Lyle Lin

Lyle Lin
Lyle Lin
Chinese	林家正
Wade–Giles
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Wade–Giles	Lin2 Chia1-cheng4

Lyle Lin
Lyle Lin
	Lin in 2017
Athletics – No. 81
	Catcher
	Born: 26 June 1997 (age 27); Taipei County, Taiwan
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
Medals
Representing Chinese Taipei
Men's baseball
WBSC Premier12
Asian Games

Lyle Lin Chia-cheng^[1] (Chinese: 林家正; Wade–Giles: Lin² Chia¹-cheng⁴; born 26 June 1997) is a Taiwanese professional baseball catcher in the Athletics organization. He became the first Taiwanese-born player to be drafted by a Major League Baseball (MLB) team in 2016 and the first to join an MLB team through the draft in 2019.

Born in Taipei County (now New Taipei), Taiwan, Lin moved to California to attend high school. He was recruited to play baseball at Arizona State University (ASU) before being drafted by and signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

^ "Lin Chia-cheng's health a concern for Taiwan's WBC roster". TVBS. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.

[1] "Lin Chia-cheng's health a concern for Taiwan's WBC roster". TVBS. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.

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