Brian Dinkelman
| Brian Dinkelman | |||
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Dinkelman in 2008 with the Miracle
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| Cedar Rapid Kernels | |||
| Second baseman/Outfielder/Hitting Coach | |||
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Born: November 10, 1983 Centralia, Illinois |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 4, 2011, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 2011, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2011) |
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| Batting average | .301 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 4 | ||
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Brian Adam Dinkelman (born November 10, 1983) is an American retired professional baseball second baseman. Dinkelman was born on November 10, 1983, in Centralia, Illinois. After graduating from Centralia High School in 2002, Dinkelman attended McKendree University and graduated in 2006; he was later drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the eighth round of the 2006 MLB draft. Dinkelman, after playing six years of minor league baseball, made his MLB debut on June 4, 2011. As of the 2011 season, Dinkelman has a career batting average of .301, with four runs batted in (RBI) and no home runs. He is officially listed as standing 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) and weighing 195 pounds (88 kg).
Brian Adam Dinkelman was born on November 10, 1983 in Centralia, Illinois. He attended Centralia High School, where he played basketball and golf along with baseball. After graduation, Dinkelman played baseball at McKendree College in Lebanon, Illinois, for the McKendree Bearcats. Dinkelman won the American Midwest Conference Player of the Year award from 2004–06, and won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Player of the Year award his senior year. At McKendree, Dinkelman set 25 career school records, as well as five NAIA career records.
After college, Dinkelman was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the eighth round of the 2006 MLB draft; he signed with the team on June 8, 2006.
In his first professional season, Dinkelman played for the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie Appalachian League. Over 46 games played, Dinkelman batted .298 with four home runs and 32 runs batted in. Defensively, Dinkelman predominately played as a second baseman. In 2007, he was selected to play in the Western Division of the Midwest League All-Star game, representing the Beloit Snappers. In June of the same year, he was promoted to the Advanced A class Fort Myers Miracle; combined, Dinkelman batted .269 in 131 games played, and was voted the "Mightiest Miracle Player" (the favorite Fort Myers Miracle player) by fans.
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