American baseball player (born 1983)
Baseball player
Adam Alan Lind
(born July 17, 1983) is an American former
professional baseball
first baseman
. He previously played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
Toronto Blue Jays
,
Milwaukee Brewers
,
Seattle Mariners
and
Washington Nationals
. Lind has also appeared as a
designated hitter
and in
left field
. In 2009, Lind won the
Silver Slugger Award
and the
Edgar Martinez Award
.
Early life
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Lind was born in
Muncie, Indiana
, on July 17, 1983, and later moved to
Anderson, Indiana
, where he attended
Highland High School
. He has an older sister, Allison.
[1]
Lind was drafted by the
Minnesota Twins
in the eighth round (242nd overall) of the
2002 Major League Baseball draft
.
[1]
He did not sign with the Twins, and attended the
University of South Alabama
in 2003 and 2004 before being drafted by the Jays in 2004 as a draft-eligible sophomore. In 2003, he was named as a Freshman second team All-American first baseman and played
collegiate summer baseball
with the
Wareham Gatemen
of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
.
[2]
[3]
In 2004, he was named a Sun Belt Conference All-Star outfielder.
[
citation needed
]
Professional career
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Toronto Blue Jays
[
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Minor leagues
[
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The
Toronto Blue Jays
selected Lind in the third round, with the 83rd overall selection of the
2004 Major League Baseball draft
.
[4]
In his first professional season, Lind hit .312 with seven home runs and 50 runs batted in 70 games for the Low-A
Auburn Doubledays
.
[5]
He was promoted to the High-A
Dunedin Blue Jays
in 2005, where he batted .313 with 12 home runs and 84 RBI in 126 games played.
[5]
2006?2008
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Lind was a September call-up for the Blue Jays in 2006, and his first major league hit, a double, came on September 2 against
Lenny DiNardo
of the
Boston Red Sox
.
[4]
He hit his first major league career home run on September 10 against the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
off fellow rookie
Jered Weaver
.
[6]
In 18 games at the major league level in 2006, Lind hit .367 with two home runs and 8 RBI.
[4]
[7]
In the minors that season, Lind batted .330 with 24 home runs and 89 RBI split between the Double-A
New Hampshire Fisher Cats
and Triple-A
Syracuse SkyChiefs
.
[5]
For his efforts in Double-A, he was named the 2006
Eastern League
MVP
.
Lind was called up on April 13, 2007, from Syracuse to replace
Reed Johnson
, who was placed on the
disabled list
with a herniated disc in his back.
[4]
Lind was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on July 7, 2007,
[4]
when Johnson was activated from the disabled list. For the 2007 season, Lind had a .238 batting average with 11 homers and 46 RBI.
[7]
After a poor start to the 2008 season, Lind was demoted to Triple-A. He subsequently hit .300 at the Triple-A level and earned a call-up again to the Blue Jays on June 21, 2008. After being recalled, Lind finished the 2008 season hitting .282 with nine homers and 40 RBI in 88 games.
[7]
[8]
2009?2010
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In 2009, Lind was the
Opening Day
designated hitter
for the Blue Jays and drove in six runs against the
Detroit Tigers
, a Blue Jay Opening Day record, propelling the Jays to a 12?5 victory.
[9]
He went on to tie the Blue Jays record of 11 RBI in five games to start the season, set by
Carlos Delgado
in 2001. Lind ended April with four homers, 20 RBIs and a .315 batting average in 23 games.
[10]
In a game against the
Texas Rangers
on August 31, Lind hit a
grand slam
, the first of his career, and had a career single-game high eight RBI.
[11]
He became the second Blue Jay of the 2009 season (after
Lyle Overbay
) to win AL Player of the Week (for the week ending September 6), sharing the award with Tampa Bay's
Evan Longoria
.
[12]
On September 14, Lind drove in three runs to reach 100 RBIs on the season, becoming the first Blue Jay to do so since
Troy Glaus
and
Vernon Wells
in 2006.
[13]
The next day, Lind hit his 30th home run of the season, joining teammate
Aaron Hill
with thirty or more home runs.
[14]
On September 29, 2009, Lind hit three home runs in a game against the
Boston Red Sox
.
[15]
He finished the 2009 season with a .305 batting average, 35 home runs, 114 RBI, 46 doubles, and 179 hits.
[7]
Lind won the
Edgar Martinez Award
as the outstanding DH for the 2009 season on December 15, 2009.
[16]
He became the third Jay to win the award. Previous Jays to win the award were
Dave Winfield
and
Paul Molitor
.
[16]
Lind also received the American League
Silver Slugger Award
for designated hitter.
[17]
On April 3, 2010, Lind signed a four-year contract extension with the Blue Jays.
[18]
He would earn $400,000 in the
2010 season
, with a $600,000
signing bonus
, and $5 million per season for 2011, 2012 and 2013. The Blue Jays also had the right to exercise yearly club
options
of $7 million for 2014 (or buy out the contract for $2 million), $7.5 million for 2015 (or $1.5 million
buyout
), and $8 million for 2016 (or $500,000 buyout).
[18]
2011?2012
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On Opening Day of the 2011 season, Lind hit his first home run of the season, back-to-back with
Jose Bautista
.
[19]
On May 17, Lind was placed on the 15-day disabled list for "lower back stiffness", retroactive to May 8.
[20]
On June 5, Lind made his return to the lineup against the
Baltimore Orioles
.
[20]
He finished 0-for-3 with one walk.
[21]
On August 13, Lind hit his 100th career home run (and his second
grand slam
of the season) off
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
starter
Jered Weaver
.
[22]
In 125 games with Toronto, Lind hit .251 with 26 home runs and 87 RBI.
[7]
In 2012, in a game against the
Kansas City Royals
on April 20, Lind recorded the first two outs of a
triple play
, the first triple play by the Blue Jays since 1979, and the fourth in franchise history.
[23]
On May 17, the Blue Jays optioned Lind to the
Las Vegas 51s
of the Triple-A
Pacific Coast League
.
Yan Gomes
was called up to replace Lind.
[24]
Later that month, Lind was placed on outright
waivers
.
[25]
This made it possible for another team to claim Lind and to become responsible for the remainder of his contract.
[26]
Lind went unclaimed and on May 31, was removed from the Blue Jays
40-man roster
,
[27]
allowing the team to select the contract of
Robert Coello
. On June 24, the Blue Jays recalled Lind from Triple-A.
[28]
In 93 games with Toronto, Lind hit .255 with 11 home runs and 45 RBI.
[7]
2013?2014
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Lind had a bounce back year for the Blue Jays in 2013. In 143 games, he hit .288 with 23 home runs and 67 RBI, while playing the majority of his games at first base.
[7]
In 2014, Lind spent time on the disabled list due to a broken foot.
[4]
He saw a reduction in his power numbers, but improved his batting average, finishing the season with a .321 batting average, six home runs, and 40 RBIs in 96 games.
[7]
Milwaukee Brewers
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On November 1, 2014, Lind was traded to the
Milwaukee Brewers
in exchange for pitcher
Marco Estrada
.
[29]
He played in 149 games for the Brewers in 2015, and batted .277 with 20 home runs and 87 RBI.
[7]
On November 3, the Brewers exercised their $8 million option on Lind for the 2016 season.
[30]
Seattle Mariners
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]
On December 9, 2015, the Brewers traded Lind to the
Seattle Mariners
in exchange for minor leaguers Carlos Herrera,
Daniel Missaki
, and
Freddy Peralta
.
[31]
During the 2016 season, Lind played in 126 games for the Mariners, batting .239 with 20 home runs and 58 RBI.
[7]
Washington Nationals
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]
On February 15, 2017, Lind signed a one-year contract with the
Washington Nationals
. The contract included a mutual option for the 2018 season.
[32]
In his first at bat, pinch hitting for
Stephen Strasburg
, Lind hit a two-run home run on April 3.
[33]
Lind batted .303 with 14 home runs and 59 RBI while appearing in 116 games for the Nationals during the 2017 regular season.
[7]
Lind made his postseason debut in the
2017 National League Division Series
, playing in three games during the 3?2 series loss to the
Chicago Cubs
; he had two hits in three
pinch hitting
at bats.
[7]
New York Yankees
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]
On March 2, 2018, Lind signed a minor league contract with the
New York Yankees
, receiving a non-roster invitation to spring training.
[34]
He was released by the Yankees on March 14,
[35]
and re-signed with the Yankees on April 18,
[36]
and released again on May 25.
[37]
Lind appeared in eight games for the
Class A-Advanced
Tampa Tarpons
, batting .429, and 16 games for the Triple-A
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
, batting .241.
[5]
Boston Red Sox
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]
On June 2, 2018, Lind signed a minor league contract with the
Boston Red Sox
.
[38]
In 46 games with the Triple-A
Pawtucket Red Sox
, he batted .216 with eight home runs and 32 RBI.
[5]
The Red Sox released Lind on August 1, 2018.
[39]
Coaching career
[
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]
On February 5, 2024, the
Philadelphia Phillies
hired Lind to serve as the hitting coach their Single-A affiliate, the
Jersey Shore BlueClaws
.
[40]
Personal life
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]
Lind is
Catholic
.
[1]
His wife, Lakeyshia Bertie, is originally from
Richmond Hill, Ontario
; the couple met while Lind was playing for the Blue Jays in 2007,
[41]
and they were married in a Catholic ceremony on November 13, 2010, in
Toronto
.
[1]
She gave birth to their first daughter in September 2011. A son, their second child, was born on April 25, 2013.
[42]
His nickname is "Adam Bomb."
[1]
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