Doug Mientkiewicz

Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz (/mɪntˈkeɪvɪtʃ/ mint-KAY-vitch; born June 19, 1974) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1998 to 2009, most prominently as a member of the Minnesota Twins where he was a Gold Glove Award winner. Mientkiewicz was also a member of the 2004 World Series winning Boston Red Sox team. He is one of five players to win both an Olympic gold medal and a World Series championship.

Basics

• Positions
  • First Baseman
• Major League Debut
  • September 18, 1998
    • Mientkiewicz got the start on for the Minnesota Twins visiting the Detroit Tigers. He went 0 for 3 with a walk, and was credited with 11 put outs.¹
• Last MLB Appearance
  • October 4, 2009
    • Mientkiweicz got the start for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the visiting Colorado Rockies. He went 3 for 4 with an RBI, and was credited with 8 put outs.²

Teams Played for

• Florida State Seminoles – Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA)
• Fort Myers Miracle – Florida State League (A+)
• New Britain Rock Cats – Eastern League (AA)
• Navegantes del Magallanes – Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional
• Minnesota Twins – American League
• Salt Lake Buzz – Pacific Coast League (AAA)
• Boston Red Sox – American League
• New York Mets – National League
• GCL Mets – Gulf Coast League (Rookie)
• St. Lucie Mets – Florida State League (A+)
• Kansas City Royals – American League
• New York Yankees – American League
• Tampa Yankees – Florida State League (A+)
• Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees – International League (AAA)
• Pittsburgh Pirates – National League
• Los Angeles Dodgers – National League
• Albuquerque Isotopes – Pacific Coast League (AAA)
• Inland Empire 66ers – California League (A+)
• New Orleans Zephyrs – Pacific Coast League (AAA)³

Ejections

1. September 9, 1999
   • Umpire: Marty Foster
   • Opponent: Baltimore Orioles
   • In the Twins half of the 7th inning, Mientkiewicz struck out looking and was called out by Home Plate umpire Marty Foster. He argued the call and was ejected.⁴
2. July 27, 2005
   • Umpire: Angel Hernandez
   • Opponent: Colorado Rockies
   • In the Mets half of the six run 5th inning, Mientkiewicz struck out looking and was called out by Home Plate umpire Angel Hernandez. He argued the call and was ejected.⁵
3. July 12, 2008
   • Umpire: Eric Cooper
   • Opponent: St. Louis Cardinals
   • In the Cardinals half of the 4th inning, Mientkiewicz argued that Albert Pujols was out at second instead of being credited with a double.⁶

International Baseball

• Representing the United States
• Sydney 2000

Club Baseball Jobs

• Los Angeles Dodgers System
  • Ogden Raptors – Pioneer League (Rookie)
    • Hitting Coach – 2012
• Minnesota Twins System
  • Fort Myers Miracle – Florida State League (A+)
    • Manager – 2013, 2014 & 2017
  • Chattanooga Lookouts – Southern League (AA)
    • Manager – 2015 & 2016
• Detroit Tigers
  • Toledo Mud Hens – International League (AAA)
    • Manager – 2018 & 2019⁷

Transfers

• July 8, 1995
  • Signed by Minnesota Twins out of the draft from Florida State Seminoles – drafted in the fifth round.
• July 31, 2004
  • Part of a four-team trade involving Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and Minnesota Twins
    • Cubs received Nomar Garciaparra and Matt Murton from Red Sox
    • Red Sox received Orlando Cabrera from Expos
    • Red Sox received Mientkiewicz from Twins
    • Expos received Brendan Harris, Alex Gonzalez, and Francis Beltran from Cubs
    • Twins received Justin Jones from Cubs.
• January 27, 2005
  • Traded by Boston Red Sox to New York Mets
    • Red Sox received Ian Bladergroen
    • Mets received Mientkiewicz and cash
• December 16, 2005
  • Signed by Kansas City Royals
• January 8, 2007
  • Signed by New York Yankees
• February 11, 2008
  • Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates
• February 23, 2009
  • Signed by Los Angles Dodgers
• May 5, 2010
  • Signed by Florida Marlins⁸

Injured List

• July 15 – 22, 2004
  • Sore Left Wrist
• June 26 – July 15, 2005
  • Strained right hamstring
• August 10 – September 2, 2005
  • Lower Back Strain
• July 31 – October 1, 2006
  • Herniated disc in lower back
• June 3 – September 1, 2007
  • Fractured right wrist and concussion after a collision with Mike Lowell while trying to field a throw from Derek Jeter.
• April 17 – September 2, 2009
  • Dislocated Right Shoulder.⁹

1. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1998/B09180DET1998.htm ↩︎
2. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2009/B10040LAN2009.htm ↩︎
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mientk001dou#all_standard_roster ↩︎
4. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999/B09090MIN1999.htm ↩︎
5. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B07270COL2005.htm ↩︎
6. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2008/B07120PIT2008.htm ↩︎
7. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/702/jobs/ ↩︎
8. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmiend001.htm ↩︎
9. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/702/tranx/ ↩︎