Gabriele Quattrini
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| Macerata – No. 18 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: July 18, 1996 Potenza Picena, Marche, Italy | |||||||||||||||
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Gabriele Quattrini (born 18 July 1996) is an Italian professional baseball pitcher. He plays with Macerata in the Italian Baseball League (Serie A), and has competed with the Italy national baseball team in international competitions such as the World Baseball Classic and the European Baseball Championship.
Quattrini was born to a baseball-playing family in Potenza Picena, where one of his older brothers founded the local baseball club (the Potenza Picena Panthers).[1][2] He debuted with Macerata before signing with San Marino for the 2022 Serie A season.[3] After winning the 2022 championship with San Marino, Quattrini returned to Macerata for the 2023 season.[4]
Named to the Italian national team at the 2023 European Baseball Championship, Quattrini finished the tournament with an 8.10 earned run average. His performance at the 2025 European Baseball Championship was much improved, He threw seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in Italy's quarterfinal win over Germany, and made a scoreless relief appearance in the championship game against the Netherlands.[5][6]
Quattrini played with Italy at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Of the several native-born Italians that participated in the squad's pre-tournament training camp (which were also a preparation for the long-term international cycle, including the 2027 WBSC Premier12 and the 2028 Olympic Games), he was one of three to make the team's WBC roster, along with Sam Aldegheri and Claudio Scotti.[7][8] He first took the mound in an exhibition game against the Netherlands in Fort Myers.[9] He pitched 2.2 scoreless innings over two games in the tournament, and earned the win in Italy's 7–4 victory over Great Britain. where he struck out major leaguer Jazz Chisholm Jr.[10][11] His appearance with the national team made headlines in his hometown, with the mayor issuing an official statement in Quattrini's honor.[12][1]
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors) and WBSC
References
[edit]- 1 2 "A 146 all'ora contro le stelle MLB, Quattrini racconta il sogno azzurro: "Esperienza indimenticabile" (FOTO e VIDEO)". Picchio.News. 29 March 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Baseball, da Potenza Picena al Mondiale: Quattrini tra i protagonisti dell'Italia ai quarti". Cronache Maceratesi. 12 March 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "San Marino's Baseball A team makes a strong showing: pitcher Gabriele Quattrini is here". Corriere Romagna. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "aseball, Hotsand rinnovata e competitiva per essere protagonista in Serie A". Cronache Maceratesi. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "4 Teams Have Secured Their Place in the Semi-Final of the 2025 Baseball European Championship". WBSC Europe. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Baseball Euros 2025 Day 8: Title No. 25 for Netherlands". Mister Baseball. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Italy Opens Elite Camp in Florida as Cervelli Begins 2026 World Baseball Classic Push Toward Olympics". World Baseball Network. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Team Italy embraces the cliche – and the deeper meaning – as upstart darlings of the WBC". The Athletic. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ Stoovelaar, Marco (27 February 2026). "Netherlands loses exhibition-game against Italy". Grand Slam Stats & News. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Italy Beats Great Britain 7-4, Improves to 2-0 Ahead of Showdowns With USA and Mexico". World Baseball Network. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Gabriele Quattrini". Baseball Reference (minors).
- ↑ "Dalle "Pantere" di Potenza Picena ai quarti di finale mondiali: la favola di Gabriele Quattrini". Picchio.News. 12 March 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.