Tommy Hinzo

Thomas Lee Hinzo (born June 18, 1964) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians of the Major League Baseball (MLB) for 67 games during the 1987 Cleveland Indians season and 18 games during the 1989 Cleveland Indians season.

Hinzo attended Southwestern College and later the University of Arizona, and in 1984 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. At Arizona, he had 45 stolen bases, a school record at the time, and won the College World Series a member of the 1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball team.

He was selected by the Indians in the 7th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. He began his professional career with the Batavia Trojans, where he had a .333 batting average and 24 stolen bases in 55 games. The following year, Hinzo was promoted to the Kinston Indians, where he had a .278 batting average and 49 stolen bases in 65 games. Hinzo spent the rest of the season with the Indians, mostly as a defensive replacement, and went hitless in 18 games.

Hinzo spent 1990 on four different teams for the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals organizations. He then spent 1991 and 1992 with Leones de Yucatan of the Mexican Baseball League. He returned to the minor leagues in 1993 and played in 127 games for the Rochester Red Wings, the Baltimore Orioles' Triple-A affiliate. He spent two more seasons playing Triple-A baseball before ending his career in 1996 with another stint with Yucatan, as well as the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.