How Dustin Lind created his job in Major League Baseball

By Justin Angle

Published January 13, 2022 at 4:42 PM MST

This week’s guest is Dustin Lind, Director of Hitting and the Assistant Hitting Coach for the San Francisco Giants. Dustin is a graduate of UM’s School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, and we’re grateful to chat with him in the off season during a visit to his home state of Montana.

In this conversation, we cover how the intersection of his passion, ability, and the market — by way of biomechanics, baseball and coaching — led to the creation of Dustin’s role in Major League Baseball.

Transcript here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1izX3WFNcxDAB8489H13xocuIXMckUzHbkQklLe4Gzc0/edit?usp=sharing

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