William Donald Lindsey (born April 12, 1960) is an American former professional baseball

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. He played during one season at the major league level for the

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(MLB).

Career

Lindsey played baseball at

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where he was teammates with

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, who would also go on to play for the White Sox. He was signed by the

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as an amateur free agent in . Lindsey played his first professional season with their Rookie league

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in 1981, and his last with the White Sox' Triple-A

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in 1988. On May 4, 1984, while playing for the

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, the Double-A affiliate of the Yankees, Lindsey caught a

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by batterymate

Jim Deshaies James Joseph Deshaies (born June 23, 1960), also known as "JD", is an American former professional baseball left-handed starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six teams, over the course of 12 big league seasons. He is c ...

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