Ginter attended and played baseball at Cypress College before transferring to Texas Tech University.[1] During his two years at Texas Tech University, Ginter was a two-time All-American and helped the Red Raiders in NCAA Regional action.[2]
Professional career
Ginter was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 10th Round of the 1998 amateur entry draft and began his professional career playing for the Auburn Doubledays of the New York–Penn League and made his first major league appearance playing for the Astros on September 20, 2000.
Ginter split the 2005 seasons between Oakland and the team's triple-A affiliate Sacramento River Cats, and spent the entire 2006 season at triple-A.
On January 2, 2007, he was signed by Cleveland Indians to a minor league contract and invited to spring training, but spent the entire 2007 season playing for the Buffalo Bisons.
On December 13, 2007, he was signed by Boston Red Sox to a minor league contract, and attended the team's spring training session but was assigned to the team's minor league camp on March 19, 2008.[5] He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox on January 6, 2009. He was released by the White Sox on March 15, 2010.
He is not related to Matt Ginter, a pitcher who pitched in the majors from 2000 to 2008.
Spring training incident
In spring training of 2000, Ginter and five teammates from the Houston Astros organization were in a player's hotel room with a female guest when two gunmen burst in, tied them up and robbed them. The gunmen then went to the next room where Aaron Miles wrestled one of them to the ground while the other one fled. The other players involved were Morgan Ensberg, Derrek Nicholson, Mike Rose, and Eric Cole.[6][7]