39 Facts About Lance Lynn

Michael Lance Lynn was born on May 12,1987 and is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball.

Lance Lynn previously played for the St Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers.

Lance Lynn 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.

On May 27,2014, Lance Lynn pitched his first MLB career complete game and shutout.

Lance Lynn earned his 500th MLB career strikeout three weeks later, and 50th career win April 15,2015.

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Lance Lynn was born on May 12,1987, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Mike and Jenny Lance Lynn.

Lance Lynn was part of the Brownsburg, Indiana, Little League that appeared in the 1999 Little League World Series.

Lance Lynn attended Brownsburg High School, where he played on the baseball team, with teammate Drew Storen, a fellow future major league pitcher.

Lance Lynn earned All-State honors in his sophomore and junior season.

Lance Lynn was a Louisville Slugger and Electronic Arts All-America selection.

When Lance Lynn played at the Area Code Games, Nike named him an All-Star, and he was teammates with fellow future Ole Miss Rebels baseball signees Evan Button and Scott Van Slyke.

Lance Lynn instead chose to attend the University of Mississippi to play college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels.

Lance Lynn was named an All-Southeastern Conference second-team pitcher in 2007 and 2008.

In 2009, Lance Lynn was named the Cardinals' organizational Pitcher of the Year after jumping three levels in his first full professional season.

Lance Lynn's final start for the year was for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds of the Pacific Coast League.

On September 10,2010, Lance Lynn broke the Redbirds' single-game franchise strikeout record, with 16 against the Oklahoma City RedHawks in a playoff game.

Lance Lynn made his MLB debut that night at Busch Stadium against the San Francisco Giants.

Lance Lynn started strong, winning his first six games with an ERA of 1.

Lance Lynn became the second player that season to win 10 games behind R A Dickey.

Lance Lynn attributed his inconsistency to weight gain and poor conditioning.

Lance Lynn was added back to the rotation in the NLDS against the Washington Nationals after the team shifted Jaime Garcia to the DL due to a rotator cuff injury.

Lance Lynn showed up to ST weighing 239 pounds, about 41 pounds lighter than his last start in the 2012 NLCS.

The Cardinals made the playoffs again in 2014, and Lance Lynn started one game each in the NLDS against the Dodgers and in the NLCS against the Giants.

On March 12,2018, Lance Lynn signed a one-year, $12 million contract with the Minnesota Twins.

Lance Lynn was inserted into their bullpen as a long reliever, but was then moved to their starting rotation to replace the struggling Sonny Gray.

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On December 18,2018, Lance Lynn signed a three-year contract with the Texas Rangers for $30 million.

On December 7,2020, Lance Lynn was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for pitcher Dane Dunning and prospect Avery Weems.

On July 17,2021, Lance Lynn agreed to a two-year, $38 million contract extension with Chicago that includes a club option.

Lance Lynn finished 3rd in Cy Young Award voting behind Gerrit Cole and Robbie Ray.

Lance Lynn started out the 2022 season on the Injured List after suffering a meniscus tear during spring training.

Lance Lynn made his first start on that same day against the Detroit Tigers.

In that game after the 2nd inning, Lance Lynn got into an argument in the dugout with White Sox third base coach Joe McEwing.

Lance Lynn has four pitches in his arsenal: a four-seam fastball that typically travels between 93 miles per hour and 95 miles per hour, and tops out at 97 miles per hour ; a two-seam fastball [92 miles per hour –93]; a cut fastball [87 miles per hour –88 miles per hour ]; and a curveball [79 miles per hour –80 miles per hour ].

In November 2010, he married Lauren Lance Lynn, who was a softball player at the University of Mississippi, but they have since divorced.

In January 2020, Lance Lynn married Dymin Hayes and they have two daughters together.

Lance Lynn obtained team strength and conditioning coach Pete Prinzi's help in formulating an offseason training regimen to address his lapses and stimulate weight loss.

Lance Lynn replaced favorites pizza and beer with more water and vodka.

Lance Lynn has chafed at defensive gaffes and positional shifts with which he did not agree.

Lance Lynn had trouble trusting his catchers to call pitches, especially Yadier Molina, who is highly regarded in his game-calling skills.