Adam Lind

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**Adam Lind**
Major League Baseball debut
Toronto Blue Jays — No. 26
Outfielder
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
September 2, 2006 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Selected MLB statistics (through October 15, 2006)
AVG	.367
HR	2
RBI	8

Adam Lind (b. July 17, 1983 in Anderson, Indiana) is an outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays. He was drafted in round 3 (83rd overall) of the 2004 MLB draft and signed on June 30, 2004. He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2002 amateur draft in round 8 (242nd overall). Attended Highland High School in Indiana. Was named 2006 Eastern League MVP, playing for the AA New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He has begun to show promise for the Toronto Blue Jays future. In his first 5 games at the major league level, he had an average of .417 with seven hits, one home run, and three RBI's.

His first major league hit came on September 2, 2006 against Lenny DiNardo of the Boston Red Sox. Adam Lind hit his first major league career home run on September 10, 2006 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim off of rookie Jered Weaver.

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 hitter, but a weak defender who would be forced to play first base or left field. In the major leagues, the Blue Jays were forced to used Lind as a designated hitter due to his poor defense.

In his first professional season for the single A short-season team Auburn Doubledays, Lind hit .312 with 7 homeruns and 50 rbi's.