The New York Yankees announced Friday that they have signed first baseman/outfielder Adam Lind to a Minor League contract.
Lind, 34, hit .303 (81-for-267) with 39 runs, 14 doubles, 14 home runs and 59 RBI in 116 games with Washington in 2017. The left-handed batter made 30 starts at first base, 25 in left field and six as the designated hitter. In 48 plate appearances as a pinch hitter, he batted .356/.396/.644 (16-for-45) and tied for the Major League-lead with four pinch-hit home runs.
During his 12-year Major League career, Lind has batted .272 (1,247-for-4,577) with 588 runs, 259 doubles, 12 triples, 200 home runs and 723 RBI in 1,344 games with Toronto (2006-14), Milwaukee (2015), Seattle (2016) and Washington (2017). The Muncie, Indiana, native has hit at least 20 home runs in six of his last nine seasons and was named a Silver Slugger and the Edgar Martinez Designated Hitter of the Year in 2009.
In 156 career plate appearances as a pinch-hitter, he has batted .324/.391/.568 (45-for-139) with nine home runs and 35 RBI.
Lind was originally drafted by the Blue Jays in the third round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft.
