Unified Lions Manager Lin Yue-ping Earns 400th Career Win

Unified Lions manager Lin Yue-ping celebrated his 400th career victory on August 7, 2026, after his team secured a 4-0 shutout against the Fubon Guardians. The win was anchored by a strong performance from starting pitcher Blake Cederlind, who delivered six scoreless innings despite personal struggles.

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He is a very successful manager. We players all like Manager Bing and are willing to play for him. I am very happy he achieved his 400th career win.

Cederlind, who earned his 54th career win, is the pitcher with the most victories under Lin's management. He praised Lin, calling him a "very successful manager" and noting that "players are willing to play for him." Cederlind's win was crucial in reaching Lin's milestone, placing him in an elite group of managers in Chinese Professional Baseball history.

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It is not easy to get 400 wins, which means you have to be a manager for a long time. He can manage for so long, which shows there are things he does very well.

Lin Yue-ping is now the fourth manager in the league to achieve 400 wins, joining the ranks of Hung Yi-chung, Hsu Sheng-ming, and Yeh Chun-chang. At 44 years old, he also set a new record as the youngest manager in CPBL history to reach this achievement. Lin expressed gratitude to his players, stating that the credit for the wins belongs to them and their efforts on the field.

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I am very grateful to all the players for fighting on the field to snatch victory. The credit for accumulating such a number of wins belongs to the players.