Keith Ginter

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name = Keith Ginter
team = Boston Red Sox
number = 11
position = Infielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1976|5|5
birthplace = city-state|Norwalk|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = September 20
debutyear = 2000
debutteam = Houston Astros
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .243
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 38
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 140
teams =
*Houston Astros (by|2000-by|2002)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|2002-by|2004)
*Oakland Athletics (by|2005)

Keith Michael Ginter (born May 5, 1976 in Norwalk, California) is an American major league baseball infielder who currently plays in the Boston Red Sox organization. Ginter is a graduate of Fullerton High School in Fullerton, California. He has has one daughter, Maya, with his wife Annette.

College

Ginter attended Texas Tech University where he was a two-time collegiate All-American and helped the Red Raiders in NCAA Regional action during the two years he was there. [cite web
url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070901&content_id=2182546&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos | title=Keith Ginter 11 3B | publisher=MLB.com |date= |author= |accessdate=2008-03-25]

Professional career

Ginter was drafted by the Houston Astros in 10th Round of 1998 amateur entry draft and began his professional career playing for the Auburn Doubledays of the New York - Penn League and made his first major league appearance playing for the Astros on September 20, 2000.

In September 2002, Ginter was traded along with Wayne Franklin to Milwaukee Brewers for Mark Loretta and cash. Ginter played for the Brewers until December 2004 when he was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Nelson Cruz and Justin Lehr. [cite web
url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1947056| title=Seeking second base help, A's land Ginter | publisher=ESPN |date=2004-12-15 |author= |accessdate=2008-03-25] During the 2004 season, Ginter had been named National League Player of the Week. [cite web
url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=1895087| title=Brewers IF Ginter named NL Player of the Week | publisher=ESPN |date=2004-10-06 |author= |accessdate=2008-03-25]

Ginter split the by|2005 seasons between Oakland and the teams triple-A affiliate Sacramento River Cats, and spent the entire {by|2006} season at triple-A.

On January 2, 2007 he was signed by Cleveland Indians to minor league contract and invited to spring training, but spent the entire by|2007 season playing for the Buffalo Bisons.

On December 13, 2007 he was signed by Boston Red Sox to minor league contract, and attended the teams spring training session but was assigned to the teams minor league camp on March 19, 2008. [cite web
url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/transactions/index.jsp?c_id=mlb&year=2008&month=3 | title=MLB Transactions: March 2008 | publisher=MLB.com |date= |accessdate=2008-03-25]

pring training incident

In Spring Training of by|2000, Ginter and five teammates from the Houston Astros organization were in a players hotel room with a female guest when two gunmen burst in, tied them up and robbed them. The gunmen then went to the next room where Aaron Miles, who is now with the St. Louis Cardinals, wrestled one of the them to the ground while the other one fled. The other players involved were Morgan Ensberg, Derrek Nicholson, Mike Rose, and Eric Cole. [cite web
url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/02/26/2008-02-26_life_bats_first_for_morgan_ensberg.html | title=Life bats first for Morgan Ensberg | publisher=Daily News |author=Mark Feinsand |date=2008-02-28 |accessdate=2008-03-25] [cite web
url=http://www.cjonline.com/stories/031400/spo_astros.shtml | title=5 Astros robbed in hotel room | publisher=The Topeka Capital-Journal |author= |date=2000-03-13 |accessdate=2008-03-25]

References

External links

*baseballstats | mlb=348562 | espn=6605 | br=g/ginteke01 | fangraphs=1500&position=2B | cube=G/Keith-Ginter
* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=5469 Baseball Reference] minor league statistics
* [http://www.soxprospects.com/players/ginter-keith.htm SoxProspects] Biography
* [http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/baseball/career/Released/Ginter,KeithMichael.txt Howe Sportsdata]