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American baseball player (born 1946)
Baseball player
Jackson Hugh Lind
(born June 8, 1946) is an American former
Major League Baseball
shortstop
,
first baseman
,
second baseman
, and
third baseman
. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the
Milwaukee Brewers
, as well as one season in Japan for the
Yomiuri Giants
. He was drafted by the
Houston Astros
in the 7th round of the secondary phase of the
1967 Major League Baseball Draft
.
After retiring from playing, Lind began a managing career in the
minor leagues
. He won league championships in his first three seasons as a minor league manager:
1983
with the
Redwood Pioneers
and
1984
and
1985
with the
Vermont Reds
. Most recently, he managed the
Lexington Legends
in
2006
. He also served as the
third base coach
for
Pittsburgh Pirates
from
1997
to
2000
.
German baseball club
Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg
signed Lind as hitting coach and infield coach in 2017.
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Jack is a 1964 graduate of
Mesa High School
in
Mesa, Arizona
. He is the father of Zach Lind, drummer of the band
Jimmy Eat World
.
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