George Glinatsis

Glinatsis attended Boardman High School in Boardman, Ohio where he played baseball and basketball. He played college baseball for the University of Cincinnati. He was selected by the Mariners in the 32nd round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft.
Glinatsis was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona League to begin his professional career. He led all pitchers in the league in wins and strikeouts and had the lowest earned run average of any player with more than 50 innings pitched. In the summer of the 1994 season, the Mariners found themselves short on pitching due to injuries. On July 18, the Mariners called Glinatsis up directly from Double-A and he made his Major League debut that night as the starting pitcher against the Baltimore Orioles in Seattle. He allowed five runs in less than five innings. He made one more start six days later and allowed three runs to the Boston Red Sox in…