Lin Yueh-ping
| Lin Yueh-ping | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Uni-President Lions – No. 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher / Manager | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: 28 January 1982 (age 44) Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CPBL debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 March, 2005, for the Uni-President Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last CPBL appearance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 September, 2017, for the Uni-President Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Record | 33-43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saves | 129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holds | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ERA | 3.88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lin Yueh-ping (Chinese: 林岳平; pinyin: Lín Yuèpíng; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Yüeh4 Ping2; born 28 January 1982 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese baseball manager and former pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Lin is among the fastest Taiwanese pitchers of the CPBL. He consistently throws around 145 km/h (90 mph), and when needed can reach back for more and has been clocked as fast as 154 km/h (96 mph). He features a slider as his out pitch.
At the end of the 2006 season, he was diagnosed with aortic regurgitation and underwent surgical aortic valve replacement in May 2007. He made a full recovery and was able to continue his career with the Lions until retiring in the 2017 season.