Lyle Lin

Lyle Lin Chia-cheng[1] (Chinese: 林家正; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Chia1-cheng4; born 26 June 1997) is a Taiwanese professional baseball catcher in the Athletics organization.

[9] In March 2023, Lin announced that he was seeking voluntary release from the Diamondbacks to pursue a contract from a different team.

[9] Lin returned to the Diamondbacks organization in 2024 and played for the Hillsboro Hops and Amarillo Sod Poodles before becoming a free agent at the end of the season.

[10] In February 2025, Lin announced that he signed a minor league contract with the Athletics and was invited to the team's spring training facilities in Phoenix.

His selection provoked controversy, because he was still recovering from an injury on his left hand and had not competed in a baseball game in over a month.

[4] He hit the go-ahead solo home run off Shosei Togo in the championship game against Japan.

Lin in 2024