Thomas Raymond Quinlan (born March 27, 1968) is an American former

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. Quinlan spent parts of four seasons in the major leagues with the

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, Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins. He is the older brother of

Robb Quinlan Robb William Quinlan (born March 17, 1977) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player who played first base, third base, corner outfield, catcher and designated hitter for the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim betwee ...

, also a former Major League Baseball player. Quinlan was a two-sport star in high school. He was also drafted by the

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in the 4th round, 79th overall in the

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. Quinlan had committed to play both

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and

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for the

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and had enrolled at the school and started practicing with both teams before ultimately signing with the Blue Jays before classes began. Quinlan became the first foreign-born

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MVP when he led the

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to their Korean Series championship in 2000. Tom and Robb Quinlan are part of the ownership group for the St. Croix River Hounds, a collegiate summer baseball team intended to play in the

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though they are not on the 2023 schedule.

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