Jared Lakind
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Jared Talor Lakind (born March 9, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
In high school, Lakind played first base, outfield, and pitcher, and in his senior year in 2010 was named the Texas District 15-5A Most Valuable Player, Sun Player of the Year, and a Rawlings-Perfect Game 1st Team All-American. Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 23rd round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, he signed for $400,000—far above the maximum of $150,000 that Major League Baseball recommended for all players drafted after the 5th round.
In 2013 Lakind was converted to a relief pitcher, and in 2015 he pitched for both the GCL Pirates and the West Virginia Power, and was a combined 3–1 with a 1.69 ERA in 20 games. In 2016, he pitched for the Altoona Curve of the Class AA Eastern League, set a team record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched in a single season at 25.1, and was named to the Eastern League All Star Team. For the season, he was 5–1 with 7 saves, and had a 2.59 ERA in 47 games. Lakind pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier in September 2016, and joined and pitched for the team in the second round of the WBC in Japan in March 2017.
Lakind was born in Cypress, Texas, and is Jewish. His father, grandfather, and uncle are Israeli citizens. His father, Larry Lakind, played baseball and football at Montclair State in New Jersey, and his grandfather, Alvin Lakind, played professional baseball in 1953 for the Amarillo Gold Sox in the West Texas-New Mexico League. His older sister, Harriet, played high school and college basketball. He began playing t-ball at 4 years of age.
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