan Dragons, Lin hit his 290th career home run off of Uni-President Lions pitcher Ching-Ming Wang. With the solo blast, Lin set the all-time CPBL home run record.[10] He played in 103 games for Wei Chuan in 2022, batting .300/.392/.432 with 10 home runs and 62 RBI.
On 16 April 2023, Lin hit his 300th career home run off of Bradin Hagens of the Rakuten Monkeys. In doing so, he became the first player in CPBL history to reach the 300 home run mark.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Bears on the rampage after lackluster start". Taipei Times (Press release). 15 October 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ Street, Michael (1 March 2013). "The Asian Equation". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Asian Games: Japan wins 3 more swimming golds, but silver in baseball". Asian Economic News. No. The Free Library. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Das, Andrew (23 July 2008). "Baseball's Olympic Swan Song". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Wang, Chris (21 September 2010). "Taiwan announces Asian Games baseball roster without Kuo". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Pan, Jason (15 November 2015). "Taiwan score three late runs to defeat Cuba". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Huang, Paul (6 November 2015). "Lin Chih-sheng is top winner at CPBL awards". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ Yeh, Joseph (5 January 2016). "Lin Chih-sheng joins Chinatrust Brothers". China Post. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Lee, Yu-cheng; Wu, Lilian (4 January 2016). "Lin Chih-sheng becomes highest paid baseball player in Taiwan". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Lin Chih-Sheng Breaks CPBL Record With 290th Career Home Run". cpblstats.com. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Lin Chih-Sheng Hits 300th Career Home Run". cpblstats.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
External links
edit- Player information from WikiBaseball (in Chinese)
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by | CPBL Home Run Champion Award 2009,2010 2012 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | CPBL RBI Champion Award 2010 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Lin Yi-chuan(林益全)
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CPBL MVP of the Year Award 2015 |
Succeeded by Wang Po-jung(王柏融)
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