Lee Owen Tinsley, an American professional baseball outfielder who played in 1993–97 with the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB) has died.
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Tinsley was most recently the assistant hitting coach of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball.
Tinsley was born on March 4, 1969 and died in Scottsdale, Arizona on January 12, 2023 at age 53.
Lee Tinsley Children: Did Lee Tinsley Have Kids?
Lee Tinsley is survived by three children.
However, their details (including their names, date of birth (birthdays), age, etc) are not yet known.
Who Was Lee Tinsley?
Lee Tinsley was a professional baseball outfielder who was drafted in the 1st round of the 1987 MLB draft out of Shelby County High School in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
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He made his professional career debut the same year with the Medford A’s of the Northwest League.
He played for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox / Philadelphia Phillies and then made a return to the Seattle Mariners.
Tinsley spent 1998–99 in AAA away from the MLB, with the affiliates of the Anaheim Angels, Montreal Expos and Cincinnati Reds.
In 2000, he played in the independent Western Baseball League with the Valley Vipers and moved to the Mexican League where he finished off the season.
Tinsley made his debut as the hitting coach for the El Paso Diablos, Arizona’s AA affiliate, in 2001.
He also served as the roving outfield instructor for the Angels’ minor league system.
He became the first-base coach for the Diamondbacks in 2006–08.
On December 1, 2008, he was named first base coach of the Seattle Mariners, a position he held through 2010.
Tinsley was the minor league outfield/baserunning coordinator for the Chicago Cubs in 2011–13.
He was named the manager of the Ogden Raptors for 2014, but chose to join the Cincinnati Reds as assistant hitting coach instead.
His job as assistant hitting coach of the Cincinnati Reds was his last one.
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