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Baseball player
Nicholas Ryan Quintana
(born October 13, 1997) is an American former
professional baseball
infielder
.
Amateur career
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Quintana attended the
University of Arizona
following a high school career at
Arbor View High School
in Las Vegas. He was named to the First Team All-Pac-12 for the first time as a sophomore after hitting .313 with fourteen home runs and 55 RBI over the season. He would repeat the achievement as a junior in 2019 improving upon the prior year's numbers leaping to a .342 batting average, fifteen home runs, and 77 RBIs while improving his OBP from .413 to .462. He was named
Collegiate Baseball
Second Team All-American, as well a NCBWA Third Team All-American.
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In 2017 and 2018, he played
collegiate summer baseball
with the
Yarmouth?Dennis Red Sox
of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
.
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Professional career
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Detroit Tigers
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Quintana was selected by the
Detroit Tigers
in the second round of the
2019 Major League Baseball draft
with the 47th overall pick. This was his second time being selected in the draft, having previously been selected in the eleventh round of the
2016 Major League Baseball draft
by the
Boston Red Sox
. After signing with the Tigers, he would immediately join the Single-A
West Michigan Whitecaps
.
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Despite starting in West Michigan, after a slow start hitting just .158 with a .228 OBP while striking out 51 times in 41 games, he would take a step down to the Low?A
Connecticut Tigers
in early-August.
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Over 25 games with Connecticut, he batted .256. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
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In 2021, he played with the Single-A
Lakeland Flying Tigers
, slashing .196/.329/.346 with nine home runs and 46 RBI over 82 games.
Cincinnati Reds
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On November 3, 2021, the Tigers traded Quintana to the
Cincinnati Reds
in exchange for
Tucker Barnhart
.
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Quintana started the 2022 baseball season with the Single-A
Dayton Dragons
before being promoted to the Double-A
Chattanooga Lookouts
in June of that year. He remained with Chattanooga for the 2023 season but was on the injured list for much of the season.
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On January 24, 2024, Quintana announced his retirement from professional baseball.
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References
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"Nick Quintana ? Baseball"
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University of Arizona Athletics
. Retrieved
2019-08-10
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"#11 Nicholas Quintana ? Profile"
. pointstreak.com
. Retrieved
May 6,
2020
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"#12 Nick Quintana ? Profile"
. pointstreak.com
. Retrieved
May 6,
2020
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"MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch"
.
Major League Baseball
. Archived from
the original
on September 20, 2019
. Retrieved
2019-08-10
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"Nick Quintana Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball"
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MiLB.com
. Retrieved
2019-08-10
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"2020 Minor League Baseball Season Canceled"
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Sports Illustrated
. June 30, 2020.
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'We must align our payroll': Cincinnati Reds trade catcher Tucker Barnhart to Tigers"
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"Nick Quintana Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News"
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MiLB.com
. Retrieved
2024-05-27
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ewoodber@mlive.com, Evan Woodbery | (2024-01-26).
"Former Tigers prospect traded to Reds retires"
.
mlive
. Retrieved
2024-05-27
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