Photo: M. Alan Loveless / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Jack Lind's career fascinates me less for its stat line than for its geography. A shortstop who logged big-league time with the Brewers and then crossed the Pacific to play for the Yomiuri Giants was doing something genuinely uncommon for an American infielder of his era. That willingness to chase the game abroad, long before it was fashionable, reads to me as both adventurous and pragmatic. I imagine the cultural leap was steep. He never became a household name, but careers like his quietly stitched together the early threads of baseball's bridge between America and Japan, and I find that legacy underrated.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jack Lind
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャック・リンド
- Reading
- じゃっく・りんど
- Born
- June 8, 1946 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dog
- Origin
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- Mesa High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jack Lind born?
Born June 8, 1946 (age 80).
Where is Jack Lind from?
Jack Lind is from Denver, Colorado, United States.
What does Jack Lind do?
Jack Lind works as baseball player.
How tall is Jack Lind?
Jack Lind is 183 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.