Question: Facts: - statyear: august 15 , 2015 - statlabel: win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts - number: 31 - position: starting pitcher - statvalue: 58 -- 35 3.38 736 - caption: lynn with the st. louis cardinals - throws: right - bats: right - debutdate: june 2 - debutteam: st. louis cardinals - team: st. louis cardinals - birth date: 12 may 1987 - name: michael lance lynn - image size: 250px - image: img 9764 lance lynn.jpg - birth place: indianapolis , indiana - debutyear: 2011 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lance lynn .
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michael lance lynn -lrb- born may 12 , 1987 -rrb- is an american professional baseball starting pitcher for the st. louis cardinals of major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- .the cardinals selected him in the first round of the 2008 mlb draft from the university of mississippi .he made his mlb debut on june 2 , 2011 , was a member of the cardinals ' world series championship team that year , and a national league all-star in 2012 .at ole miss , lynn set the school 's single-season -lrb- 146 -rrb- and career -lrb- 332 -rrb- pitching strikeout records .in 2009 , he was named the cardinals organizational pitcher of the year after playing in three levels and totaling a 2.85 earned run average and 124 strikeouts in innings pitched .the cardinals have made the playoffs in each of lynn 's major league seasons , and he has participated each time .on may 27 , 2014 , lynn pitched his first career complete game and shutout , earned his 500th career strikeout three weeks later , and 50th career win april 15 , 2015 .he is currently signed through 2017 .