Cal Paul Quantrill is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Diego Padres.
He was a four-time varsity letterman in baseball at Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario, and also lettered in hockey and volleyball. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 26th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign and chose to attend Stanford University.
In his freshman season, he made 17 starts for Stanford, including their game on opening day, becoming the first freshman to start opening day for Stanford since Mike Mussina in 1988.
Quantrill pitched to a 7–5 win–loss record, 2.68 earned run average (ERA), and 98 strikeouts in 1102⁄3 innings pitched. In his sophomore year, Quantrill posted a 2–0 record and 1.93 ERA in 182⁄3 innings pitched before his season was cut short by an arm injury. He underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the remainder of the season and the entire 2016 season recovering.
Quantrill made his major league debut with the Padres on May 1, 2019, allowing two runs over 5+2⁄3 innings pitched. He recorded his first major league win in Toronto on May 25. He was optioned to the El Paso Chihuahuas on May 26. In the 2020 season for the Padres, Quantrill was 2-0 in 10 appearances.
How Did The Indians Get Cal Quantrill?
On August 31, 2020, the Padres traded Quantrill, along with Austin Hedges, Josh Naylor, and minor league players Gabriel Arias, Owen Miller, and Joey Cantillo to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen, and Matt Waldron.