Thomas Raymond Quinlan (born March 27, 1968) is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball. Quinlan spent parts of four seasons in the major leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins. He is the older brother of Robb Quinlan, also a former Major League Baseball player.
| Tom Quinlan | |
|---|---|
 Quinlan in 1988 | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: March 27, 1968 Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: September 4, 1990, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| KBO: April 5, 2000, for the Hyundai Unicorns | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: April 6, 1996, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| KBO: April 21, 2002, for the LG Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .155 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Batting average | .233 |
| Home runs | 65 |
| Runs batted in | 157 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Quinlan was a two-sport star in high school. He was also drafted by the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames in the 4th round, 79th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Quinlan had committed to play both college baseball and college hockey for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and had enrolled at the school and started practicing with both teams before ultimately signing with the Blue Jays before classes began.[1] Quinlan became the first foreign-born Korean Series MVP when he led the Hyundai Unicorns to their Korean Series championship in 2000.[2]
Tom and Robb Quinlan were part of the ownership group for the St. Croix River Hounds, a collegiate summer baseball team intended to play at Hudson, Wisconsin in the Northwoods League. First reported on in July 2017,[3] the team was removed from the Northwoods League website in 2023.[4]
References
edit- ^ Berry, Sal (July 31, 2016). "Boys of winter turned boys of summer: Six athletes who picked baseball over hockey". The Hockey News. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "2000 Korean Baseball Organization". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Mariscal, Rebecca (July 13, 2017). "Northwoods team to make Hudson its home". Hudson Star-Observer. River Falls, Wisconsin: Forum Communications. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
In 2018, the league will have 22 teams, including the St. Croix team.
- ^ Leischner, Mike (October 14, 2023). "Northwoods League Expands Further Into North Dakota". WSAU (AM). Retrieved July 1, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
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