Cal Paul Quantrill (born February 10, 1995) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Diego Padres.
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| Cleveland Indians – No. 47 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: February 10, 1995 Port Hope, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| May 1, 2019, for the San Diego Padres | |||||||||||||||
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| Win–loss record | 16–11 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.64 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 241 | ||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
Quantrill was a four-time varsity letterman in baseball at Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario, and also lettered in hockey and volleyball.[1] He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 26th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and chose to attend Stanford University. In his freshman season, he made 17 starts for Stanford, including their game on opening day, becoming the first freshman to start opening day for Stanford since Mike Mussina in 1988.[1] Quantrill pitched to a 7–5 win–loss record, 2.68 earned run average (ERA), and 98 strikeouts in 1102⁄3 innings pitched.[1] In his sophomore year, Quantrill posted a 2–0 record and 1.93 ERA in 182⁄3 innings pitched before his season was cut short by an arm injury. He underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the remainder of the season and the entire 2016 season recovering.[1]
Professional career
San Diego Padres
Heading into the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, Quantrill was ranked as one of the top available players by MLB.[2] He was selected by the San Diego Padres with the eighth overall selection. The Padres signed Quantrill, and assigned him to the Arizona Padres.[3] They promoted him to the Tri-City Dust Devils in August,[4] and then to the Fort Wayne TinCaps later in the month. He finished the 2016 season with a combined 0–5 record and a 5.11 ERA in 12 starts between the three teams. After the season, Quantrill pitched in the San Diego Padres Futures Game, where he pitched two innings, striking out four.
Quantrill spent 2017 with both the San Antonio Missions and the Lake Elsinore Storm where he posted a combined 7–10 record with a 3.80 ERA in 22 games started between both teams.[5] He began 2018 with San Antonio. On August 6, Quantrill started with the El Paso Chihuahuas the Triple-A affiliate for the Padres.[6] In 28 total starts between San Antonio and El Paso, he was 9–6 with a 4.80 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP.[7] He began 2019 back with El Paso.[8]
Quantrill made his major league debut with the Padres on May 1, 2019,[9] allowing two runs over 5+2⁄3 innings pitched.[10] He recorded his first major league win in Toronto on May 25. He was optioned to the El Paso Chihuahuas on May 26. On the 2020 season for the Padres, Quantrill was 2-0 in 10 appearances.
Cleveland Indians
On August 31, 2020, the Padres traded Quantrill, along with Austin Hedges, Josh Naylor, and minor league players Gabriel Arias, Owen Miller, and Joey Cantillo to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen, and Matt Waldron.[11]
With the 2020 Cleveland Indians, Quantrill appeared in 8 games, compiling a 0-0 record with 1.84 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 14+2⁄3 innings pitched.[12]
Personal life
Quantrill's father, Paul, played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball.
References
- ^ a b c d "Cal Quantrill Bio – Stanford University". gostanford.com. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "MLB 2016 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ Kenney, Kirk (June 13, 2016). "Padres sign first-round pick Cal Quantrill". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ "Top pick Quantrill to make NWL debut Thursday with Dust Devils". Tri-cityherald.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ "Cal Quantrill Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Minors Cal Quantrill pitches quality win in El Paso debut". Sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "Cal Quantrill Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ RotoWire Staff (April 1, 2019). "Padres' Cal Quantrill: Starting year at Triple-A". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ AJ Cassavell (May 24, 2018). "Padres' Cal Quantrill set to make big league debut". MLB.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ "San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves Box Score, May 1, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2020/08/cleveland-indians-trade-right-hander-mike-clevinger-to-san-diego.html
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/player/cal-quantrill-615698?stats=career-r-pitching-mlb&year=2020
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Stanford Cardinal bio
- Cal Quantrill on Instagram
- Cal Quantrill on Twitter