Lin Chih-sheng (baseball)
Taiwanese baseball player
Lin Chih-sheng (Chinese: 林智勝; pinyin: Lín Zhì Shèng; Wade–Giles: Lin2 Chih4 Sheng4; born 1 January 1982), also known as Ngayaw Ake' in Amis language, is a Taiwanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the La New Bears / Lamigo Monkeys, Chinatrust Brothers / CTBC Brothers, and Wei Chuan Dragons. He began his career with the Bears in 2004. The team changed its name to the Lamigo Monkeys in 2011, and Lin left after the 2015 season to sign with the Brothers.
While with the Bears and later Monkeys, Lin and his teammate Shih Chih-wei were often referred to as the "Sheng-Shih Connection," a reference to the glove puppet film Legend of the Sacred Stone. Alone, Lin is nicknamed "Big Brother." He joined the Wei Chuan Dragons in 2022 and retired at the end of the 2025 season.
Career
Lin competed at the 2006 Asian Games and had the game-winning hit at the championship game against Japan. In 2008, Lin was chosen to play on the Taiwanese national baseball team at the 2008 Olympic Games. He also played in the 2010 Asian Games, and captained the national team in the inaugural WBSC Premier12 held in November 2015.
He recorded the CPBL's first 30–30 season in 2015, and also won the MVP award that season.
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