| Adam Lind | |
|---|---|
 Lind with the Blue Jays in 2012 | |
| First baseman /Designated hitter /Left fielder | |
| Born: (1983-07-17)July 17, 1983 (age 42) Muncie, Indiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 2, 2006, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 2017, for the Washington Nationals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .272 |
| Home runs | 200 |
| Runs batted in | 723 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Adam Alan Lind (born July 17, 1983) is an American former professionalbaseballfirst baseman anddesignated hitter. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theToronto Blue Jays,Milwaukee Brewers,Seattle Mariners, andWashington Nationals. Lind has also appeared inleft field. In 2009, Lind won theSilver Slugger Award and theEdgar Martínez Award.
Lind was born inMuncie, Indiana, on July 17, 1983, and later moved toAnderson, Indiana, where he attendedHighland High School. He has an older sister, Allison.[1]
Lind was drafted by theMinnesota Twins in the eighth round (242nd overall) of the2002 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He did not sign with the Twins, and attended theUniversity 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 playedcollegiate summer baseball with theWareham Gatemen of theCape Cod Baseball League.[2][3] In 2004, he was named a Sun Belt Conference All-Star outfielder.[4]
TheToronto Blue Jays selected Lind in the third round, with the 83rd overall selection of the2004 Major League Baseball draft.[5] In his first professional season, Lind hit .312 with seven home runs and 50 runs batted in 70 games for the Low-AAuburn Doubledays.[6] He was promoted to the High-ADunedin Blue Jays in 2005, where he batted .313 with 12 home runs and 84 RBI in 126 games played.[6]
Lind was a September call-up for the Blue Jays in 2006, and his first major league hit, a double, came on September 2 againstLenny DiNardo of theBoston Red Sox.[5] He hit his first major league career home run on September 10 against theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim off fellow rookieJered Weaver.[7] In 18 games at the major league level in 2006, Lind hit .367 with two home runs and 8 RBI.[5][8] In the minors that season, Lind batted .330 with 24 home runs and 89 RBI split between the Double-ANew Hampshire Fisher Cats and Triple-ASyracuse SkyChiefs.[6] For his efforts in Double-A, he was named the 2006Eastern LeagueMVP.
Lind was called up on April 13, 2007, from Syracuse to replaceReed Johnson, who was placed on thedisabled list with a herniated disc in his back.[5] Lind was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on July 7, 2007,[5] when Johnson was activated from the disabled list. For the 2007 season, Lind had a .238 batting average with 11 homers and 46 RBI.[8] 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.[8][9]
In 2009, Lind was theOpening Daydesignated hitter for the Blue Jays and drove in six runs against theDetroit Tigers, a Blue Jay Opening Day record, propelling the Jays to a 12–5 victory.[10] He went on to tie the Blue Jays record of 11 RBI in five games to start the season, set byCarlos Delgado in 2001. Lind ended April with four homers, 20 RBIs and a .315 batting average in 23 games.[11] In a game against theTexas Rangers on August 31, Lind hit agrand slam, the first of his career, and had a career single-game high eight RBI.[12] He became the second Blue Jay of the 2009 season (afterLyle Overbay) to win AL Player of the Week (for the week ending September 6), sharing the award with Tampa Bay'sEvan Longoria.[13] On September 14, Lind drove in three runs to reach 100 RBIs on the season, becoming the first Blue Jay to do so sinceTroy Glaus andVernon Wells in 2006.[14] The next day, Lind hit his 30th home run of the season, joining teammateAaron Hill with thirty or more home runs.[15] On September 29, 2009, Lind hit three home runs in a game against theBoston Red Sox.[16] He finished the 2009 season with a .305 batting average, 35 home runs, 114 RBI, 46 doubles, and 179 hits.[8]
Lind won theEdgar Martinez Award as the outstanding DH for the 2009 season on December 15, 2009.[17] He became the third Jay to win the award. Previous Jays to win the award wereDave Winfield andPaul Molitor.[17] Lind also received the American LeagueSilver Slugger Award for designated hitter.[18]
On April 3, 2010, Lind signed a four-year contract extension with the Blue Jays.[19] He would earn $400,000 in the2010 season, with a $600,000signing bonus, and $5 million per season for 2011, 2012 and 2013. The Blue Jays also had the right to exercise yearly cluboptions of $7 million for 2014 (or buy out the contract for $2 million), $7.5 million for 2015 (or $1.5 millionbuyout), and $8 million for 2016 (or $500,000 buyout).[19]
On Opening Day of the 2011 season, Lind hit his first home run of the season, back-to-back withJosé Bautista.[20] On May 17, Lind was placed on the 15-day disabled list for "lower back stiffness", retroactive to May 8.[21] On June 5, Lind made his return to the lineup against theBaltimore Orioles.[21] He finished 0-for-3 with one walk.[22] On August 13, Lind hit his 100th career home run (and his secondgrand slam of the season) offLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim starterJered Weaver.[23] In 125 games with Toronto, Lind hit .251 with 26 home runs and 87 RBI.[8]
In 2012, in a game against theKansas City Royals on April 20, Lind recorded the first two outs of atriple play, the first triple play by the Blue Jays since 1979, and the fourth in franchise history.[24] On May 17, the Blue Jays optioned Lind to theLas Vegas 51s of the Triple-APacific Coast League.Yan Gomes was called up to replace Lind.[25] Later that month, Lind was placed on outrightwaivers.[26] This made it possible for another team to claim Lind and to become responsible for the remainder of his contract.[27] Lind went unclaimed and on May 31, was removed from the Blue Jays40-man roster,[28] allowing the team to select the contract ofRobert Coello. On June 24, the Blue Jays recalled Lind from Triple-A.[29] In 93 games with Toronto, Lind hit .255 with 11 home runs and 45 RBI.[8]
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.[8]
In 2014, Lind spent time on the disabled list due to a broken foot.[5] 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.[8]
On November 1, 2014, Lind was traded to theMilwaukee Brewers in exchange for pitcherMarco Estrada.[30] He played in 149 games for the Brewers in 2015, and batted .277 with 20 home runs and 87 RBI.[8] On November 3, the Brewers exercised their $8 million option on Lind for the 2016 season.[31]
On December 9, 2015, the Brewers traded Lind to theSeattle Mariners in exchange for minor leaguers Carlos Herrera,Daniel Missaki, andFreddy Peralta.[32] During the 2016 season, Lind played in 126 games for the Mariners, batting .239 with 20 home runs and 58 RBI.[8]
On February 15, 2017, Lind signed a one-year contract with theWashington Nationals. The contract included a mutual option for the 2018 season.[33] In his first at bat, pinch hitting forStephen Strasburg, Lind hit a two-run home run on April 3.[34] Lind batted .303 with 14 home runs and 59 RBI while appearing in 116 games for the Nationals during the 2017 regular season.[8] Lind made his postseason debut in the2017 National League Division Series, playing in three games during the 3–2 series loss to theChicago Cubs; he had two hits in threepinch hitting at bats.[8]
On March 2, 2018, Lind signed a minor league contract with theNew York Yankees, receiving a non-roster invitation to spring training.[35] He was released by the Yankees on March 14,[36] and re-signed with the Yankees on April 18,[37] and released again on May 25.[38] Lind appeared in eight games for theHigh-ATampa Tarpons, batting .429, and 16 games for the Triple-AScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, batting .241.[6]
On June 2, 2018, Lind signed a minor league contract with theBoston Red Sox.[39] In 46 games with the Triple-APawtucket Red Sox, he batted .216 with eight home runs and 32 RBI.[6] The Red Sox released Lind on August 1.[40]
On February 5, 2024, thePhiladelphia Phillies hired Lind to serve as the hitting coach for their Single-A affiliate, theJersey Shore BlueClaws.[41] On February 7, 2025, Lind was announced as the hitting coach for Philadelphia's Triple-A affiliate, theLehigh Valley IronPigs.[42]
Lind isCatholic.[1] His wife, Lakeyshia Bertie, is originally fromRichmond Hill, Ontario; the couple met while Lind was playing for the Blue Jays in 2007,[43] and they were married in a Catholic ceremony on November 13, 2010, inToronto.[1] She gave birth to their first daughter in September 2011. A son, their second child, was born on April 25, 2013.[44] His nickname is "Adam Bomb."[1]
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