Adam Lind

Adam Alan Lind (born July 17, 1983) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, and Washington Nationals. Lind has also appeared in left field. In 2009, Lind won the Silver Slugger Award and the Edgar Martínez Award.

Lind is currently the hitting coach for the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

Early life Lind was born in Muncie, Indiana, on July 17, 1983, and later moved to Anderson, Indiana, where he attended Highland High School.

Lind was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the eighth round (242nd overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. In 2004, he was named a Sun Belt Conference All-Star outfielder.

Professional career Toronto Blue Jays Minor leagues The Toronto Blue Jays selected Lind in the third round, with the 83rd overall selection of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft. 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. 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. In 18 games at the major league level in 2006, Lind hit .367 with two home runs and 8 RBI. 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.

2009–2010 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. The next day, Lind hit his 30th home run of the season, joining teammate Aaron Hill with thirty or more home runs. On September 29, 2009, Lind hit three home runs in a game against the Boston Red Sox. He finished the 2009 season with a .305 batting average, 35 home runs, 114 RBI, 46 doubles, and 179 hits. He became the third Jay to win the award. Previous Jays to win the award were Dave Winfield and Paul Molitor.

On April 3, 2010, Lind signed a four-year contract extension with the Blue Jays. 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). On May 17, Lind was placed on the 15-day disabled list for "lower back stiffness", retroactive to May 8. He finished 0-for-3 with one walk. 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. In 125 games with Toronto, Lind hit .251 with 26 home runs and 87 RBI. 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. Later that month, Lind was placed on outright waivers. This made it possible for another team to claim Lind and to become responsible for the remainder of his contract. Lind went unclaimed and on May 31, was removed from the Blue Jays 40-man roster, allowing the team to select the contract of Robert Coello. On June 24, the Blue Jays recalled Lind from Triple-A. In 93 games with Toronto, Lind hit .255 with 11 home runs and 45 RBI. He played in 149 games for the Brewers in 2015, and batted .277 with 20 home runs and 87 RBI.

Seattle Mariners On December 9, 2015, the Brewers traded Lind to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for minor leaguers Carlos Herrera, Daniel Missaki, and Freddy Peralta. During the 2016 season, Lind played in 126 games for the Mariners, batting .239 with 20 home runs and 58 RBI. In his first at bat, pinch hitting for Stephen Strasburg, Lind hit a two-run home run on April 3. Lind batted .303 with 14 home runs and 59 RBI while appearing in 116 games for the Nationals during the 2017 regular season. He was released by the Yankees on March 14, and re-signed with the Yankees on April 18, and released again on May 25. Lind appeared in eight games for the High-A Tampa Tarpons, batting .429, and 16 games for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, batting .241. In 46 games with the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, he batted .216 with eight home runs and 32 RBI.

Coaching career On February 5, 2024, the Philadelphia Phillies hired Lind to serve as the hitting coach for their Single-A affiliate, the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. On February 7, 2025, Lind was announced as the hitting coach for Philadelphia's Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He returned to the IronPigs in 2026.

Personal life Lind's wife is originally from Richmond Hill, Ontario. They met while Lind was playing for the Blue Jays in 2007, and they were married in a Catholic ceremony on November 13, 2010, in Toronto.

Lind's nickname is "Adam Bomb." He has an older sister.