Tim Lincecum

Tim Lincecum is one of baseball's great improbabilities, and I love him for it. At a slight 180 cm, he should never have dominated big-league hitters, yet that whip-like, full-body delivery earned him the nickname "the Freak" and back-to-back Cy Young Awards in 2008 and 2009. Three World Series rings with the Giants seal a career that reads like fiction. What I find irresistible is that he won not through prototypical size but through unorthodox mechanics and sheer nerve. Pitchers like Lincecum, who rewrite the rules of what a body can do, are the reason the sport stays endlessly surprising.

Timothy Leroy Lincecum ( LIN-sə-kum; born June 15, 1984), nicknamed "the Freak", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the San Francisco Giants. A two-time Cy Young Award winner, Lincecum won World Series championships in 2010, 2012, and 2014 as a member of the Giants.

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Name (English)

Tim Lincecum

Name (Japanese)

ティム・リンスカム

Reading

てぃむ・りんすかむ

Born

June 15, 1984 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rat

Origin

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

180 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

baseball player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Liberty High School

University

University of Washington

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Cy Young Award
• 2009 Cy Young Award

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A0

Tags

• Washington
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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