Nicholas Ryan Quintana (born October 13, 1997) is an American former professional

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Amateur career

Quintana attended the

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following a high school career at

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in Las Vegas. He was named to the First Team All-Pac-12 for the first time as a sophomore after hitting .313 with fourteen home runs and 55 RBI over the season. He would repeat the achievement as a junior in 2019 improving upon the prior year's numbers leaping to a .342 batting average, fifteen home runs, and 77 RBIs while improving his OBP from .413 to .462. He was named ''Collegiate Baseball'' Second Team All-American, as well a NCBWA Third Team All-American. In 2017 and 2018, he played

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with the

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of the

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Professional career

Detroit Tigers

Quintana was selected by the

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in the second round of the

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with the 47th overall pick. This was his second time being selected in the draft, having previously been selected in the eleventh round of the

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by the

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. After signing with the Tigers, he would immediately join the Single-A

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. Despite starting in West Michigan, after a slow start hitting just .158 with a .228 OBP while striking out 51 times in 41 games, he would take a step down to the Low–A

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in early-August. Over 25 games with Connecticut, he batted .256. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. In 2021, he played with the Single-A

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, slashing .196/.329/.346 with nine home runs and 46 RBI over 82 games.

Cincinnati Reds

On November 3, 2021, the Tigers traded Quintana to the

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in exchange for Tucker Barnhart. Quintana started the 2022 baseball season with the Single-A

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before being promoted to the Double-A

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in June of that year. He remained with Chattanooga for the 2023 season but was on the injured list for much of the season. On January 24, 2024, Quintana announced his retirement from professional baseball.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quintana, Nick 1997 births Living people Arizona Wildcats baseball players Baseball third basemen Baseball players from Nevada Connecticut Tigers players Baseball players from Las Vegas West Michigan Whitecaps players Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players Lakeland Flying Tigers players Florida Complex League Tigers players Dayton Dragons players Chattanooga Lookouts players