Lin Cheng-feng (, born 26 December 1982) is a Taiwanese
baseball
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player who currently plays for
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of
Chinese Professional Baseball League
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. He currently serves as a long reliever for the
Rhinos
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.
Early life
Born in
Penghu
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,
Taiwan
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, Lin was adopted by his foster family, and adopted the family name Hsu as his surname. He later changed his surname to
Lin
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, the family name of his biological family. He began to play baseball at junior level, and moved to
Kaohsiung to attend Kaoyuan Vocational School (), a secondary school with a long tradition in athletic development in Southern Taiwan. After graduating from Kauyuan, he joined
Taiwan Cooperative Bank Baseball Team
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, an amateur baseball team in Taiwan's Class A amateur baseball league, before passing the alternative services examination and entered the draft.
Professional career
Lin was drafted by
Uni-President Lions
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in the second round of 2004's alternative service draft, and spent one year in the minor league as required by regulation. He made his debut on March 22, 2006, after fulfilling his one-year obligation in alternative service. His first win came on June 23, 2007.
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He started against
La New Bears
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, and pitched five innings while walked six and gave up four hits, including a two-run
home run
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by
Huang Lung-Yi. His teammates supported him with eight runs, allowed him to become the second pitcher from Penghu to score a victory in the history of
Chinese Professional Baseball League
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.
In 2012, he was released by
Uni-President Lions
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and later signed by
EDA Rhinos EDA or Eda may refer to:
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* Enterprise Desktop Alliance, a computer technology consortium
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* Event-driven architecture
* Exploratory ...
.
References
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1982 births
Living people
Baseball pitchers
EDA Rhinos players
Fubon Guardians players
People from Penghu County
Taiwanese baseball players
Uni-President Lions players
Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions players
Fubon Guardians coaches