Tom Quinlan Explained

Tom Quinlan
Position:Third baseman
Birth Date:27 March 1968
Birth Place:Saint Paul, Minnesota
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 4
Debutyear:1990
Debutteam:Toronto Blue Jays
Debut2league:KBO
Debut2date:April 5
Debut2year:2000
Debut2team:Hyundai Unicorns
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:April 6
Finalyear:1996
Finalteam:Minnesota Twins
Final2league:KBO
Final2date:April 21
Final2year:2002
Final2team:LG Twins
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.155
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:1
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:5
Stat2league:KBO
Stat21label:Batting average
Stat21value:.233
Stat22label:Home runs
Stat22value:65
Stat23label:Runs batted in
Stat23value:157
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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 were part of the ownership group for the St. Croix River Hounds, a collegiate summer baseball team intended to play at Hudson, Wisconsin in the Northwoods League. First reported on in July 2017,[3] the team was removed from the Northwoods League website in 2023.[4]

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  1. News: Berry . Sal . Boys of winter turned boys of summer: Six athletes who picked baseball over hockey . . March 26, 2023 . July 31, 2016.
  2. Web site: 2000 Korean Baseball Organization . . May 19, 2020.
  3. News: Mariscal . Rebecca . Northwoods team to make Hudson its home . July 1, 2024 . Hudson Star-Observer . . July 13, 2017 . . en . In 2018, the league will have 22 teams, including the St. Croix team..
  4. News: Leischner . Mike . Northwoods League Expands Further Into North Dakota . July 1, 2024 . October 14, 2023 . WSAU (AM).