Major Leaguer resume Vol.89/ WBC Player’s resume Vol.75: Lance Lynn(Chicago White Sox) : Major Candidate for Team USA: “Dignified 123-win righty!”

■Today’s player
Today's player is the Chicago White Sox starter, Lance Lynn. Lynn, from Indiana, is a veteran right-hander with 123 wins and will pitch for Team USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

■The KAISPO's baseball analyst comments
"Lynn is a veteran starting pitcher with 123 wins in the majors. He has recorded double-digit victories in eight of his 12 seasons, including a career-high 18 wins in 2012. He paints the strike zone's edges with a slight sidearm, handling six pitches skillfully: cutter, slider, curveball, sinker, and changeup. The righty started the 2022 season in June due to surgery to repair a torn tendon in his knee, by which he won only eight games. But from 2023 onward, Lynn will stably be able to collect wins."

■Story
Lance Lynn was drafted by the St.Louis Cardinals with the 39th pick of the 2008 MLB draft after pitching successfully at the University of Mississippi. The veteran starting pitcher has played for the Cardinals, the Minnesota Twins, the New York Yankees, the Texas Rangers, and the Chicago White Sox.

On June 2, 2011, Lynn made his big league debut with the Cardinals as a starter against the San Francisco Giants. He tossed 5 1/3 innings with five strikeouts but allowed five hits and five runs, having his first loss. On June 9, he started his second game, giving up six hits, only one run, and fanning three to pick up his first career victory in the Cardinals' 9-2 win over the Houston Astros. His record was 1-1 with a 3.12 ERA and 40 strikeouts across 18 contests, including two starts in his debut year.

In 2012, the right-hander had a brilliant season. Lynn joined the Cardinals' starting rotation, winning a career-high 18 games(7 losses) with a 3.78 ERA and 180 strikeouts in 176 frames across 35 games. He became the second pitcher to reach ten wins on June 13 and was named his first All-Star.

After the 2015 postseason, the 35-year-old underwent Tommy John surgery, forcing him to miss the entire season in 2016. In 2019, Lynn finished the campaign strong with a 3.67 ERA in a career-most 208 1/3 frames across 33 starts, marking 16-11.

■MLB Career Stats
At the end of the 2022 campaign, Lance Lynn has logged 123-84 with a 3.52 and 1715 strikeouts over 309 games with 285 starts, covering 1705 1/3 innings in his 12 MLB seasons.
(MLB No.384 KAISPO No.1564)