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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 (age 21) 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

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Quinn Priester on Twitter

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