| Lance Lynn | |||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Lynn with the Minnesota Twins in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals – No. 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: May 12, 1987 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| June 2, 2011, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through July 23, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 141–99 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.76 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 2,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Lance Lynn (born May 12, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Playing college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels, Lynn set the school's single-season (146) and career (332) pitching strikeout records. The Cardinals selected him in the first round of the 2008 MLB Draft from the University of Mississippi. In 2009, he was named the Cardinals organizational Pitcher of the Year after playing in three levels and totaling a 2.85 earned run average and 124 strikeouts in 148+2⁄3 innings pitched. He made his MLB debut on June 2, 2011, was a member of the Cardinals' World Series championship team that year, and a National League All-Star in 2012.
On May 27, 2014, Lynn pitched his first MLB career complete game and shutout. He earned his 500th MLB career strikeout three weeks later, and 50th career win April 15, 2015. Through 2015, he was the Cardinals' all-time franchise leader in career strikeouts per 9 innings pitched, with 8.7. After undergoing Tommy John surgery, Lynn missed the entire 2016 season. On June 18, 2023, he pitched 16 strikeouts against the Seattle Mariners in 7.1 innings, tying the franchise record for most strikeouts by a White Sox pitcher in a single game.