tˈɪnsli wʌz dɹˈæftᵻd ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ˌɛmˌɛlbˈiː dɹˈæft ˌaʊɾəv ʃˈɛlbi kˈaʊnti hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn ʃˈɛlbivˌɪl, kɛntˈʌki.
Tinsley was drafted in the first round of the 1987 MLB draft out of Shelby County High School in Shelbyville, Kentucky.