Mintz was a pitcher on the 1989-90 UMO Baseball program under Hall of Fame head coach Carl Lancaster and was drafted in the 17th round of the 1990 MLB amateur draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played his first professional season with the Yakima Bears, the Class A short-season organization for Los Angeles before competing two additional years for their organization.
He played for one season in the farm system for the Boston Red Sox before signing with the San Francisco Giants in 1993. Mintz made his major league debut on May 18, 1995, and appeared in 14 games for the Giants. He played four more seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, and Pittsburgh Pirates before making three appearances with the Anaheim Angels in 1999. Mintz concluded his career in 2001 with Anaheim's Triple-A farm club, the Salt Lake Stingers.
After retiring midway through the 2001 season, he remained with the Angels as a pitching coach for the short-season minor league teams. Mintz joined the Twins' organization from 2002-05 as a coach with the Gulf Coast League Twins before being promoted to pitching coach for the Midwest League Beloit Snappers. He continued with the team for two seasons before featuring stints with Double-A New Britain Rock Cats and the Fort Myers Miracle.
Mintz moved to the Texas Rangers organization in 2013 to serve as a pitching coach for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans for two seasons before being promoted twice within the organization. He landed with Down East Wood Ducks as a pitching coach from 2017 to 2020 before being promoted to manager of the club in 2022.
He also featured stints as a manager overseas in the Australian Baseball League with the Adelaide Bite (2015-16) and the Auckland Tuatara (2018-20).
"It is an honor to be inducted into the UMO Athletics Hall of Fame. My impact on UMO is small compared to the impact UMO had on my career and life," said Mintz "I have always said my 34 years of professional baseball was started by the decision I made to attend UMO. My teammates, who are still friends today made everything there so much more meaningful. The time and energy that Roger May put into my baseball time on and off the field was a huge part of my time there. Finally, a huge thank you to Carl Lancaster. He made the biggest impact on me and my baseball career, something that will never be forgotten! On behalf of myself and my family, thank you for this wonderful honor."
