Tom Quinlan

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Tom Quinlan
Quinlan in 1988
Third baseman
Born: (1968-03-27) March 27, 1968 (age 56)
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 runs1
Runs batted in5
KBO statistics
Batting average.233
Home runs65
Runs batted in157
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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.

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 are part of the ownership group for the St. Croix River Hounds, a collegiate summer baseball team intended to play in the Northwoods League though they are not on the 2023 schedule.[3][4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "2000 Korean Baseball Organization". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Front Office". St. Croix River Hounds. 2018. Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  4. ^ Spedden, Zach (October 12, 2019). "St. Croix River Hounds Set for 2021 Launch". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Leischner, Mike (December 14, 2022). "Wausau Woodchucks Release 2023 Schedule". WSAU (AM). Retrieved January 7, 2023. The River Hounds were not included on the 2022 or 2023 Northwoods League schedules

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