Lin Yueh-ping (; born 28 January 1982 in

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, Taiwan) is a

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baseball

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and former

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for the

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of the

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(CPBL). Lin is among the fastest Taiwanese pitchers of the

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. 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 2006 season, he was diagnosed with a heart condition, and underwent surgery in May 2007. Afterward, he recovered quickly and was able to do limited pitching in late season.

Family

He married footballer Chen Hui-shan in April 2009. He has two children.

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1982 births 2009 World Baseball Classic players Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games medalists in baseball Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Baseball players at the 2002 Asian Games Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games Living people Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Sportspeople from Kaohsiung Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions players Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions managers {{taiwan-baseball-pitcher-stub

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