Vince Sinisi

Vincent James Sinisi is an Italian-American former baseball player who played internationally for the Italy national [baseball team] in 2006.

Biography

A native of Houston, Texas, Sinisi attended The Woodlands High School and Rice University, where he played college baseball for the Rice Owls. In 2002, Sinisi was named the Western Athletic Conference's baseball player of the year. That year, he also played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
The Texas Rangers selected Sinisi in the second round of the 2003 MLB draft. On May 11, 2006, the Rangers traded Sinisi and John Hudgins to the San Diego Padres for Freddy Guzmán and César Rojas.