Guo Junnan (left) is the first team leader with a jersey back number in the history of secondary vocational school.

(Information photo, provided by fan Zheng Congmin)

[Reporter Ni Wanjun/Comprehensive Report] "Unified Shenquan" Lin Yiquan officially debuted yesterday, and the new back number was later determined to be No. 99, which symbolizes a long time in the Lions. It's just that No. 99 was first worn by the veteran team leader Guo Junnan in the Lions. It has historical significance, and it also means that Lin Yiquan has a heavier responsibility.

Lin Yiquan appeared in the temporary jersey number "112" at the opening ceremony of the Lions team yesterday. He said in an interview that the official back number has not yet been determined.

Since Lin Yiquan's signature number 9 in the past was worn by Li Chengling in the Lions team, there was a lot of noise about whether Lin Yiquan wanted to fight for the number 9, but he himself clarified in the official Facebook fan group last night that he had no such intention, and announced that he would Accept the No. 99 proposal from team leader Su Taian, and use the double strength of "double9" to help the team.

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Looking through the history of the Lions' player back numbers, the number 99 was only briefly passed by Yangtou Dionysia in 2012.

After the Dominican left-hander was released by the Japanese Hiroshima team after the 2011 season, he reported to the Lions for spring training the following year but suffered from elbow inflammation, which also made him leave the team without even appearing in an official game.

This also means that Lin Yiquan will be the first person to wear the No. 99 shirt of the Lions. More importantly, Guo Junnan, the founding team leader of the Lions from the first year to the tenth year of professional baseball, used to choose to wear 99. number jersey.

In 2000, Guo Junnan resigned from the team leader position due to his retirement age. He also attended the retirement ceremony on March 17 of the same year, becoming the first team leader in history to retire on the court. He was later transferred to the team consultant until 2009.

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