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Fred Lynn Biography

Fred Lynn is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on February 3, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. 9-time MLB All-Star who hit 306 home runs over the course of his 17-year career.

He was a teammate of Hall of Inductee He played alongside future Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski for seven seasons. for seven seasons.

In his 17-year career, Lynn batted .283 with 1,111 RBIs, 1,960 hits, 1,063 runs, 306 home runs, 388 doubles, 43 triples, and 72 stolen bases in 1969 games. From 1982 to 1988, he had seven consecutive seasons of hitting more than twenty home runs (his totals were 21-22-23-23-23-23-25). His 306 career home runs place him, through the end of the 2017 seasons, in 13th place among center fielders. Defensively, Lynn recorded a career .988 fielding percentage at centerfield, his primary position.

Lynn was born in Chicago, and attended the University of Southern California where he was a member of the USC Trojans baseball teams that won the College World Series in 1971, 1972, and 1973. He represented the United States at the 1971 Pan American Games, where he won a silver medal. He was selected by the Red Sox in the second round of the 1973 MLB draft, with the 41st overall pick. Lynn played in Boston’s minor league system during 1973 (with the Double-A Bristol Red Sox) and during 1974 (with the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox).

He was the father of a son named Jason and one girl, Jennifer.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Lynn made his major league debut on September 5, 1974, in a Boston loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. He appeared in 15 games through the end of the seasons, batting 18-for-43 (.419).

Fred Lynn Net Worth

Fred Lynn is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fred Lynn's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played in his home at the University of Southern California before being signed to Boston Red Sox in 1973. Boston Red Sox in 1973.

He became the first baseball player of Major League Baseball history to be awarded each of the Rookie of the Year Award and the Most Valuable Player Award in the same year with Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox in 1975.

Fredric Michael Lynn (born February 3, 1952) is an American former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1974 through 1990 as a center fielder with the Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres. He was the first player to win MLB’s Rookie of the Year Award and Most Valuable Player Award in the same year, which he accomplished in 1975 with the Red Sox.

Lynn had an outstanding 1975 season; in 145 games with the Red Sox, he batted .331 with 21 home runs and 105 RBIs. He led the American League (AL) in doubles, runs scored, and slugging percentage, finished second in batting (Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins hit .359), and won a Gold Glove Award for his defensive play. Lynn won both the Most Valuable Player Award and Rookie of the Year Award, becoming the first player to win both in the same season; the feat was later duplicated by Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki in 2001. In a game on June 18 at Tiger Stadium, Lynn hit three home runs, had 10 RBIs, and 16 total bases in one game. Lynn and fellow rookie outfielder Jim Rice were dubbed as the “Gold Dust Twins”. In the 1975 World Series, which Boston lost in seven games to the Cincinnati Reds, Lynn batted 7-for-25 (.280) with a home run and five RBIs.

Lynn won three more Gold Gloves (1978, 1979, and 1980), and in 1979 won the AL batting title with a .333 average and finished fourth in MVP voting. He was elected to the All-Star team each season from 1975 through 1980 with Boston. On May 13, 1980, he hit for the cycle.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Fred Lynn height 6 ft 1 in Fred weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Lynn played for five different teams, but considers himself a member of the Red Sox family. “I’m a Red Sock. I didn’t want to leave the Red Sox.”, said Lynn, further noting, “I came up with them and from 1973 to 1980 I was their property. I thought I’d end up spending my entire career in Boston. It was tough, even though I was going to a great team [the Angels] and playing for a great owner in Gene Autry.”

In January 1981, Lynn and Steve Renko were traded to the Angels for Frank Tanana, Jim Dorsey, and Joe Rudi. Lynn was limited to 76 games in his first year with the Angels, 1981, due to a knee injury. For the season, he batted just .219 with five home runs and 31 RBIs. He played three more seasons with the Angels, batting .299 in 138 games during 1982, .272 in 117 games in 1983, and .271 in 142 games in 1984. His .299 average in 1982 would be the closest he would come to batting .300 again.

Who is Fred Lynn Dating?

According to our records, Fred Lynn married to Natalia Selby . As of December 1, 2023, Fred Lynn’s is not dating anyone.

In 1981, Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included Lynn in their book, The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time.

Top Facts about Fred Lynn

Facts & Trivia

Fred Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Fred Lynn celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.

Lynn was selected as MVP of the 1982 ALCS, becoming the first player from a losing team to be so honored. Lynn was an All-Star in his first three seasons with the Angels, bringing his total number of selections to nine; he was the MVP of the 1983 All-Star Game. Overall, in his four seasons with the Angels, Lynn appeared in 473 games, batting .271 with 71 home runs and 270 RBIs.

Is Fred Lynn a Hall of Famer?

Lynn was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002 and to the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Why is Fred Lynn not in the Hall of Fame?

Lynn is a somewhat-forgotten Hall of Fame candidate, receiving 5.5 percent of the vote his first year on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot in 1996. He dipped below 5 percent the next year, which disqualified him from future consideration with the writers.

Why did Fred Lynn leave the Red Sox?

He got bigger, added more muscle through weight training, but he seemed intent on pulling all of those new muscle. Then he left the Red Sox and their cozy ballpark. “I loved hitting in Fenway, who wouldn’t? But when I left the team, I never felt that comfortable again in any of my [home] parks,” Lynn said years later.

Who did Fred Lynn play for?

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How much is a Fred Lynn baseball card worth?

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