USF alum Heintz signs with Orioles

JANUARY 30, 2008

Chris Heintz, the former USF star who has played parts of the last three seasons as a catcher with the Minnesota Twins, has accepted a spring training invitation and signed a minor-league contract with the Baltimore Orioles, USF coach Lelo Prado said Wednesday.

Heintz, 33, has been working informally with the Bulls as a volunteer assistant, helping especially with a group of first-year Bulls catchers. He made his major-league debut with the Twins after spending parts of 10 seasons in the minors. He has a .232 career batting average in 82 big-league at-bats.

Prado said former Yankees and Rays star Tino Martinez will continue in his role as a volunteer assistant with USF. Martinez has been invited by the Yankees to be a guest instructor during spring training, but he'll work with both teams while the Yankees are in Tampa. The two teams meet in a spring training exhibition Feb. 29 at Legends Field.

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