Lin Yi-tseng
| Lin Yi-tseng | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder / Manager | |
| Born: December 2, 1959 Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| CPBL debut | |
| March 17, 1990, for the Wei Chuan Dragons | |
| Last CPBL appearance | |
| March 17, 2001, for the Brother Elephants | |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Batting average | .277 |
| Home runs | 23 |
| Stolen bases | 290 |
| Runs batted in | 243 |
| Managerial record | 259–190 |
| Winning % | .577 |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lin Yi-tseng (Chinese: 林易增; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Yi4-tseng1; born 2 December 1959) is a Taiwanese former professional baseball player and manager in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). With 290 stolen bases during his playing career, Lin was nicknamed daozong (Chinese: 盜總) when he became manager of the Brother Elephants in 2001. From 2001 to 2005, he was the Brothers manager and guided the team to three consecutive Taiwan Series championships.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Lin attended I-Ning Senior High School in Taichung and Chinese Culture University in Taipei.[1]
Playing career
[edit]In 1992, the Wei Chuan Dragons traded Lin and Chen Yen-cheng to the Brother Elephants for former Yomiuri Giants player and CPBL No. 1 draft pick Lu Min-su, consummating the first trade in CPBL history.[2]
Brother Elephants manager (2001–2005)
[edit]After going 1–5 to start the 2001 season, the Brother Elephants announced that Lin Yi-tseng would replace Lin Pai-heng (Chinese: 林百亨) as manager. Lin eventually led the team to a championship that season and then two more consecutive championships after that.[3]
Post-CPBL career
[edit]After his retirement from the CPBL, Lin coached baseball at Da Ping Elementary School in Hengchun, Pingtung County.[4] In September 2013, Lin started coaching for the University of Kang Ning baseball team,[5] leading the team to No. 6 in the country.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Lin's son Lin Ken-wei (Chinese: 林根緯) played for the Taiwan Power Company baseball team, and his grandsons currently play youth baseball.[7] His daughter is a real estate agent in Luzhou District, New Taipei.[4] Lin collects jade and enjoys chadao. In 2003, he quit smoking after starting at age 22.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hung, Chen-yuan (30 September 2018). "中信盃黑豹旗／昔日的小味全 宜寧成黑豹旗新軍". ETtoday (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Lo, Chih-peng (11 August 2023). "象龍變色呂明賜 直呼這次更狂". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Lo, Chih-peng (19 October 2023). "兄弟季中換帥 3次全進總冠軍賽". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b Tai, Shang-jung (30 May 2020). "「盜帥」林易增女兒蘆洲開業擠滿人潮 蔡昆祥特地獻聲祝福". China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Yang, Shu-fan (21 January 2015). "UBL／盜帥林易增領康寧演驚奇 扳倒衛冕軍輔大". ETtoday (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Cheng, Ping-chang (9 February 2015). "林易增發掘璞玉賴清榮 球速達145公里". China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Wang, Wan-ling (15 July 2023). "太武盃少棒》林易增孫子林碩勳快腿開路 金潭拿季軍". Oursports (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "林易增 從盜帥到盜總". The Merit Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 12 October 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference