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Adam Lind

Facts of Adam Lind

Date of Birth: 1983 , July-17
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet 2 Inch

Quick Timeline of Adam Lind

1983 Born in Muncie, Indiana, United States
2010 Married to Lakeyshia Bertie
2003 Attended University of South Alabama
2004 Drafted in the third round of MLB amateur
2009 Won Edgar Martinez Award
2010 Contract extension with Blue Jays

Detail Timeline of Adam Lind

July 17 , 1983

Born in Muncie, Indiana, United States

 He was born on July 17, 1983 in Muncie, Indiana, United States. There is no information about his parents and childhood days. He has an older sister, Allison, who plays volleyball. He is six feet and two inches tall and is of average body weight.

November 13 , 2010

Married to Lakeyshia Bertie

He is a married man. He got married to Lakeyshia Bertie and that was on November 13, 2010 in a Toronto Catholic church. Her wife is Canadian. They have two children together. They are still together and very happy with each other. 

2003

Attended University of South Alabama

He attended the University of South Alabama in 2003, at the age of 20. When he was at that university, he was named as a Freshman second team All-American first baseman and he was also named a Sun Belt Conference All-Star outfielder.

 

2004

Drafted in the third round of MLB amateur

He was drafted in the third round of MLB amateur draft and that was in the year 2004, by the Toronto Blue Jays. his first professional season, Lind hit .312 with 7 home runs and 50 runs batted in 70 games for the Low-A Auburn Doubleddays. 

December 17 , 2009

Won Edgar Martinez Award

He won prestigious Edgar Martinez Award and that was on 17 December 2009. He became third the third Jay to win the award, after Dave Winfield and Paul Molitor. He won that award for the outstanding DH for the 2009 season.

April 3 , 2010

Contract extension with Blue Jays

He signed contract with Blue Jays for extension and that was on April 3, 2010. In that extension contract, he will earn $400,000 in the 2010 season, with a $600,000 signing bonus, and $5 million per season for 2011, 2012 and 2013.

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He is a married man. He got married to Lakeyshia Bertie and that was on November 13, 2010 in a Toronto Catholic church. Her wife is Canadian. They have two children together. They are still together and very happy with each other. 

He attended the University of South Alabama in 2003, at the age of 20. He is American by nationality and is of white ethnicity. He was named as a freshman second team All-American first baseman and that was in year 2003. In 2004, he was named a Sun Belt Conference All-Star outfielder. 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. His salary is 8 million USD and his net worth is 17 million dollars.