| Alan Zinter | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born: (1968-05-19)May 19, 1968 (age 57) El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: May 14, 1999, for the Seibu Lions | |
| MLB: June 18, 2002, for the Houston Astros | |
| Last appearance | |
| NPB: August 28, 1999, for the Seibu Lions | |
| MLB: October 3, 2004, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .202 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 28 |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .167 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 9 |
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Alan Michael Zinter (born May 19, 1968) is an American former professionalbaseball player andhitting coach. He played forSeibu Lions ofNippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 1999 and with theHouston Astros andArizona Diamondbacks ofMajor League Baseball (MLB) in 2002 and 2004, respectively. He served as the minor league hitting coordinator for theCleveland Indians, the assistant hitting coach for the Astros, and was the hitting coach of theSan Diego Padres andCincinnati Reds.
Zinter played for theArizona Wildcats baseball team, and in 1988 he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theHarwich Mariners of theCape Cod Baseball League.[1] He was a 1st round draft choice (24th overall) by theNew York Mets in1989 as acatcher, but eventually moved tofirst base. He played in theminors for fourteen years, including one season in the Dominican winter league for the Cibao Giants in 1996 and one season in Japan for the Seibu Lions in 1999, before finally getting a call-up with the Houston Astros in 2002. His first hit was ahome run offScott Williamson and hebatted .136 (6 for 44). In 2004, he earned another call-up with the Arizona Diamondbacks, doing slightly better hitting .206 (7 for 34).
Zinter played in 2006 with theRound Rock Express, theTriple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, but mostly as apinch hitter and a defensive replacement. In 2007, Zinter played for theSomerset Patriots of the independentAtlantic League.
In 2008, Zinter began his coaching career with the Rookie levelMissoula Osprey in the Diamondbacks organization.[2] On December 2, 2008, Zinter was announced as the hitting coach for the High-AVisalia Rawhide.[3] After two seasons with Visalia, he was moved up to Double-A to be the hitting coach of theMobile BayBears.[4] He was hired by the Indians to be their minor league hitting coordinator for the 2012 season.[5]
On November 4, 2014, Zinter was announced as the new assistant hitting coach for theHouston Astros by general managerJeff Luhnow.[6] After the 2015 season, theSan Diego Padres hired Zinter as their hitting coach.[7] On September 1, 2017, Zinter was fired by the Padres.[8] In 2018 and 2019, Zinter worked as theSan Francisco Giants Assistant Director of Player Development, Offense.[9] On October 24, 2019, theCincinnati Reds announced the hiring of Zinter as theirhitting coach.[9][10] On October 6, 2022, the Reds announced that Zinter would not return for the 2023 season.[11]
On January 16, 2026, Zinter was hired to serve as a hitting coach for theArizona Complex League Royals, the rookie-level affiliate of theKansas City Royals.[12]
Zinter is married to Yvonne.[13]
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