Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/06/23
By: Joseph Yeh
Taipei, June 23 (CNA) Taiwanese catcher Lyle Lin (林家正) signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on
Lyle Lin (right) signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, becoming the first Taiwan player to join a Major League Baseball (MLB) team via the annual draft. CNA file photo
Lin, 21, a junior at Arizona State University, said in a Facebook post that the deal was signed at the D-Backs spring training base in Phoenix, Arizona, and he will be joining the D-Backs minor league team in its current season.
"This (signing of a contract) is just one step in my baseball career, as a long road of hard and solid training sessions awaits me," Lin said in his post.
Lin was selected by the D-Backs in the 14th round of the MLB's 2019 draft this month.
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