José Lind

José Lind
José Lind
	Lind with the Kansas City Royals in 1994
	Second baseman
	Born: May 1, 1964 (age 59); Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 28, 1987, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
	August 29, 1995, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	9
Runs batted in	324
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1987–1992); Kansas City Royals (1993–1995); California Angels (1995);
Career highlights and awards
	Gold Glove Award (1992);

José Lind Salgado, nicknamed "Chico", (Born May 1, 1964) is a

Gold Glove

award in 1992.

Playing career

In 1982, Lind began his professional career by signing with the

California Angels

, clearing the full-time role for Lind.

Lind would go on to play regularly for the Pirates for five more seasons, including the 1990–1992 squads that were the champions of the NL East. He never again equaled his rookie

Upper Deck baseball card shows him jumping over the head of 5'11" teammate Mike LaValliere, and he often surprised fellow players in the clubhouse by playfully brandishing one of the many knives he kept in his locker.^[2]

In the ninth inning of the 7th game of the

Gold Glove

award for his otherwise stellar defensive play that year.

After the 1992 season, the Pirates traded Lind to the

California Angels

put in a claim, and he struggled to a .163 batting average over 15 games with them, before getting released on August 31.

1995 was Lind's last major league season. He finished his career with a .254 batting average, a .295 on-base percentage, and a .316 slugging percentage in 3,677 at bats. Defensively, he recorded a .988 fielding percentage playing every inning at second base.

Off-field problems

Lind's personal life continued to spiral out of control. Police were called to the home of his ex-wife, Lizza Lind, in July 1996, when he visited in violation of a restraining order and the situation escalated to physical violence, which was witnessed by his daughters. They arrested him for possession of cocaine, and he pleaded guilty to that charge in February of the next year.^[2]

On November 21, 1997, highway police in Tampa, Florida stopped Lind for leaving the scene of an accident. They discovered that he was visibly intoxicated, and that he had been driving while naked from the waist down. A search of his car revealed seven cans of beer and one gram of cocaine. Lind ended up spending a year in jail.^[2]

Managing career

Lind underwent rehabilitation to compensate for his addiction, and after his release from prison he signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish as a player/coach. When manager Duffy Dyer left to take a position with the New York Mets in February 2003, Lind was promoted to fill the vacant position.

He managed the team to two second places finishes in three seasons before a 55-85 record in 2005 resulted in his dismissal. He went 200-192 as manager. He was replaced as manager of the Bridgeport Bluefish by former MLB journeyman Dave LaPoint.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Jose Lind". baseballbiography.com. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Harlan, Chico (2005-07-09). "Lind tries to make new name for himself". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-03-13.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
José Lind at Baseball Almanac

[1] "Jose Lind". baseballbiography.com. Retrieved March 13, 2008.

[Lind_2005-2] Harlan, Chico (2005-07-09). "Lind tries to make new name for himself". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-03-13.

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