Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz is an American retired professional baseball first baseman, who most recently served as the manager for the Toledo Mud Hens.
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28 Facts About Doug Mientkiewicz
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Doug Mientkiewicz is one of five players to win both an Olympic gold medal and a World Series championship, which he won at the 2000 Summer Olympics and with the 2004 Boston Red Sox, respectively.
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Florida State earned their first Atlantic Coast Conference Championship, and Doug Mientkiewicz was named ACC Atlantic I Regional Most Valuable Player.
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Doug Mientkiewicz was elected to the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Doug Mientkiewicz earned a roster spot with the Twins the following spring without having playing in Triple-A, and batted.
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Doug Mientkiewicz was the Triple-A All-Star first baseman, and Pacific Coast League All-Star designated hitter.
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Doug Mientkiewicz hit the game-winning home run against South Korea in the semi-finals to help the US capture its first-ever gold medal in baseball.
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In 2001, Doug Mientkiewicz was awarded the starting first base job for the Twins, and responded by batting.
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Doug Mientkiewicz's numbers dipped in 2002; however, he reached the post-season for the first time in his career, and hit two home runs in the 2002 American League Division Series against the Oakland Athletics.
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The next day, July 31,2004, Doug Mientkiewicz was in the visiting dugout as a member of the Boston Red Sox, and started at first base and hit sixth in the lineup.
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The agreement called for Doug Mientkiewicz to get the ball back at the end of 2005 unless the ultimate issue of ownership has been otherwise resolved.
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The club's legal team said that Doug Mientkiewicz had gained possession of the ball only because he was a Red Sox employee and that the ball remained the team's property.
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Doug Mientkiewicz began the 2005 season as the Mets' everyday first baseman, but lost his starting job to prospect Mike Jacobs by the end of the season.
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Doug Mientkiewicz was not offered a contract by the Royals, and on January 5,2007, he signed a one-year deal with the New York Yankees.
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On June 2,2007, Doug Mientkiewicz collided with Mike Lowell of the Boston Red Sox while trying to field a throw from shortstop Derek Jeter.
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Doug Mientkiewicz suffered a mild concussion and a fractured scaphoid bone in his right wrist and was placed on the disabled list.
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Doug Mientkiewicz made the post-season for the fourth time in his career, and was hitless in six at-bats.
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On February 11,2008, Doug Mientkiewicz signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Doug Mientkiewicz made 33 appearances at third base and ten in right field.
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Doug Mientkiewicz briefly left the team during the season while his wife, Jodi, had heart surgery.
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On February 26,2009, Doug Mientkiewicz signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Doug Mientkiewicz collected six hits in eighteen at-bats, only one of which was for extra bases, and had three runs batted in.
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Doug Mientkiewicz signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers for the 2010 season, and came to camp to compete for the left-handed pinch hitter role.
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Doug Mientkiewicz was offered a coaching position with the team when he did not make the club out of spring training, but opted instead to keep playing and become a free agent.
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Doug Mientkiewicz made his coaching debut in 2012 in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization as the hitting coach of the rookie league Ogden Raptors in the Pioneer League.
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In October 2014, Doug Mientkiewicz was a finalist to become the manager of the Minnesota Twins.
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On November 16,2017, Doug Mientkiewicz was named the manager of the Toledo Mud Hens, the Detroit Tigers' Triple-A affiliate.
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