On the 12th, Nippon-Ham announced that they had reached an agreement on a contract with player Lyle Lynn.
Lin commented through the team, "Hello everyone. I'm Lyle Lin, catcher from Taiwan. I'm very honored to be able to play as a member of Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. From now on, I will practice hard every day, play with all my might, and do my best to contribute to the team becoming the best in Japan."
Nippon-Ham has Taiwanese players such as Ruei-Yang Gu Lin and Yi-Lei Sun playing for them.
![[Nippon-Ham] Yuki Nomura was in the starting starting line-up in right field, but only played one game last season, and tried second base during training camp.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/03/12/20260312-OHT1I51117-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] The Giants' Togo hits, Taiwanese national team catcher Lyle Lin acquires "I want to contribute to becoming the best team in Japan" -number "38"](/asset/img/news/no_fighters.png)
![[Rakuten Eagles] Starting starting line-up for exhibition game against Nippon-Ham: Hikaru Ito makes his first start in exhibition game](https://hochi.news/images/2026/03/12/20260312-OHT1I51109-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Manager Shinjo: "Kacchan is scary when he has multiple runner on base." To the new foreign player who has hit four home runs in five games, "He has to follow the signs..."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/03/11/20260311-OHT1I51263-L.jpg)
