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Mark David Quinn (born May 21, 1974 in La Mirada, California

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) is a former Major League Baseball

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 outfielder

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 and right-handed batter who played for the Kansas City Royals

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. Quinn was drafted in the 11th round of the 1995 Amateur Draft after playing two seasons for the Rice University

Rice University

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 Owls. He played for the Royals between 1999-2002. On July 8, he signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays

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 organization. He was released one month later, and retired for good prior to the season.

Career

In 1998, Quinn led the Texas League

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 in batting average when he hit .349 for the Wichita Wranglers

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. He captured a second minor league batting crown the following year, posting a .360 average for the Omaha Golden Spikes of the Pacific Coast League

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.

On September 14, 1999 Quinn became just the third player in MLB history to hit two home run

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s in his major league debut, joining Bob Nieman

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 (1951

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) and Bert Campaneris

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 (1964

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). In Quinn became the Royals regular leftfielder. He hit .294 with 20 home runs, earning him the Sporting News American League Rookie Player of the Year and a spot on the 2000 Topps All-Star Rookie Team

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. Quinn split the season between right field, left field, and designated hitter

Designated hitter

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. His production at the plate dropped to 17 homers and a .269 average. Quinn opened the 2002 season on the DL with one of the more bizarre sports injuries: a broken rib caused by "kung-fu fighting" with his brother in San Diego. By Quinn only appeared in 23 games for the Royals and hit just .237 in what would be his final year in the majors.

After the Royals released him during Spring Training

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 of , Quinn played in the San Diego Padres

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, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, St. Louis Cardinals

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, and Chicago White Sox

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 organizations, along with a stint for the Long Beach Armada

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 of the independent Golden Baseball League

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.

In four seasons with the Royals, Quinn batted

Batting average

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 .282 with 45 home runs, 167 RBI

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, 153 runs, 72 doubles

Double (baseball)

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, five triples

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, and 17 stolen base

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s in 293 games.

Quinn's 45 career home runs surpassed fellow Royals alumnus Jamie Quirk

Jamie Quirk

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's total of 43, giving him the second-most home runs all time for a player whose last name begins with a "Q". Carlos Quentin

Carlos Quentin

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, currently an outfielder for the Chicago White Sox, has hit 71 as of the end of the 2009 season.

His penchant for free-swinging and refusing to take walks led to a fireworks display (normally reserved for home runs) over Kauffman Stadium in his final season when he drew a walk after a long drought.

External links

• Biographical information from BR Bullpen