Ginter was drafted by the
Houston Astros in the 10th Round of the 1998 amateur entry draft and began his professional career playing for the
Auburn Doubledays of the
New York–Penn League and made his first major league appearance playing for the Astros on September 20, 2000. In September 2002, Ginter was traded along with
Wayne Franklin to
Milwaukee Brewers for
Mark Loretta and cash. Ginter played for the Brewers until December 2004 when he was traded to the
Oakland Athletics for
Nelson Cruz and
Justin Lehr.{{Cite web Ginter split the seasons between Oakland and the team's triple-A affiliate
Sacramento River Cats, and spent the entire season at triple-A. On January 2, 2007, he was signed by
Cleveland Indians to a minor league contract and invited to spring training, but spent the entire season playing for the
Buffalo Bisons. On December 13, 2007, he was signed by
Boston Red Sox to a minor league contract, and attended the team's spring training session but was assigned to the team's minor league camp on March 19, .{{Cite web On April 26, 2010, he was signed by the
Orange County Flyers of the independent
Golden Baseball League and was their starting
third baseman for the 2010 season. He is not related to
Matt Ginter, a pitcher who pitched in the majors from 2000 to 2008. ==Spring training incident==