Dustin Lind is an American professional

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coach who is currently the assistant hitting coach for the

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(MLB). He was formerly the director of hitting and assistant hitting

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for the

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(MLB). He played college baseball for Montana State University-Billings, and also attended

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Early life and education

Lind's hometown is

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, population 765. He attended Florence-Carlton High School in Florence, Montana, graduating in 2007. As a junior for the Bitterroot Bucs

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team, he batted .401 with 53 RBIs, and was named the Northwest Regional MVP. Lind attended Montana State University-Billings where he played

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as an

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, before injuries ended his playing career there. He then transferred to

, where he played club baseball. He graduated from ISU in 2014 with a degree in exercise science. Lind earned his doctorate in physical therapy from the

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in 2017. In 2019 he received the ISU Young Alumni Award.

Coaching career

From 2014 to 2017, Lind worked as an independent hitting consultant working with MLB and minor league players. He also worked as an outpatient

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in Montana. Lind was hired by the

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and served as a minor league quality assurance coach in 2018. In 2019, he worked as the Mariners director of hitting development and strategies on the major league coaching staff, working with hitters, hitting coaches, and analysts to optimize hitting development and performance. On December 11, 2019, Lind was hired by the

as their director of hitting and assistant hitting coach. On November 10, 2023, the Giants announced that Lind would not be returning for the 2024 season.

References

External links

Montana State Billings Yellowjackets bio"Dustin Lind Interview,"
January 9, 2018 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lind, Dustin Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Ravalli County, Montana Baseball coaches from Montana Major League Baseball hitting coaches San Francisco Giants coaches Montana State Billings Yellowjackets baseball players Minor league baseball coaches Idaho State University alumni University of Montana alumni