Tom Quinlan

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.

Tom Quinlan
Quinlan in 1988
Third baseman
Born: (1968-03-27) March 27, 1968 (age 56) Saint Paul, Minnesota
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 4, 1990, for the Toronto Blue Jays
KBO: April 5, 2000, for the Hyundai Unicorns
Last appearance
MLB: April 6, 1996, for the Minnesota Twins
KBO: April 21, 2002, for the LG Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.155
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	5
KBO statistics
Batting average	.233
Home runs	65
Runs batted in	157
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (1990, 1992) Philadelphia Phillies (1994) Minnesota Twins (1996) Hyundai Unicorns (2000–2001) LG Twins (2002)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1992) Korean Series champion (2000) Korean Series MVP (2000)

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]

References

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

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization