Steve Mintz

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Steve Mintz
Beloit Snappers in 2007
Manager
Born: (1968-11-24) November 24, 1968 (age 55)
Wilmington, North Carolina
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 18, 1995, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1999, for the Anaheim Angels
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average6.66
Strikeouts9
Teams

Stephen Wayne Mintz (born November 24, 1968) is an American former

Anaheim Angels
.

Career

Playing career

Mintz was drafted by the

1990 amateur draft out of Mount Olive College in Mount Olive, North Carolina. He played his first professional season with the Dodgers' Class A (short season) Yakima Bears
in 1990, then played two more seasons in their organization and was released before the 1993 season.

He was picked up by the Boston Red Sox, playing one season in their farm system, then signed with the San Francisco Giants on December 15, 1993, making his major league debut for the Giants on May 18, 1995. In 14 appearances with San Francisco that season, he was 1-2 with a 7.45 earned run average.

After four seasons in the

Salt Lake Stingers, in 2001.[1]

Coaching career

Retiring as an active player midway through the 2001 season, he spent the second half of the season as pitching coach for the Angels' short-season minor league teams. He then moved to the Twins' organization, and coached for the

a position he continued to hold as of the end of the 2011 season.

Mintz moved to the

Class A-Advanced Down East Wood Ducks in 2017. He served in that role for the 2017, 2018 and, 2019 seasons, and was slated to do the same for the 2020 season before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, Mintz was promoted to manager of the Wood Ducks.[4]

During the 2015-16 season, Mintz was the manager of the

Adelaide Bite
, leading them to a 30-26 record and a spot in the league's Championship Series.

Mintz served as manager of the Auckland Tuatara for their 2018-19 inaugural season in the Australian Baseball League, and returned for the 2019-2020 season.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Almanac". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  2. ^ "New Britain Rock Cats". rockcats.com. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  3. ^ "Fort Myers Miracle". miraclebaseball.com. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  4. ^ "Down East Wood Ducks Announce 2022 Season Coaching Staff". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. Stuff.co.nz
    . March 6, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

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