César Augusto Quintero (born November 16, 1982, in

Chitré Chitré is the capital of the Panamanian province of Herrera. Located in the northeast of the Azuero Peninsula, the district of Chitré has a population of 60,500 inhabitants. At present, approximately 100,000 inhabitants live in the metropolita ...

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) is a former minor league baseball catcher. He played for Panama in the

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and

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s. He began his professional career in 2001, playing in the

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, hitting .253. In 2002, he hit .319 and slugged .524 while playing in the VSL. He played for the

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and

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in 2003, hitting a combined .321 in 31 games. He hit only .250 in seven games for the AZL Mariners in 2004. Quintero had one at-bat in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, grounding into a double play. He also had one at-bat in the 2009 World Baseball Classic - he struck out.

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1982 births Living people 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2009 World Baseball Classic players Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Panama Panamanian expatriate baseball players in the United States People from Chitré Sportspeople from Herrera Province Inland Empire 66ers players Arizona League Mariners players {{baseball-catcher-stub