'They have a lot of big dreams': On doorstep of majors, Yu-Min Lin aims to show Taiwanese kids what is possible

Diamondbacks prospect Yu-Min Lin still remembers watching his dad play professional baseball in Taiwan when he was two or three years old.
Lin's dad was an outfielder. He was a bit undersized at 5-foot-10, 170 pounds. That did not seem to stop him.
"He can still hit a lot of homers and run super fast," Lin said.
Lin's father is the reason that he started playing baseball. From a young age, he and his older brother would play catch with a miniature baseball during their dad's games. By high school, Lin developed into a dominant left-handed pitcher.

[Taiwan High School Baseball] "Tornado windup pitcher" 林昱珉 (Lin Yu-Min) struck out 2 in relief appearance. The 17-year-old left-hander's fastball reached 148kph. 🌪️ #TWHSBaseball pic.twitter.com/Q24DNnwjpY

— CPBL STATS 🪬🔮 (@GOCPBL) November 28, 2020

But Lin did not expect his baseball career to last. He figured that, when high school en...