Age, Biography and Wiki
Omar Quintanilla was born on 24 October, 1981 in El Paso, Texas, U.S., is an American baseball player (born 1981). Discover Omar Quintanilla's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?
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42 years old |
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Scorpio |
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24 October 1981 |
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24 October |
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El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
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United States
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He is a member of famous Player with the age 42 years old group.
Omar Quintanilla Height, Weight & Measurements
At 42 years old, Omar Quintanilla height is 1.75 m .
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Omar Quintanilla Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Omar Quintanilla worth at the age of 42 years old? Omar Quintanilla’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from United States. We have estimated Omar Quintanilla's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Omar Quintanilla (born October 24, 1981) is an American former professional baseball infielder.
In 2002, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Quintanilla was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the first round (33rd overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft.
In 2003, he played for the Vancouver Canadians of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League and High-A Modesto A's of the Class A-Advanced California League, batting .358 in 40 games.
He started 2004 with Modesto as the Athletics' seventh ranked prospect and after hitting .315 received a late-season promotion to the Midland RockHounds for the Class AA Texas League.
He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Rockies (2005–2009), Texas Rangers (2011), New York Mets (2012, 2013-2014) and Baltimore Orioles (2012).
Quintanilla attended Socorro High School in El Paso, Texas, where he played with fellow teammate DR Melo.
Quintanilla led the city of El Paso in home runs, RBI, and was elected to the Texas All-State shortstop.
After graduating, he received a scholarship to the University of Texas, Austin, where he played for the Texas Longhorns baseball team.
Quintanilla played second base, third base, and shortstop, and appeared in two national championship games, winning one.
He began 2005 with Midland as the A's 8th ranked prospect and on July 15, he was traded along with outfielder Eric Byrnes to the Colorado Rockies for pitchers Joe Kennedy and Jay Witasick.
The Rockies assigned him to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL).
and promoted him to the majors in late July.
He made his debut on July 31 and went 1-3.
In each of the next three seasons, Quintanilla began the season with Triple-A Colorado Springs and was promoted to the majors at least once each season.
In limited at-bats, he had his highest batting average in at .238.
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced August 11, 2010, that Quintanilla had received a 50-game suspension after testing positive for Methylhexaneamine, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
Quintanilla signed with the Texas Rangers after the season and in July 2011, he had his contract purchased by Texas after hitting .298 in 51 games with Round Rock Express of the PCL.
On August 1, he was outrighted to back to Round Rock and elected free agency.
Overall with the Rangers, he hit .045 in 11 games, with two RBI.
On January 3, 2012, Quintanilla signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.
On May 29, 2012, Quintanilla's contract was purchased by the New York Mets from Buffalo Bisons Class AAA International League after hitting .282 in 48 games.
He first saw big-league action that same night, going 3-for-4 with 2 doubles in his debut against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field.
On June 1, 2012, Omar started at shortstop on the first ever no-hitter in New York Mets history thrown by Johan Santana.
The New York Mets shut out the St Louis Cardinals 8-0.
He was designated for assignment on July 17.
On July 20, 2012, Quintanilla was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for financial considerations.
He played 2nd base for the Orioles.
He had 4 home runs and 15 RBIs.
On January 5, 2013, Quintanilla signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets which included an invitation to Spring Training.
His contract was purchased and he was subsequently called up on May 30 when shortstop Ruben Tejada was placed on the 15-day disabled list.
The Mets moved closer Frank Francisco from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list to make room on the 40 man roster.
He became a free agent on December 2, 2013, after being non-tendered.
He re-signed to a minor league deal in January 2014.
He was designated for assignment on May 8, 2014.
Quintanilla elected free agency in October 2014.
On January 30, 2015, Quintanilla signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies.
He was released on June 15, 2015 after appearing in only two games for the Modesto Nuts.
In 2016, Quintanilla made his debut in the Mexican League with the Toros de Tijuana.
He became a free agent after the 2017 season.