Lin Po-chun (; born 21 July 2006) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization.
Early life Lin attended Yingge Vocational High School in New Taipei and graduated in 2024. According to the Yingge head coach, Lin's primary position was catcher, but as his fastball reached 150 kilometers per hour (93.2 miles per hour), he became primarily a pitcher his senior year. Lin played a game as the starting catcher in the 2023 Black Panther Banner high school tournament.
For three years in a row, Lin was selected to play for the Chinese Taipei national under-18 team. He pitched in the 2022 U-18 Baseball World Cup in Florida, Republished as: 2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan, and 2024 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship.
In 2024, Lin threw a 154 km/h (95.7 mph) fastball against South Korea at the U-18 Asian championship. He earned the final win when the Taiwanese team defeated Japan in the final. Lin pitched 8 innings in the tournament without giving up any runs, including innings in the championship game. He was named the tournament MVP.
Professional career In May 2024, it was reported that an American League West team of Major League Baseball was interested in Lin. Hen was ranked No. 94 on Baseball America's top 100 international prospects list in January 2025. Later that month, that publication said the Seattle Mariners were planning to sign Lin. In February, Lin's contract was valued at $550,000. Lin did not pitch professionally in 2025.
Pitching style Lin throws a fastball into the mid-90s and pairs it with a split-finger fastball.
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