Lee Owen Tinsley, an American professional baseball outfielder who played in 1993–97 with the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB) had an estimated net worth of $5 million at time of death.
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Tinsley was drafted in the 1st round of the 1987 MLB draft out of Shelby County High School in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
He made his professional career debut the same year with the Medford A’s of the Northwest League.
He played for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox / Philadelphia Phillies and then made a return to the Seattle Mariners.
Tinsley spent 1998–99 in AAA with the affiliates of the Anaheim Angels, Montreal Expos and Cincinnati Reds.
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In 2000, he played in the independent Western Baseball League with the Valley Vipers and moved to the Mexican League where he finished off the season.
After retiring, Tinsley turned to coaching: He made his debut as the hitting coach for the El Paso Diablos, Arizona’s AA affiliate, in 2001.
He also served as the roving outfield instructor for the Angels’ minor league system, then returned to the Diamondbacks’ chain in 2003, serving as the minor league outfield co-ordinator.
He was the first-base coach for the Diamondbacks in 2006–08.
On December 1, 2008, he was named first base coach of the Seattle Mariners, a position he held through 2010.
Tinsley was the minor league outfield/baserunning coordinator for the Chicago Cubs in 2011–13.
He was named the manager of the Ogden Raptors for 2014, but chose to join the Cincinnati Reds as assistant hitting coach instead.
On October 22, 2015, the Reds opted against renewing his contract.
He died on 12th Jan. 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 53 years.
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