Jared Talor Lakind (born March 9, 1992) is an American-Israeli professional baseball pitcher for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.

In 2013 Lakind was converted to a relief pitcher, and in 2015 he pitched for both the GCL Pirates and the West Virginia Power, and was a combined 3–1 with a 1.69 ERA in 20 games.

In 2016, he pitched for the Altoona Curve of the Class AA Eastern League, set a team record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched in a single season at 25.1, and was named to the Eastern League All Star Team.

[5] His father, Larry Lakind, played baseball and football at Montclair State in New Jersey, and his grandfather, Alvin Lakind, played professional baseball in 1953 for the Amarillo Gold Sox in the West Texas-New Mexico League.

[6] Lakind played first base, outfield, and pitcher while at Cypress Woods High School.

[12][6] He was also named a 2010 Rawlings-Perfect Game 1st Team All-American, Texas – All-Region 1st Team, and Rivals.com named him the # 60 high school baseball prospect in the nation (writing "With ability to either stay at first base or develop into a pitcher, Lakind has drawn comparisons all over the map.

[16][17][2][18][19] He began his professional career in 2010 and 2011 as a first baseman with the GCL Pirates of the Rookie Gulf Coast League.

[20] In 2013, Lakind was converted into a relief pitcher and pitched in 17 games for the Low–A Jamestown Jammers of the New York-Penn League.

[21][20] In 2014, he pitched for both Jamestown and the West Virginia Power of the Single–A South Atlantic League, and for the two affiliates, he logged a combined 0–1 record, 3.31 ERA, and 33 strikeouts across 25 games.

[20] In 2015, Lakind pitched for both the GCL Pirates and West Virginia, and was a combined 3–1 with a 1.69 ERA and 27 strikeouts over 20 appearances.

[20] He missed half of the season due to surgery that removed a cyst from the sciatic nerve in his left leg.

[20] He set a team record for consecutive scoreless frames pitched in a single season at 25+1⁄3 innings from May 5 – June 23.

[50] In November 2019, he obtained Israeli citizenship so that he could play for Team Israel in baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

[51] Lakind was included on the roster for Team Israel at the 2020 Olympics, but was later replaced after suffering an injury while playing for the Lancaster Barnstormers.