José Quintana | |||
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![]() Quintana with the Chicago White Sox
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Chicago White Sox – No. 62 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Arjona, Colombia |
January 24, 1989 |||
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MLB debut | |||
May 7, 2012, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
MLB statistics (through April 20, 2017) |
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Win–loss record | 46–49 | ||
Earned run average | 3.47 | ||
Strikeouts | 795 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
José Guillermo Quintana (born January 24, 1989) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the White Sox in 2012, and was named an All-Star in 2016.
Quintana signed as an international free agent with the New York Mets, and began his professional career in the Rookie-level Venezuelan Summer League (VSL), pitching for the VSL Mets in 2006. He did not play in 2007 as he was suspended for violating the terms of minor league baseball's drug policy.
Quintana signed with the New York Yankees in 2008. He pitched the 2008 and 2009 seasons in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League (DSL) with the DSL Yankees 2. In 2010, he pitched for the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League. In 2011, Quintana posted a 10-2 win–loss record and a 2.91 earned run average (ERA), with 88 strikeouts in 102 innings pitched for the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League (FSL). He became a minor league free agent after the 2011 season.