Adam Lind

Infobox MLB player
name=Adam Lind


width=300
position=Left Field
team=Toronto Blue Jays
number=26
bats=Left
throws=Left| birthdate=birth date and age|1983|7|17
debutdate=September 2
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
statyear= August 19, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value= .275
stat2label=Home runs| stat2value= 22
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value= 89
stat4label=Hits
stat4value= 148
teams=
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|2006-present)

Adam Alan Lind (born July 17 1983 in Anderson, Indiana) is an American left fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League of Major League Baseball. He was drafted in the third round (83rd overall) of the by|2004 Major League Baseball amateur draft and was signed on June 30, 2004. He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the eighth round (242nd overall) of the by|2002 amateur draft. Lind attended Highland High School in Indiana. Lind was named by|2006 Eastern League MVP, playing for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

Lind 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 2nd team All-American first baseman. In 2004, he was named a Sun Belt Conference All-Star outfielder. As a prospect, Lind was known as a strong contact hitter with doubles power, but a weak defender who would be forced to play first base or left field.

In his first professional season for the Single-A short-season Auburn Doubledays, Lind hit .312 with 7 home runs and 50 runs batted in.

Lind would be a September call-up for the Blue Jays, and would contribute quickly. His first major league hit came on September 2, 2006 against Lenny DiNardo of the Boston Red Sox. He hit his first major league career home run on September 10, 2006 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim off of fellow rookie Jered Weaver. In his first five games at the major league level, he had a batting average of .417 with seven hits, one home run, and three runs batted in.

Lind was called up April 13, by|2007, from Syracuse to replace Reed Johnson, who was placed on the disabled list with a herniated disc in his back. [ [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/tor/y2007/m04/d13/c1896961.jsp "Johnson placed on DL; Lind recalled"] , MLB.com Press Release, April 13, 2007.] Lind was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on July 7, 2007, when Johnson was activated from the disabled list. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7859 ESPN - Adam Lind Stats, News, Photos - Toronto Blue Jays - MLB Baseball ] ]

After a poor start to the 2008 season, Lind was demoted to AAA only to hit .300 and earn a call-up again on June 21, 2008 by new Manager Cito Gaston.

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External links

* [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=452252 MLB.com player profile] - biography and statistics
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