A. J. Hinch
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Hinch at spring training in 2015
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| Houston Astros – No. 14 | |||
| Catcher / Manager | |||
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Born: May 15, 1974 Waverly, Iowa |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 1, 1998, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 24, 2004, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .219 | ||
| Home runs | 32 | ||
| Runs batted in | 112 | ||
| Managerial record | 259-277 | ||
| Winning % | .483 | ||
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Representing  United States
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1996 Atlanta | Team |
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As manager
Andrew Jay Hinch (born May 15, 1974) is the manager of the Houston Astros. Prior to joining the Astros, Hinch played as catcher for the Oakland Athletics (1998–2000), Kansas City Royals (2001–2002), Detroit Tigers (2003) and Philadelphia Phillies (2004), managed the Arizona Diamondbacks from May 2009 to July 2010, and was the vice president of professional scouting for the San Diego Padres from September 2010 to August 2014. He has a degree in psychology from Stanford University.
Hinch lived in Nashua, Iowa, until he was eight and moved to Oklahoma. He is a 1992 graduate of Midwest City (Oklahoma) High School, where, as a senior, he was the 1992 National Gatorade Player of the Year in baseball. He was drafted in the second round of the Major League Baseball draft but elected to attend Stanford University, where he was a third-round pick after his junior year in 1995. He decided to return to school and was again a third-round pick as a senior in 1996. While at Stanford he joined Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. Hinch won a bronze medal for the United States at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and was named to the 1998 Topps All-Star Rookie Team.
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