The third person of Yingge business! The second-knife fireball man Lin Bojun joined the Mariners with a $550,000 signing fee

The fireball man Lin Bojun, who just graduated from Yingge Business School, has participated in international competitions every year since his freshman year of high school, and his performance has also attracted the attention of foreign ball groups, and finally won the favor of the Seattle Mariners, signing with a contract of $550,000 and $85,000, becoming the 13th Taiwanese player in the history of the Mariners, and also the third player in the history of Yingge Business School to successfully travel abroad after Liu Zhirong joined the Red Sox in 2019 and Xu Xiangsheng joined Tokyo Yakult Swallows last year, and he also set the goal of being promoted to 1A for himself in the first year.

In the 2024 Asian Youth Baseball Championship U18 championship match, Lin Bojun once soared the fastest ball of his career of 154 kilometers, and supported the board for 4.1 games without conceding points, helping the Chinese Taipei team successfully defend and win the championship trophy after a long absence, and was selected as the most valuable player of the tournament.

At today's press conference, Seattle Mariners Taiwan Division scout Jiang Yichang is very optimistic about Lin's future, saying: "We have been watching him for a long time, he is a very mature player, the difference in ball speed and the late base point are easy for the hitter to misjudge, we believe he can make a breakthrough in American professional baseball."

Lin Bojun is already the 8th player to travel abroad in this year's U18, and the other 7 are Lin Weien, Ke Jingxian of Dodge, Yang Nianxi of the Giants, as well as Chen Muheng of the Japanese ORIX, Zhang Junwei of SoftBank, Xu Xiangsheng of Yakult and Xiao Qi of Lotte.

In addition to pitchers, Lin has also guarded second basemen and catchers in the past, and is a second-class player, but in the end, it was decided to focus on traveling as a pitcher. Coach Jiang Yichang, who has been watching Lin for a long time, believes that Lin is a fairly mature player and looks forward to his future development. "He's clear-headed on the field, and he's got a big difference in ball speed and late entry to base, which makes it easy for hitters to confuse. I hope that he will maintain his self-confidence after joining the team, continue to improve the power of the weapon ball, and believe that he can develop well in Major League Baseball."

Lin Bojun's slaughter performance in the U18 Asian Youth has received great attention, and now he has officially completed his dream of traveling in the United States, revealing in an interview, "I am very nervous in my senior year of high school, because the goal is to travel abroad, and after discussing with the agency, I know that the Mariners are in the top 3 in the major league pitcher farms, so I decided to join the Mariners, and I hope to work harder in the future to give myself the opportunity to realize my dream", in order to adapt to life in the United States faster, Lin Bojun also urgently made up English after the Asian Youth League, mainly life conversations, so that he could communicate with the coach in the United States.

Yingge Industry and Commerce Head Coach Wang Chuanjia shared, "Lin Bojun has been good at pitching after joining Yingge, thinking about which position to position, but he can't resist the temptation of (pitching) speed, I am very happy that he can be selected by foreign teams, he is a very careful player, he has very high requirements for himself, he takes the team's victory and defeat very seriously, he is an excellent player, I hope that after 3 years of international baptism, he can further develop in the major leagues, I wish him physical and mental health, can think positively, and call back if there is any problem!"