Lance Lynn
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Lynn with the St. Louis Cardinals
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Born: May 12, 1987 Marion County, Indiana |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 2, 2011, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 61–39 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.37 | ||
| Strikeouts | 766 | ||
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| Men's Baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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2007 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
Michael Lance Lynn (born May 12, 1987) is an American professional baseball starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cardinals selected him in the first round of the 2008 MLB Draft from the University of Mississippi. 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.
At Ole Miss, Lynn set the school's single-season (146) and career (332) pitching strikeout records. 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. The Cardinals have made the playoffs in each of Lynn's major league seasons, and he has participated each time. On May 27, 2014, Lynn pitched his first career complete game and shutout, earned his 500th 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 (SO/9), with 8.7. After undergoing Tommy John surgery, Lynn missed the entire 2016 season. He is currently signed through 2017.
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