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

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and

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. Mintz played parts of two seasons in

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(MLB) for the

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and the

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Career

Playing career

Mintz was drafted by the

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in the 17th round of the 1990 amateur draft out of

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. He played his first professional season with the Dodgers' Class A (short season)

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in 1990, then played two more seasons in their organization and was released before the 1993 season. He was picked up by the

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, playing one season in their farm system, then signed with the

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

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. After four seasons in the

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and

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organizations, he made three appearances with the Anaheim Angels during the 1999 season. He ended his career with Anaheim's Triple-A farm club, the

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, in 2001.

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

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from 2002 through 2005. He was then promoted to pitching coach for the

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. After two seasons there, he went on to coach for the Double-A

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. In 2009, he replaced Eric Rasmussen as pitching coach of the Twins'

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advanced A affiliate, the

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, a position he continued to hold as of the end of the 2011 season. Mintz moved to the Texas Rangers organization beginning in 2013, serving as pitching coach for the

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. After two seasons, he was promoted to pitching coach for the

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for the 2015 season. In 2016, Mintz was again promoted to manage the Class A

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of the

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. However, he was not brought for a second season, and returned as a pitching coach for the

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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

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. In 2022, Mintz was promoted to manager of the Wood Ducks. During the 2015-16 season, Mintz was the manager of the

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, leading them to a 30-26 record and a spot in the league's Championship Series. Mintz served as manager of the

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for their 2018-19 inaugural season in the

, and returned for the 2019-2020 season.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mintz, Steve 1968 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Anaheim Angels players Auckland Tuatara Bakersfield Dodgers players Baseball coaches from North Carolina Baseball players from Wilmington, North Carolina Edmonton Trappers players Erie SeaWolves players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Major League Baseball pitchers Minor league baseball coaches Mount Olive Trojans baseball players Nashville Sounds players New Britain Red Sox players Pacific Coast League MVP award winners Phoenix Firebirds players Salt Lake Stingers players San Francisco Giants players Shreveport Captains players Vero Beach Dodgers players Yakima Bears players American expatriate baseball players in Australia Adelaide Giants players American expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand