Yu-Min Lin (; born July 12, 2003) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Personal life Lin was born in Taitung County on July 12, 2003. He is of Amis descent. His older brother, Chen Wei-hao, plays for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Career Lin was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks on February 16, 2022. 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. Lin began the 2023 season with the High-A Hillsboro Hops, and was the youngest player on the Hops roster. Prior to the 2024 season, Lin was invited to spring training for the first time in his career. Republished as: Lin joined the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League at the end of the regular season.
International career 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. 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.
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.
Lin was selected to play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, where he pitched 2.1 scoreless innings of relief against the Czech Republic.
Pitching style As of the 2023 season, Lin throws a soft slider, a mid- to upper 80s fastball with arm side precision, and a changeup.
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