Alan Michael Zinter (born May 19, 1968 in El Paso, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball player who briefly played in the major leagues in 2002 and 2004. He is currently the hitting coach for the High-A Visalia Rawhide in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Zinter was a 1st round draft choice (24th overall) by the New York Mets in 1989 as a catcher, but eventually moved to first base. He played in the minors for fourteen years, including one season in Japan for the Seibu Lions in 1999, before finally getting a call-up with the Houston Astros in 2002. His first hit was a home run off Scott Williamson and he batted .136 (6 for 44). In 2004, he earned another call-up with the Arizona Diamondbacks, doing slightly better hitting .206 (7 for 34).

Zinter played in 2006 with the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, but mostly as a pinch hitter and a defensive replacement. In 2007, Zinter played for the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League.

In 2008, Zinter began his coaching career with the Rookie level Missoula Osprey in the Diamondbacks organization.^[1] On December 2, 2008, Zinter was announced as the hitting coach for the High-A Visalia Rawhide.^[2]

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