Carlos Jose Quentin was born on August 28,1982 and is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
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40 Facts About Carlos Quentin
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Carlos Quentin played in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres.
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Carlos Quentin led his baseball team to two Western League Championships, while setting a record at the school with 28 home runs and 119 RBIs.
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Carlos Quentin was named the San Diego Male Athlete of the Year in 2000.
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Carlos Quentin attended Stanford University, where he was named All Pac-10 the three seasons he played.
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Carlos Quentin was honored by Baseball America magazine all three seasons as well.
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Carlos Quentin played alongside future major leaguers Oakland Athletics outfielder Sam Fuld and Oakland Athletics middle infielder Jed Lowrie.
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Carlos Quentin helped lead the Cardinal to postseason appearances all three years of his collegiate career, culminating in a 2-for-2,2-RBI performance in Stanford's 2003 College World Series Championship Series Game 3 loss to Rice University.
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Carlos Quentin was Arizona's second first round pick of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, selected 29th overall.
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Carlos Quentin sat out that year after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.
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Carlos Quentin set a minor-league record in 2004 when he was hit by a pitch 44 times.
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Carlos Quentin starred on a TV show chronicling the life of a minor leaguer with Chris Young and Dustin Nippert.
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Carlos Quentin's arrival was long anticipated by Diamondbacks fans; he was expected to replace Shawn Green as the everyday right fielder for the Diamondbacks once Green retired or otherwise left the team.
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Carlos Quentin began the 2007 season on the disabled list when he was diagnosed with a partial tear of his left labrum during Spring Training.
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On December 3,2007, Carlos Quentin was traded to the Chicago White Sox for minor league first baseman Chris Carter.
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In 2008, Carlos Quentin was a huge surprise for the White Sox, emerging to become one of the team's best hitters.
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Carlos Quentin's towering home runs drew comparisons to sluggers such as Jose Canseco and Luis Gonzalez.
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Carlos Quentin injured his wrist after slamming his bat with his wrist in frustration after fouling off a pitch in Cleveland.
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On September 5,2008, it was reported that Carlos Quentin had a fractured wrist and would undergo surgery, missing the rest of the season.
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Carlos Quentin finished fifth in the balloting for AL MVP, behind Dustin Pedroia, Justin Morneau, Kevin Youkilis, and Joe Mauer.
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Carlos Quentin played well at the start of the 2009 season but he hit a slump after suffering from plantar fasciitis which hampered his swing.
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Carlos Quentin moved from left field to right field for 2010 as the White Sox acquired Juan Pierre to play left and right fielder Jermaine Dye became a free agent.
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Carlos Quentin was mired in a batting slump for a good portion of the first half of the season.
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Carlos Quentin was selected to his second All-Star Game as a reserve after posting an.
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Carlos Quentin sprained his left shoulder making a diving catch on August 20 and only made two more plate appearances in 2011.
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In 2011, Carlos Quentin led the Major Leagues in being hit by pitch, with 23.
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On December 31,2011, Carlos Quentin was traded from the White Sox to his home town San Diego Padres for Simon Castro and Pedro Hernandez.
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Carlos Quentin opened the 2012 season on the disabled list after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus in March.
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On July 22,2012, Carlos Quentin agreed to a three-year, $27 million contract extension through 2015 with a $10 million mutual option for 2016, including a no-trade clause.
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Carlos Quentin had another arthroscopic surgery on the right knee after the season ended.
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Carlos Quentin played in a total of 86 games and finished the season batting.
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Carlos Quentin was still recovering from his knee surgery as the 2013 season began, and he was limited to 4 games and 14 at-bats in spring training.
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Carlos Quentin charged the mound, igniting a bench-clearing brawl in which Greinke's collarbone was fractured.
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Carlos Quentin was suspended for eight games for his role in the incident.
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Carlos Quentin began the season on the disabled list as he recovered from knee surgery from the previous season.
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Carlos Quentin signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners on April 22,2015, and was assigned to the Tacoma Rainiers.
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On February 2,2016, Carlos Quentin came out of retirement and signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins.
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On February 8,2017, Carlos Quentin signed a Minor League deal with the Boston Red Sox.
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On July 11,2017, Carlos Quentin signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican Baseball League.
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Carlos Quentin is married to Jeane Goff, an All-American track and field athlete from Stanford University.
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