Lin Po-chun
| Lin Po-chun | |
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| Seattle Mariners | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: 21 July 2006 Taipei, Taiwan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
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Lin Po-chun (Chinese: 林鉑濬; born 21 July 2006) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization.
Early life
[edit | edit source]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.[1] Lin played a game as the starting catcher in the 2023 Black Panther Banner high school tournament.[2]
For three years in a row, Lin was selected to play for the Taiwanese national under-18 team. He pitched in the 2022 U-18 Baseball World Cup in Florida,[3][4] 2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan,[5][6] and 2024 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship.[1]
In 2024, Lin threw out a 154 km/h (95.7 mph) fastball against South Korea at the U-18 Asian Baseball Championship.[7] 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 4.1 innings in the championship game.[1][8] He was named the MVP of the tournament.[9]
As early as May 2024, it was reported that an American League West team of Major League Baseball was interested in Lin.[10]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Lin was ranked No. 94 on Baseball America's top 100 international prospects list.[11] In January 2025, the publication announced the Seattle Mariners were planning to sign Lin.[12] In a February 2025 press conference, the official contract was valued at $550,000.[13]
Pitching style
[edit | edit source]Lin throws a fastball into the mid-90s and pairs it with a split-finger fastball.[14]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Player information from WikiBaseball (in Chinese)