About Doug Mientkiewicz
Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz ( 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. He was also a member of the 2004 World Series winning Boston Red Sox team. He is one of six 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. == Amateur career == Mientkiewicz attended Westminster Christian School in Palmetto Bay, Florida, where he was a teammate of Alex Rodriguez and Dan Perkins. Mientkiewicz had a batting cage in his backyard which his high school teammates would use as they pleased. He and Rodriguez were on the WCS basketball team. Mientkiewicz also was a tight end on the football team while Rodriguez was a quarterback. After Mientkiewicz graduated from high school, the Toronto Blue Jay selected him in the 12th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft, but he chose instead to attend Florida State University in Tallahassee to play college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles.
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