Infobox MLB retired
name=A.J. Hinch
position=Catcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1974|5|15
debutdate=April 1
debutyear=by|1998
debutteam=Oakland Athletics
finaldate=September 24
finalyear=by|2004
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.219
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=32
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=112
teams=
*Oakland Athletics (by|1998-by|2000)
*Kansas City Royals (by|2001-by|2002)
*Detroit Tigers (by|2003)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|2004)
highlights=
Andrew Jay Hinch (born May 15, 1974 in Waverly, Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. Hinch played for the Oakland Athletics (mlby|1998-mlby|2000), Kansas City Royals (mlby|2001-mlby|2002), Detroit Tigers (mlby|2003) and Philadelphia Phillies (mlby|2004). He batted and threw right-handed.
In an eight-season career, Hinch was a .219 hitter with 32 home runs and 112 RBI in 350 games.
Hinch retired after the mlby|2005 season, and was hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks as their manager of minor league operations.[ [http://kffl.com/player/5180/mlb KKFL. Hinch Hired, KKFL, 11/29/2005.] ] Even while playing, he was planning his post-playing career. He went so far as to go to the 2003 General Manager's winter meetings to look for future job opportunites and contacts. In July by|2006, Baseball America named him one of baseball's "10 to watch" in the next 10 years for his promise as a Farm Director and future General Manager. In August 2006, the Diamondbacks named Hinch director of player development.]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.
He is a 1992 graduate of Midwest City (OK) High School where he was drafted in the second round. He elected to attend Stanford University where he was a third-round pick after his junior year in by|1995. He decided to return to school and was again a third-round pick as a senior in by|1996.
He has been married to his wife Erin for a number of years, they have a daughter named Hayley, and they reside in Scottsdale, Arizona.
References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hincha.01.shtml Baseball Reference (analysis and statistics)]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5942 ESPN (profile and daily report)]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/H/A.J.-Hinch.shtml TheBaseballCube.com (Minor league career statistics]
