Lin Chih-sheng
Ngayaw Ake Lin Chih-sheng | |
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CTBC Brothers – No. 25 | |
Infielder | |
Born: Taitung County, Taiwan | 1 January 1982|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
CPBL debut | |
3 June, 2004, for the La New Bears | |
Career statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Batting average | .314 |
Home run | 289 |
Runs batted in | 1122[citation needed] |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals |
Ngayaw Ake Lin Chih-sheng (Chinese: Ngayaw Ake林智勝; pinyin: Lín Zhì Shèng; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Chih4 Sheng4; born 1 January 1982; birth name: Ngayaw Ake林智盛), also known as Ngayaw Ake in Amis language, is a Taiwanese aboriginal baseball player for the CTBC Brothers 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 Brothers.
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]
Lin 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]
References[]
- ^ "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, Joesph (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.
External links[]
- BR Bullpen
- Player information from WikiBaseball (in Chinese)
Awards | ||
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Preceded by | CPBL Home Run Champion Award 2009,2010 2012 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by Lin Yi-chuan
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CPBL RBI Champion Award 2010 |
Succeeded by Lin Hung-yu
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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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- 1982 births
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- 2015 WBSC Premier12 players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- Amis people
- Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Asian Games medalists in baseball
- Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Baseball infielders
- Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Baseball players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Brisbane Bandits players
- CTBC Brothers players
- La New Bears players
- Lamigo Monkeys players
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Olympic baseball players of Taiwan
- People from Taitung County
- Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Australia
- Taiwanese baseball biography stubs