Carlos Quentin

Carlos Jose Quentin was born on August 28, 1982 in Bellflower, California. He plays for the Chicago White Sox.

Carlos is 6' 2", weighs 220 pounds, and bats and throws right.

High School
Quentin attended Saint Pius X Elementary School in Chula Vista, California, and then the University of San Diego High School. He was a three-sport star (baseball, football and basketball) and was named San Diego Male Athlete of the Year in 2000.

College
Quentin attended Stanford University, playing for head coach Mark Marquess.

Carlos was named All Pac-10 the three seasons he played (freshman, sophomore and junior) and was honored by Baseball America magazine in those three seasons as well. He was named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2001. In his junior season (2003), he was named Third Team All-American by the NCBWA and was one of five finalists for the Golden Spikes Award.

Carlos finished his Stanford career with a .350 batting average, 35 home runs, 170 RBI, and 26 stolen bases in 199 games played for the Cardinal.

Minor Leagues
Carlos was the 29th overall pick in the first round of the 2003 Major League Draft, chosen by the Arizona Diamondback's. He missed the entire year, however, after Tommy John surgery on his right elbow (a rare procedure for non-pitchers).

Quentin set a minor-league record in 2004 when he was hit by a pitch 43 times. That season, he led all Arizona minor league players in batting, RBIs (91), runs (103), hits (157), and walks (69), numbers divided between Single-A Lancaster and Double-A El Paso.

Major Leagues

Arizona Fiamondbacks
Carlos was called up from the Tucson Sidewinders to the Diamondbacks on July 20, 2006.

Carlos began the 2007 season on the disabled list when he was diagnosed with a partial tear of his left labrum during Spring Training.

His batting average never got very good, and he was demoted to AAA on July 6, 2007.

Chicago White Sox
On December 3rd, 2007, Quentin was traded to the Chicago White Sox for minor league first baseman Christopher Carter.

Through July 23rd, Carlos was among American League leaders in: home runs (first, 26), slugging percentage (sixth, .550), OPS (eighth, .928), and runs batted in (second, 76).

Personal
Carlos is engaged to be married to fiance Jeanne.

In 2004, Carlos starred in a TV show chronicling the life of a minor leaguer, with Chris Young and Dustin Nippert.

Fans call Carlos Quentin "TCQ" as in "The Carlos Quentin," because of a quote from GM Kenny Williams after he acquired Quentin. He said, "We wanted to upgrade at shortstop, get a setup guy for the bullpen, acquire Carlos Quentin, and not a guy like him but actually Carlos Quentin."

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