Tzu-Wei Lin

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Tzu-Wei Lin (Chinese: 林子偉; born 15 February 1994) is a Taiwanese baseball infielder for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins.

Listed at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) and 155 pounds (70 kg), Lin bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

patient hitter, foul-tipping pitches often to extend his at bats
.

International career

Lin led Taiwan's team to victory in the

Most Valuable Player, best hitter, and to the All-Tournament Team as a third baseman.[5][6]

In the 2011 World Youth Baseball Championship,[clarification needed] Lin was named best outfielder of the tournament as he played mostly in left field.[citation needed] He also had a catchy nickname, "The Tzunami", because he would destroy opponents like a tsunami does to objects.[citation needed]

Lin played for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team[a] in the 2019 Asian Baseball Championship, appearing at second base, shortstop, and left field, as the team won its first title in 18 years.[7] He was named to the national team roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[8] Also in 2023, Cheng appeared in the postponed 2022 Asian Games, competing in five baseball games with four starts, batting .091/.182/.231 in 11 at-bats,[9] and winning a silver medal with Chinese Taipei.

Professional career

Lin agreed to sign a contract with the New York Yankees in 2010, when he was 16 years old, for a signing bonus of $350,000. Though Lin was eligible to sign at the time, the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association threatened to ban Lin from playing or coaching in Taiwan if he signed before completing high school, leading Lin not to complete the deal.[1]

In 2012, Lin agreed to sign a contract with the

Chin-hui Tsao, and the third largest bonus for an Asian amateur after Tsao and Byung-hyun Kim.[1]

Minor League Baseball

Gulf Coast League Red Sox

Lin spent the 2012 season with the rookie-level

Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox and the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs
, playing in a total of 119 games while batting .251 with two home runs and 48 RBIs. He then spent the 2016 season with Double-A Portland, batting .223 with two home runs and 27 RBIs in 108 games. Early in the 2017 season, Lin appeared in 48 games with Double-A Portland, batting .302 with five home runs and 19 RBIs in 48 games.

Boston Red Sox

2017

Lin with the Boston Red Sox in 2017

The Red Sox promoted Lin to the major leagues on June 24, 2017, directly calling him up from Double-A.

optioned to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox after Brock Holt returned from injury.[14] During his time in Pawtucket, Lin appeared in 35 games, batting .227 with two home runs and nine RBIs. He was later recalled to Boston in September.[15]

Overall with the 2017 Red Sox, Lin appeared in 25 MLB games, batting 15-for-56 (.268) with no home runs and two RBIs; defensively, he played ten games at second base, six games at shortstop, and nine games at third base. Lin was not included on Boston's postseason roster for the 2017 American League Division Series.[16]

2018

Lin started the 2018 season with Triple-A Pawtucket.

Cleveland Indians,[24] he became the third Taiwanese player homered in MLB history. Overall with the 2018 Red Sox, Lin appeared in 37 games, batting 16-for-65 (.246) with one home run and six RBIs.[25] Lin was not included on Boston's postseason roster, as the team went on to win the World Series over the Los Angeles Dodgers.[26]

2019

Lin batting for the Boston Red Sox in 2019

In 2019, Lin was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket prior to

Chin-lung Hu for most MLB career hits by a Taiwanese player;[31] the majority of Taiwanese players in MLB have been pitchers. On May 3, Lin was removed from a game against the Chicago White Sox after spraining his left knee while sliding into second base;[32] he was placed on the injured list the next day.[33] On June 17, his rehabilitation assignment with Pawtucket was halted due to a right shoulder impingement.[34] He resumed his rehabilitation assignment on June 26,[35] then was activated and optioned to Pawtucket on July 1.[36] Overall during 2019, Lin appeared in 13 games with Boston, batting .200 with one RBI,[37]
while with Pawtucket he batted .246 with four home runs and 22 RBIs in 59 games.

2020

During the start-delayed 2020 season, Lin again was a utility player for Boston. Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, he batted .154 with no home runs and three RBIs in 26 games.[37] He also made one pitching appearance, allowing three runs in one inning of relief work.[37] On October 26, Lin was assigned to Triple-A and outrighted off of the 40-man roster.[38] He became a minor-league free agent on November 2, 2020.[39]

Minnesota Twins

On December 3, 2020, Lin signed a minor-league contract with invitation to spring training with the Minnesota Twins organization.[40] On April 23, 2021, he was selected to the Twins' active roster.[41] On April 29, Lin was designated for assignment after appearing in one game.[42] On May 3, he was outrighted to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints.[43] After appearing in seven Triple-A games during May, during which he batted 7-for-26 (.269), Lin spent the remainder of the season on the injured list.[44]

New York Mets

On March 16, 2022, Lin signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.[45] On August 12, 2022, Lin was released by the Mets.[46]

Long Island Ducks

On August 16, 2022, Lin signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He appeared in 17 games for the Ducks, hitting .307/.411/.565 with 3 home runs, 9 RBI, and 2 stolen bases.

On February 21, 2023, Lin re-signed with the Ducks for the 2023 season.[47] In 45 games for the team, he hit .270/.376/.500 with 7 home runs, 23 RBI, and 7 stolen bases.

Rakuten Monkeys

On July 3, 2023, Lin announced that he would enter the 2023 CPBL draft.[48] On July 12, Lin was selected by the TSG Hawks with the 1st overall pick of the draft.[49] On July 21, the Hawks reached an agreement with Ducks to officially purchase his contract.[50]

On August 10, 2023, Lin was traded to the Rakuten Monkeys in exchange for Weng Wei-chun, Wang Yi-cheng, Lan Yin-lun, and the negotiation rights to Wang Po-jung.[51] On August 16, Lin and the Monkeys agreed to a contract worth NT$31 million over two years and four months.[52]

Personal life

Lin, a native of Namasia District, Kaohsiung, is of Taiwanese Aboriginal tribe Bunun descent. His name in Bunun language is Tahai Isliduan.[53]

See also

Notes

  1. People's Republic of China
    recognize each other when it comes to the activities of the International Olympic Committee and its correlates.

References

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