| Dustin Lind | |
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| Philadelphia Phillies – No. 92 | |
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| Born: Florence, Montana | |
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Dustin Lind is an American professional baseball coach who is currently the assistant hitting coach for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was formerly the director of hitting and assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Montana State University-Billings,and also attended Idaho State University.
Lind's hometown is Florence,Montana,population 765. [1] [2] He attended Florence-Carlton High School in Florence,Montana,graduating in 2007. [3] [4] As a junior for the Bitterroot Bucs American Legion team,he batted .401 with 53 RBIs,and was named the Northwest Regional MVP. [5]
Lind attended Montana State University-Billings where he played college baseball as an outfielder,before injuries ended his playing career there. [6] He then transferred to Idaho State University,where he played club baseball. [7] He graduated from ISU in 2014 with a degree in exercise science. [6] Lind earned his doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Montana in 2017. [6] In 2019 he received the ISU Young Alumni Award. [8]
From 2014 to 2017,Lind worked as an independent hitting consultant working with MLB and minor league players. [6] He also worked as an outpatient orthopedic physical therapist in Montana. [9]
Lind was hired by the Seattle Mariners and served as a minor league quality assurance coach in 2018. [6] In 2019,he worked as the Mariners director of hitting development and strategies on the major league coaching staff,working with hitters,hitting coaches,and analysts to optimize hitting development and performance. [6] [4]
On December 11,2019,Lind was hired by the San Francisco Giants as their director of hitting and assistant hitting coach. [6]
On November 10,2023,the Giants announced that Lind would not be returning for the 2024 season. [10]