The Marlins signed first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz to a minor league deal, according to Baseball America's Matt Eddy. Mientkiewicz didn't play much in '09, as he went down for shoulder surgery in April.
The Dodgers re-signed Mientkiewicz to a minor league deal in December of last year. He sought his release after being told he wouldn't make the team, and the Dodgers waited a week before granting it. Mientkiewicz declined a chance to coach for Joe Torre, and later passed on Bret Boone's recruiting efforts for his independent league club.
good to see this he deserves it hopefully he can prove he is still MLB worthy and doesn’t spend too much time in AAA
Congrats to Doug and his family..what a CLASS ACT!!! He played for the Pirates and we loved him and he loved the team and city as well. He wanted to stay here, a rarity for us, and the Pirates screwed him over BIG TIME!!! He is such a force in the clubhouse as he is such a great mentor for the young players and this may be the missing piece to the puzzle that gets the Marlins to the Series. I sure hope so…kudos to the Marlins for seeing someone that can really be a wonderful addition to the team both on and off the field. He is one athelete that WON’T embarrass the team like some of “OUR” atheletes today. I only hope they don’t bury him at AAA and that he gets to come up and do what he does best…add knowledge, leadership and a great addition to the bench!! Good luck Doug…never got to meet you while you were here in “The Burgh” but wish I had. My husband and I both enjoyed watching you play and the fact that you were one of those intangibles on a team wasn’t lost on us!
you really should have gone and met him haha he’s as great a guy as you will meet and you can tell he appreciates the fans he just hung out and talked with us for like 10 minutes before a game