Dustin Lind
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| Dustin Lind | |
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| Baltimore Orioles – No. 86 | |
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| Born: Florence, Montana, U.S. | |
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Dustin Lind is an American professional baseball coach who currently serves as the lead hitting coach for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was formerly the director of hitting and assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants. 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]