Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Roman Quinn was born May 14, 1993. He is a centerfielder in the MLB.

The Phillies selected Quinn in the second round of the 2011 MLB draft. In 2012, he was a mid-season New York–Penn League All Star, an MiLB.com Phillies Organization All-Star, and led the league in stolen bases, runs, and triples. Playing in 2014 first in the Florida State League, he led the Phillies minor league organization in stolen bases, and then playing in the Arizona Fall League he led the league in stolen bases and was named to the AFL's Top Prospects Team, an AFL Rising Star, as well as an MiLB.com Phillies Organization All Star. In 2015, he was an Eastern League mid-season All-Star. He made his major league debut in 2016.

On July 27, 2018, he was recalled by the Phillies. On August 21, he hit his first major league homer, against the Washington Nationals. For the season, in 131 at-bats for the Phillies, in which he primarily played center field, he batted .260/.317/.412 with 10 stolen bases (tied for 3rd among NL rookies) in 14 attempts, despite playing the last month with a broken pinky toe. He had the fastest time from home to first base of all major leaguers, at 3.88 seconds, and came in second to Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton of all MLB players in average sprint speed, at 30.2 feet per second.