Taiwan catcher Lyle Lin signs with Japan’s Nippon-Ham FightersStaff writer, with CNATaiwan catcher Lyle Lin has signed a contract with the Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan’s professional baseball league, becoming the third Taiwanese player on the Hokkaido-based team. However, the Nippon-Ham Fighters in a statement yesterday announced that they had bought out Lin’s contract and that he would join the team wearing No. Taiwan catcher Lyle Lin is pictured ahead of their WBC game against Australia at the Tokyo Dome on Wednesday last week. “I’ll continue to absorb knowledge and skills so that I can have the opportunity to give back to my home, Taiwan,” Lin wrote. In signing with the Fighters, Lin is to join pitchers Gu Lin Ruei-yang and Sun Yi-lei as the team’s third Taiwanese player.

Source: Taipei Times March 12, 2026 17:14 UTC