Mientkiewicz as the Fort Myers Miracle manager in 2014
First baseman
Born: (1974-06-19) June 19, 1974 (age 50) Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 1998, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 2009, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average
.271
Home runs
66
Runs batted in
405
Teams
Minnesota Twins (1998–2004)
Boston Red Sox (2004)
New York Mets (2005)
Kansas City Royals (2006)
New York Yankees (2007)
Pittsburgh Pirates (2008)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2009)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2004)
Gold Glove Award (2001)
Medals
Men’s baseball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney
Team
Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz (/mɪntˈkeɪvɪtʃ/mint-KAY-vitch; born June 19, 1974) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1998 to 2009, most prominently as a member of the Minnesota Twins where he was a Gold Glove Award winner. Mientkiewicz was also a member of the 2004 World Series winning Boston Red Sox team. He is one of five players to win both an Olympic gold medal and a World Series championship.
After his playing career, Mientkiewicz briefly worked as a television sports analyst before serving as a minor league manager in the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers organizations.
Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz (/mɪntˈkeɪvɪtʃ/ mint-KAY-vitch; born June 19, 1974) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played...
Nomar Garciaparra to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for first baseman DougMientkiewicz and shortstop Orlando Cabrera in a four-team deal on the trading deadline...
trade, Orlando Cabrera was acquired by the Red Sox from the Expos and DougMientkiewicz was acquired by the Red Sox from the Twins. In exchange, the Red Sox...
the team. They acquired shortstop Orlando Cabrera and first baseman DougMientkiewicz in this trade. They won the wild card to earn a place in the post-season...
Japanese singer 1973 – Yasuhiko Yabuta, Japanese baseball player 1974 – DougMientkiewicz, American baseball player, coach, and manager 1974 – Mustaque Ahmed...
championship, after Orlando Hernández, José Contreras, Pat Borders, and DougMientkiewicz. After both hitting two home runs on September 21, 2018, Gurriel and...
McDonald Marshall McDougall Mike McGee Drew Mendoza Parker Messick DougMientkiewicz Scooby Morgan Jeremy Morris Mat Nelson Dick Nichols Danny O'Brien...
Renteria...grounded the ball back to (Keith) Foulke, who flipped it to DougMientkiewicz to record the final out of the series and give the Sox their long...
Winchester Florida State: Randy Choate, J. D. Drew, Jonathan Johnson, DougMientkiewicz Miami (FL): Alex Cora, Jay Tessmer Oklahoma: Steve Connelly, Damon...
Career Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024. "DougMientkiewicz". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024. "Yuli Gurriel"....
Juan Marichal and Dave Winfield; former Twins Scott Erickson and DougMientkiewicz; MLB executive vice president of business Tim Brosnan; The Color Run...
outfielder Matt Murton to the Chicago Cubs, and received first baseman DougMientkiewicz from the Minnesota Twins, and shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the Montreal...
Aaron Judge Eric Karros Jeff Kent Jed Lowrie Mark McGwire Kris Medlen DougMientkiewicz Eli Morgan (born 1996) John Olerud James Paxton Mike Pereira Stephen...
the Miracle returned to the FSL Playoffs under first-year manager DougMientkiewicz. Guiding a star-studded team of Twins prospects such as Miguel Sano...
sent down to the Triple-A Salt Lake Buzz as the sure-handed rookie DougMientkiewicz earned the first base job. It was becoming apparent that manager Tom...
Stadium. Reese fielded a ground ball from Rubén Sierra and threw to DougMientkiewicz for the final out of the 2004 ALCS, as the Red Sox won their first...
a World Series championship and an Olympic gold medal, along with DougMientkiewicz and Cuban players Orlando Hernandez, Jose Contreras and Yuli Gurriel...
shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the Montreal Expos and first baseman DougMientkiewicz from the Minnesota Twins. Nomar expressed his appreciation to Red...
the shortstop position. The trade, which also netted first baseman DougMientkiewicz from the Twins, shored up Boston's infield defense and energized the...
Hemphill, Mark Kotsay, Dante Powell Florida State: Jonathan Johnson, DougMientkiewicz, Paul Wilson, Steven Morgan Georgia Tech: Nomar Garciaparra, Jay Payton...
brother in 23rd round". USA Today. June 6, 2001. "Minnesota Twins hire DougMientkiewicz as Class A manager". St. Paul Pioneer Press. December 9, 2012. "About...
Pierzynski had a good year for a catcher, hitting .300. First baseman DougMientkiewicz saw his average drop significantly from the prior year, from .306...
impressive minor league numbers, the Twins dealt veteran first baseman DougMientkiewicz to the Boston Red Sox and Morneau became the Twins' starting first...
Hunter (1996–98) Corey Koskie (1997) David Ortiz (1997 and 2001) DougMientkiewicz (1997–98) A. J. Pierzynski (1998 and 2000) Michael Cuddyer (2000–01)...
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