Robert Hinton

Robert M. Hinton (born August 13, 1984, in Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota, Florida

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) is a minor league baseball

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 pitcher

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. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers

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 in the 40th round of the 2003 amateur entry draft. He played for their Rookie league Helena Brewers

Helena Brewers

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 in 2004 and the Class A West Virginia Power

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, with which he was named to the South Atlantic League

South Atlantic League

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 All-Star team, in 2005. In 2006, Hinton was promoted to the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees

Brevard County Manatees

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. He played five games for Brevard County in 2007, but spent most of the season at the Double-A Huntsville Stars

Huntsville Stars

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, where he played the entire 2008 season. He played the majority of 2009 with Huntsville and was named to the Southern League

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 mid-season All-Star team before being promoted to the Nashville Sounds

Nashville Sounds

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 of the Pacific Coast League

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where he finished the season. Hinton played nearly the entire 2010 campaign at Huntsville, but also played two games at Nashville.