Jose Quintana: 2024 Mets Wild Card Team Pitcher (2023- 2024)
After his first season he was suspended for violating MLB's drug policy & was released. In 2009 he was signed by the AL New York club then let go to free agency two years later.
In 2011 he was signed by the Chicago White Son where he'd pitch for parts of six seasons. From 2013 to 2015 he won nine games each season.
2016 All Star: In 2016 he won a career high 13 games (13-12) with a 3.12 ERA making his first & only All-Star Team. He pitched the top of the 5th inning allowing a double to Will Myers in the American League's 4-2 win at Petco Park.
In his first seven starts, Quintana was 5-1 with a 1.38 ERA. Strangely from May 27th to June 28th, he went 0-7 but suffered from poor run support as the White Sox scores two runs or less in seven of those nine games. In 21 of his starts Jose allowed two runs or less tying him for third best in that category in the AL.
From the south side of Chicago, he moved to the north side pitching for the Cubs for parts of four seasons (2017-2020). Quintana matched his season high 13 wins twice with Cubs going an overall 33-23 in his time there.
Post Seasons: In 2017 he made his first post season appearances. In the NLDS win over he Nationals, Quintana started Game #3 in Chicago allowing a run on just two hits over five innings taking no decision in the 2-1 win.
2017- NLCS: In the NLCS loss to the Dodgers he made two appearances allowing eight runs in seven innings.
In Game #5 he was the losing pitcher, making it only into the 3rd inning, getting charged with six runs. Three of the runs were charged to him when Hector Rondon gave up a grand slam to Enrique Hernandez. Hernandez had also homered off Quintana in the 2nd inning.
From 2021-2022 he pitched for the Angles, Cardinals Giants & Pirates going 6-11.
In December 2022, Quintina signed a two-year $26 million deal with the New York Mets. Quintana is only the second Mets player after Dilson Herrera to be born in Columbia.
Mets Career: Quintana's Mets career didn't start off well. In his first appearance in Spring Training, he was diagnosed with a stress factor & benign legion in his left rib cage. He missed over three months of the season & when he arrived, they were ten games below .500 in what was a very disappointing year.
On July 20th, Quintana made his Mets debut & took a loss to the Chicago WhiteSon. On July 26th, he took his second loss in the subway series in the Bronx, allowing two earned runs on six hits over six innings. Quintana would start out at 0-4 into mid-August.
& striking out five Cardinals. In the bottom of the 7th inning, he gave up a HR to Tyler O'Neill which was the first HR he gave up all season & the first in a streak of 97.1 innings.
He lost his next start to fall to 1-5, although he held a respectable 3.73 ERA.
On September 5th, he allowed just one run to the Nationals over seven innings, the Mets put up 11 runs to finally get him his second win.
On September 17th, he became just the fourth active left hander to make 300 career starts. Jose held the Reds to two runs into the 6th inning & earned his third win of the year.
In his next start he struck out ten batters but served up HRs to the Phillies Bryce Harper & Alec Bohm while giving up a season worst six runs (five earned) in a loss to Zach Wheeler.
Quintana ended the year at 3-6 with a 3.75 ERA in 13 starts. He struck out 60 while walking 24 in 75.2 innings.
From April 22nd to June 9th, Quintana went 0-4 giving up 32 runs with 9 HRs in 45.2 innings of work for a 6.31 ERA. Opponents batted .286 against him.
London Series: Quintana got the start in the second game of the London series with the Phillies. He got no decision in the Mets win, giving up three runs in 3.2 innings. He gave up six hits, three walks & hit a batter.
Jose won his next two starts, as the Mets turned their season around. On June 15th during the Mets seven game win streak, he beat the Padres at Citi Field, allowing just one run over six innings. On June 21st at Wrigley Field, the Mets scored eleven runs as Quintana allowed just one run & struck out eight for his third win.
On July 14th in Colorado, his 15 inning scoreless innings streak ended as he gave up a two run HR to Ezequiel Tovar in the 1st inning. Quintana would allow five runs on six hits & take the loss.
On July 23rd, he got the win in the opening game of the subway series in the Bronx, allowing just one run on three hits over five innings. Jeff McNeil's two run HR in the 6th inning broke the tie leading to the win.
As the Mets wining continued in August, Quintana's did not. From August 4th to August 25th, he went 0-3 with a 6.33 ERA giving up 19 runs, four HRs in five starts.
26.2 Scoreless Innings: But Jose turned things around once again. From August 31st to September 18th as the Mets battled for a wild card spot, Quintana had his best streak of his Mets career. In four starts he was 4-0 allowing just one earned run in 25.2 innings pitched for a 0.35 ERA.
On August 31st, he held the White Sox to a run in Chicago, then did not allow a run in his first three starts of September. Quintana pitched 20.2 scoreless innings over the three games to beat the Reds, Phillies & Nationals.
100th Career Victory: On September 7th, at Citi Field he collected his 100th career win by shutting out the Reds thru 6.2 innings. Harrison Bader hit a HR as Pete Alonso & J.D. Martinez also drove in runs in the 4-1 win.
On September 13th, he beat Aaron Nola & the Phillies in a huge series at Philadelphia. Quintana shut out the Phils thru seven innings without issuing a walk.
On September 28th, he extended the scoreless innings streak to 26.2 innings before taking the loss in Milwaukee. In that game he struck out a season high nine batters.
He ended the season at 10-10 with a 3.75 ERA. He struck out 135 batters, while walking 63 in 170 innings pitched in 31 starts.
Game #3 in Milwaukee. He shut out the Brewers thru six innings allowing four hits, one walk & struck out five. Quintana earned no decision in the series clinching win, won by Pete Alonso with his 9th inning HR.
2024 NLDS: In the NLDS win over the Phillies, Quintana got the Game #4 start at Citi Field against Ranger Suarez. Jose shut down the Phils offense thru the first three innings.
In the 4th he gave up a double & a walk, then a fielder's choice by Alec Bohm brought in the game's first run. But it was all he gave up holding them to a run on two hits over five innings. Francisco Lindor's 6th inning grand slam HR led the way for the Mets series clinching win advancing them to the NLCS.
leadoff HR to Shohei Ohtani. Thru 3.1 innings, Quintana gave up five runs on five hits taking the loss.
After the season he was granted free agency.
Career Stats: In his 13-year career Jose is 102-103 with a 3.74 ERA. He struck out 1727 batters walked 591 in 1969.1 innings in 359 games (333 starts).
Family: Jose & his wife Michel have two daughters, they reside in the Miami, Florida area. In 2024 Jose became an American legal citizen.
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