Timothy Lynch (born June 3, 1993) is an American former professional baseball first baseman.

Career

Lynch attended

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in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi to play college baseball for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. After Lynch was not selected in the

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, he received contract offers from the Los Angeles Dodgers and

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, but opted to return to Southern Miss for his senior season. As a senior, Lynch batted .365 with a 1.045 on-base plus slugging. He was named to the All-

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team and the All-Tournament Team for the 2016 Conference USA baseball tournament. He was also named a third team All-American. The New York Yankees selected Lynch in the ninth round, with the 278th overall selection, of the

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. He signed with the Yankees, receiving a $10,000

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. He began his professional career with the Pulaski Yankees of the Rookie-level

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., and was later assigned to the GCL Yankees; he posted a combined .248 batting average with 22 RBIs in 47 games between both clubs. He spent 2017 with the Tampa Yankees where he batted .310 with 13 home runs and 40 RBIs, along with a .940 OPS. Lynch was released from his contract by the Tampa Tarpons on May 14, 2018.

Personal life

Lynch is an autograph collector. Growing up near Roger Dean Stadium, he had season tickets to the

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, and collected over 20,000 autographs from baseball players, including over 100 from Miguel Cabrera.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Tim 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Jupiter, Florida Baseball players from Palm Beach County, Florida Baseball first basemen Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball players Pulaski Yankees players Gulf Coast Yankees players Minor league baseball players Tampa Yankees players Tampa Tarpons players