Quinn Priester
Charles Quinn Priester is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.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, along with teammate Mitchel Dec. He also caught a touchdown pass in the championship game. In 2019, as a senior, he went 8-2 with a 1.00 ERA, striking out 91 batters in 60.1 innings and was named the Illinois Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year. He committed to play college baseball at Texas Christian University.
Priester was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 18th overall selection in the 2019 MLB draft. He signed with the Pirates on June 10 for $3.4 million. After signing, he was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Pirates. Over nine games in the GCL, he went 1-1 with a 3.19 ERA, striking out 41 over innings.
