MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers on Tuesday exercised Adam Lind's $8 million club option, opting to return the first baseman for 2016 following a healthy and productive first season with the club.
Acquired from the Blue Jays in a November 2014 trade for pitcher Marco Estrada, Lind batted .277/.360/.460 in his first season with the Brewers, leading the club with 87 RBIs and ranking third with 20 home runs. Just as notably, he played in 149 games and started 134 times at first base, a career high for Lind, who has a history of back issues, and the most starts for a Brewers first baseman since Prince Fielder departed via free agency following the 2011 season.