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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 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. After undergoing Tommy John surgery, Lynn is expected to miss the entire 2016 season. He is currently signed through 2017. ==Early life and amateur career== Lynn was born on May 12, 1987, in Indianapolis, Indiana,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lance Lynn statistics & history )〕 to Mike and Jenny Lynn. He was part of the Brownsburg Little League (Brownsburg, Indiana) that appeared in the 1999 Little League World Series, who won the Central Regional Championship in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He attended Brownsburg High School, where he was teammate of fellow future major league pitcher Drew Storen, and earned All-State honors in his sophomore and junior season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lance Lynn bio )〕 As a junior, Lynn hit .509 (AVG) with 14 home runs (HR) and 46 runs batted in (RBI). On the mound, he posted a 1.26 earned run average (ERA) and 160 strikeouts (SO) in 100 innings pitched (IP), a 10–3 win–loss record (W–L), and three saves. His team went 33–0 his senior year as they won the 4A state championship. That year, he hit .400 with 14 HR; his ERA was 0.71 and record was 16–0.〔 At Brownsburg, Lynn's cumulative batting totals included a .473 AVG and 92 RBI. His career pitching totals were a 1.10 ERA in 288 IP, 39–4 W–L, seven saves and 455 SO. For the state of Indiana, Lynn was the Gatorade Player of the Year in 2005. He was also a Louisville Slugger and Electronic Arts All-America selection. When 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.〔 The Seattle Mariners selected Lynn in the 6th round of the June 2005 MLB Draft, but did not sign. He instead chose to attend and play at the University of Mississippi. In 2007, he set the Ole Miss single season (146) and career (332) strikeout records. He was named All-Southeastern Conference second-team pitcher in 2007 and 2008. His overall college record was 22–12 W–L with a 3.95 ERA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lance Lynn )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lance Lynn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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