Omar Quintanilla
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Omar Quintanilla (born October 24, 1981) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Rockies (2005–2009), Texas Rangers (2011), New York Mets (2012, 2013-2014) and Baltimore Orioles (2012).
Early life
Quintanilla attended Socorro High School in
Professional career
Quintanilla was drafted by the
Colorado Rockies
The Rockies assigned him to the
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced August 11, 2010, that Quintanilla had received a 50-game suspension after testing positive for
Texas Rangers
Quintanilla signed with the Texas Rangers after the season and in July 2011, he had his contract purchased by Texas after hitting .298 in 51 games with Round Rock Express of the PCL. On August 1, he was outrighted to back to Round Rock and elected free agency. Overall with the Rangers, he hit .045 in 11 games, with two RBI.
New York Mets
On January 3, 2012, Quintanilla signed a minor league contract with the
Baltimore Orioles
On July 20, 2012, Quintanilla was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for financial considerations.[5] He played 2nd base for the Orioles. He had 4 home runs and 15 RBIs.
Second stint with Mets
On January 5, 2013, Quintanilla signed a minor league deal with the
Second stint with Colorado Rockies
On January 30, 2015, Quintanilla signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. He was released on June 15, 2015 after appearing in only two games for the Modesto Nuts.[8]
Toros de Tijuana
In 2016, Quintanilla made his debut in the Mexican League with the Toros de Tijuana. He became a free agent after the 2017 season.
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Rockies' Minor Leaguer Suspended 50 Games
- ^ Veteran infielder Omar Quintanilla signs Minor League deal with Mets | MLB.com: News
- ^ MLB.com Gameday | mets.com: Gameday
- ^ "Omar Quintanilla traded to the Orioles | Metsblog". Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ Mets place struggling shortstop Ruben Tejada on the DL, recall Omar Quintanilla from Las Vegas - NY Daily News
- ^ Polishuk, Mark (October 6, 2014). "Players Who Have Elected Minor League Free Agency". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ Todd, Jeff (January 30, 2015). "Rockies Sign Rafael Betancourt, Omar Quintanilla". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)