Paul John Quantrill (born November 3, 1968) is a Canadian former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 seasons, from 1992 to 2005; his longest tenure was six seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays. Quantrill appeared in 80 or more games five times, led his league in pitching appearances for four consecutive seasons, and did not walk more than 25 batters in a season from 1996 onwards.
Originally considered a starter, Quantrill eventually found consistency as a reliever after several years of splitting time between the bullpen and the starting rotation for several teams. Some of his best years came for the Toronto Blue Jays, a team located in his home province of Ontario. Quantrill earned a reputation for being very durable and having impeccable control; commentators[who?] often joked that he had a "rubber arm".
Before the 2004 season, Quantrill signed a two-year, $6.8-million deal with the New York Yankees. Quantrill pitched effectively for the Yankees as a set-up man for most of the season, leading Yankees announcer Michael Kay to create the nickname “Quan-Gor-Mo” for the “three-headed monster” that made up the Yankees usual bullpen progression of Quantrill, Tom Gordon and Mariano Rivera (known as “Mo”). [1]
Quantrill has a son and two daughters. His son, Cal, was a pitcher at Stanford University[5][6] and was selected in the first round, eighth overall, in the 2016 MLB draft by the San Diego Padres and currently plays for the Cleveland Guardians.[7]
As of June 2016[update], Quantrill serves as a special assistant to the Toronto Blue Jays organization.[8]
^Ben Nicholson-Smith (June 9, 2016). "Padres select Canadian Cal Quantrill in 1st round of MLB draft". Sportsnet.ca.
^"Toronto Blue Jays Front Office Directory". Retrieved June 9, 2016.
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in 80 or more games five times led his league in pitching appearances for four consecutive seasons and did not walk more than 25 batters in a season from 1996 onwards Paul QuantrillPitcherBorn 1968 11 03 November 3 1968 age 54 London Ontario CanadaBatted LeftThrew RightMLB debutJuly 20 1992 for the Boston Red SoxLast MLB appearanceSeptember 27 2005 for the Florida MarlinsMLB statisticsWin loss record68 78Earned run average3 83Strikeouts725TeamsBoston Red Sox 1992 1994 Philadelphia Phillies 1994 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 1996 2001 Los Angeles Dodgers 2002 2003 New York Yankees 2004 2005 San Diego Padres 2005 Florida Marlins 2005 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 2001 Member of the CanadianBaseball Hall of FameInduction2010 Contents 1 Career 2 Accomplishments 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditQuantrill was drafted in 1986 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 26th round 660th overall but did not sign After three years at the University of Wisconsin he was drafted again by the Boston Red Sox in the sixth round of the 1989 MLB draft 161st overall and made his major league debut on July 20 1992 Originally considered a starter Quantrill eventually found consistency as a reliever after several years of splitting time between the bullpen and the starting rotation for several teams Some of his best years came for the Toronto Blue Jays a team located in his home province of Ontario Quantrill earned a reputation for being very durable and having impeccable control commentators who often joked that he had a rubber arm Before the 2004 season Quantrill signed a two year 6 8 million deal with the New York Yankees Quantrill pitched effectively for the Yankees as a set up man for most of the season leading Yankees announcer Michael Kay to create the nickname Quan Gor Mo for the three headed monster that made up the Yankees usual bullpen progression of Quantrill Tom Gordon and Mariano Rivera known as Mo 1 Due to poor performance arguably due to overuse by manager Joe Torre according to whom in late 2004 and early 2005 Quantrill was designated for assignment on July 1 2005 The next day he was traded to the San Diego Padres for pitchers Tim Redding and Darrell May 2 Quantrill was then traded to the Florida Marlins and spent the rest of the year in the bullpen While playing in the 2006 World Baseball Classic Quantrill announced that he would retire at the end of the event Quantrill served as a coach for Team Canada during the World Baseball Classics in 2009 2013 and 2017 On June 19 2010 Quantrill was inducted along with former Blue Jay Roberto Alomar into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St Marys Ontario 3 Accomplishments EditAll Star 2001 4 led his league in appearances 2001 AL 2002 NL 2003 NL 2004 AL Career 3 83 earned run average ERA Holds New York Yankees record for most games pitched in a season 86 in 2004 Personal life EditSince retirement Quantrill has lived in Port Hope Ontario 4 Quantrill has a son and two daughters His son Cal was a pitcher at Stanford University 5 6 and was selected in the first round eighth overall in the 2016 MLB draft by the San Diego Padres and currently plays for the Cleveland Guardians 7 As of June 2016 update Quantrill serves as a special assistant to the Toronto Blue Jays organization 8 See also EditList of Major League Baseball players from CanadaReferences Edit Kepner Tyler August 2004 BASEBALL Late Inning Relievers Come to Rescue Once Again The New York Times Yanks Trade Quantrill To San Diego For Pair Of Pitchers WPXI 2 July 2005 Archived from the original on 7 June 2011 Retrieved 30 May 2010 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 2010 http www northumberlandnews com sports story 4529277 cal quantrill having a successful first season at stanford university Baseball Freshman Quantrill hopes to follow dad to the big leagues Stanford bio Ben Nicholson Smith June 9 2016 Padres select Canadian Cal Quantrill in 1st round of MLB draft Sportsnet ca Toronto Blue Jays Front Office Directory Retrieved June 9 2016 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Quantrill amp oldid 1116246862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
