Will Lintern

William Lintern

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8"

• School Menlo College

• Born May 9, 1984 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape South Africa

Will Lintern was born in South Africa and moved to California at age 4. He became involved with British baseball at a young age, appearing for Britain's junior national team. He played for Britain's Brighton Buccaneers in 2001-2002, then played US college ball. In 2007-2008, he was with the London Mets, hitting .350/.563/.400 the latter year. In 2009, he signed with Germany's Gauting Indians and finished the year with a batting line of .148/.213/.148 in 24 games. The catcher allowed 41 steals while only throwing out two runners, giving up the most steals in the circuit. He led the southern Bundesliga-1 with a .992 fielding percentage at catcher, though. He was put on Britain's preliminary 40-man roster for the 2009 Baseball World Cup.

He is a brother of George Lintern.

Sources

• German Baseball and Softball Federation
• Mister Baseball