:George Glinatsis

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1969)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| image = |

| name = George Glinatsis

| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|6|29}}

| birth_place = Youngstown, Ohio

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = July 18

| debutyear = 1994

| debutteam = Seattle Mariners

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = July 24

| finalyear = 1994

| finalteam = Seattle Mariners

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 0–1

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 13.50

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 1

|stat2league = CPBL

| stat21label = Win–loss record

| stat21value = 0–2

| stat22label = Earned run average

| stat22value = 3.12

| stat23label = Strikeouts

| stat23value = 14

| teams =

• Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1994}})
• Sinon Bulls ({{by|1999}})

| highlights =

}}

George Glinatsis (born June 29, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched briefly for the Seattle Mariners in {{mlby|1994}}. He started two games for the Mariners and finished the season 0–1.

Glinatsis attended Boardman High School in Boardman, Ohio, where he played baseball and basketball.{{cite web |title=2010 HOF Inductees |url=https://www.boardmanboosters.org/2010-hof-inductees/ |publisher=Boardman Booster Club |access-date=29 June 2021 |language=en}} He played college baseball for the University of Cincinnati.{{cite news |last1=Bach |first1=John |title=Bearcat alum in the big leagues |url=https://magazine.uc.edu/issues/0904/youkillis.html |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=UC Magazine |publisher=University of Cincinnati}} He was selected by the Mariners in the 32nd round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web |title=32nd Round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1991&draft_round=32&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=29 June 2021 |language=en}}

Glinatsis was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona League to begin his professional career. He led all pitchers in the league in wins and strikeouts and had the lowest earned run average of any player with more than 50 innings pitched.{{cite web |title=1991 Arizona League Pitching Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/leader.cgi?type=pitch&id=2f5819c4&sort_by=earned_run_avg |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=29 June 2021 |language=en}} In the summer of the 1994 season, the Mariners found themselves short on pitching due to injuries.{{cite news |last1=Cour |first1=Jim |title=Mariners, Stuck in Cellar, Now Even Have Ceiling Problems |url=https://apnews.com/article/ec1e72dc1e66207c142851b0d889259a |access-date=29 June 2021 |agency=Associated Press |date=July 22, 1994 |language=en}} On July 18, the Mariners called Glinatsis up directly from Double-A and he made his Major League debut that night as the starting pitcher against the Baltimore Orioles in Seattle. He allowed five runs in less than five innings.{{cite news |title=Mariners 7, Orioles 5 |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/07/19/Mariners-7-Orioles-5/5301774590400/ |access-date=29 June 2021 |agency=UPI |date=July 19, 1994 |language=en}} He made one more start six days later and allowed three runs to the Boston Red Sox in less than inning. It would be his final game in the majors.{{cite web |title=George Glinatsis 1994 Pitching Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=glinage01&t=p&year=1994 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=29 June 2021 |language=en}} On July 27, he was replaced on the roster by Rich Amaral and returned to Double-A.{{cite news |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/27/sports/no-headline-782726.html |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=July 27, 1994}}

Following the 1995 season, Glinatsis was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the Rule 5 draft.{{cite news |last1=Finnigan |first1=Bob |title=M's-Yankees Trade Talk Springs Anew -- Deal For Tino Now Matter Of `Getting Right Names' |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19951205&slug=2156184 |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=Seattle Times |date=December 5, 1995}} Glinatsis pitched in independent baseball for the St. Paul Saints in 1997. Prior to the 1998 season, he signed with the Colorado Rockies.{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Jeff |title=LACHEMANN SOARS WITH MARLINS' CHAMPIONSHIP |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1997-11-16-9711150747-story.html |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=November 16, 1997}} While pitching in the Rockies' farm system in 1998, he tied a Pacific Coast League record by hitting three batters in one inning.{{cite news |title=Game Notes for Thurs., June 25th |url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-5526830 |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=MiLB.com |publisher=Minor League Baseball |date=June 25, 2009 |language=en}} Prior to the 1999 season, he signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks.{{cite news |last1=Kahrl |first1=Christina |last2=Pease |first2=Dave |title=Transaction Analysis: December 2-28 |url=https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/221/transaction-analysis-december-2-28/ |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=Baseball Prospectus |date=January 7, 1999}} Ultimately, however, he would not play for the Diamondbacks organization. He finished his professional baseball career that year with the Sinon Bulls in the Chinese Professional Baseball League.{{cite web |title=George Glinatsis Minor, Independent & CPBL Leagues Statistics & History |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=glinat001geo |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=29 June 2021 |language=en}}