Quinn Priester

Charles Quinn Priester (born September 16, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Quinn Priester
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitcher
Born: (2000-09-16) September 16, 2000
Glendale Heights, Illinois
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Amateur career

Priester attended Cary-Grove High School in Cary, Illinois. He played baseball and football, and was a member of the 2018 Cary-Grove football team that won the 6A state championship. He also caught a touchdown pass in the championship game.[1] In 2019, as a senior, he went 8-2 with a 1.00 ERA, striking out 91 batters in 60+1⁄3 innings and was named the Illinois Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[2][3][4] He committed to play college baseball at Texas Christian University.[5][6]

Professional career

Priester was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 18th overall selection in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He signed with the Pirates on June 10 for $3.4 million.[7] After signing, he was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Pirates.[8] Over nine games (eight starts) in the GCL, he went 1-1 with a 3.19 ERA, striking out 41 over 36+1⁄3 innings.[9] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season.[10]

Priester spent the 2021 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers with whom he went 7-4 with a 3.04 ERA and 98 strikeouts over 97+2⁄3 innings.[11] In June, he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[12]

References
  1. Clark, Mike. "Cary-Grove grinds its way to the Class 6A title with defeat of Crete-Monee 35-13". Chicagotribune.com.
  2. Hammond, Sean. "Cary-Grove's Quinn Priester 'fired up' after being selected 18th overall in MLB Draft". Nwherald.com.
  3. Cantatore, Jared (3 June 2019). "Quinn Priester Draft Profile". Lastwordonbaseball.com.
  4. Stevenson, J. O. E. "Cary-Grove's Priester named Gatorade Illinois Baseball Player of the Year". Nwherald.com.
  5. "Top Illinois 2019 MLB Draft Prospects". Baseballamerica.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. "Here's the best Draft prospect from each state". MLB.com.
  7. "Pirates sign their first-round pick, Quinn Priester". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  8. "Top draftees, prospects begin short-season play". MLB.com.
  9. "Pirates' Quinn Priester: Makes Grapefruit League debut". Cbssports.com.
  10. West, Jenna. "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Canceled". Si.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. "As fellow prospects watch and marvel, Quinn Priester content to keep his head down and work". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  12. "Futures Game rosters are STACKED". MLB.com.


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