Pinder attended Poquoson High School in Virginia. He and teammate Kyle Crockett led their high school baseball team to state championships in 2009 and 2010.\n', '

Pinder played college baseball at Virginia Tech for the Hokies from 2011 to 2013. He played in 150 games, hitting .322/.389/.509 with 18 home runs.\n', '

Pinder was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the second round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut for the Vermont Lake Monsters that year and spent the whole season there, batting .200 with three home runs and eight RBIs in 42 games. In 2014, he played in 94 games with the Stockton Ports, hitting .288 with 13 home runs and 55 RBIs. In 2015, he played for the Midland RockHounds where he slashed .317/.361/.486 with 15 home runs and 86 RBIs in 117 games. Pinder won the Texas League Player of the Year Award that season. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. He began the 2016 season with the Nashville Sounds. \n', '

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