Carlos Narciso Quintana Hernandez (born August 26, 1965) is a former

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player who played for the

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from 1988 to 1993.

Professional career

Quintana was signed by the Red Sox in 1984 as an undrafted

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. Over the next four years he worked his way up the Red Sox

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system playing for Elmira, Greensboro, New Britain and Pawtucket. He made his first appearance for the Red Sox on September 16, 1988. He split 1989 season between Pawtucket and Boston, and was named the full-time

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during

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in 1990, beating out

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for the job. Over the next two seasons Quintana earned a reputation as an outstanding defensive first baseman and an intelligent batter who maintained a high on-base percentage, albeit without much power or speed. In February 1992, Quintana was involved in an automobile accident in town of Tacarigua de Mamporal, Venezuela while rushing his two brothers to a hospital after they were shot at a party. In the accident, Quintana broke his left arm and his right big toe and his wife Solys broke both of her legs. The injuries caused Quintana to miss the entire 1992 season. Quintana returned to the Red Sox for the 1993 season but was still feeling the effects of the accident, including loss of feeling in his left thumb. He lost the starting first base position to

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and at the end of the season he announced his retirement from MLB baseball, but spent more than a season in Venezuelan League and played the season for the

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, then a Triple-A affiliate of the

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. In 1998 he played in Italy for Bbc Grosseto and hit four HR in a game against BC Modena. Quintana was a .276 hitter (380-for-1376) with 19

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s and 165

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, including 163 runs, 59 doubles, one

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and three

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s, as well as a .350

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and 498

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for a .362

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* In 2014, he gained induction into the

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as part of its 18th Class. * Drove in six runs in the third inning of a game against the Texas Rangers on July 30, 1991, tying the major league record for most RBI in an inning. * Played in a game in Pawtucket and a game in Boston on the same day in 1989.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quintana, Carlos 1965 births Living people Águilas del Zulia players Boston Red Sox players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Caribes de Oriente players Elmira Pioneers players Greensboro Hornets players Grosseto Baseball Club players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Italy Langosteros de Cancún players Langosteros de Quintana Roo players Leones de Yucatán players Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Mexican League baseball players New Britain Red Sox players Pawtucket Red Sox players People from Miranda (state) Petroleros de Minatitlán players Saraperos de Saltillo players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States

Professional career

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