Quantrill was drafted in
1986 MLB draft by the
Los Angeles Dodgers in the 26th round, 660th overall, but did not sign. After three years at the
University of Wisconsin he was drafted again, by the
Boston Red Sox in the sixth round of the
1989 MLB draft, 161st overall, and made his major league debut on July 20, 1992. Originally considered a
starter, Quantrill eventually found consistency as a
reliever after several years of splitting time between the bullpen and the starting rotation for several teams. Some of his best years came for the
Toronto Blue Jays, a team located in his home province of
Ontario. Quantrill earned a reputation for being very durable and having impeccable control; commentators often joked that he had a "rubber arm". Before the 2004 season, Quantrill signed a two-year, $6.8-million deal with the
New York Yankees. Quantrill pitched effectively for the Yankees as a set-up man for most of the season, leading Yankees announcer
Michael Kay to create the nickname "Quan-Go-Mo" for the "three-headed monster" that made up the Yankees usual bullpen progression of Quantrill,
Tom Gordon and
Mariano Rivera (known as "Mo"). Due to poor performance the following year, Quantrill was
designated for assignment on July 1, 2005. The next day he was traded to the
San Diego Padres for pitchers
Tim Redding and
Darrell May. Quantrill was then traded to the
Florida Marlins and spent the rest of the year in the bullpen. While playing in the
2006 World Baseball Classic, Quantrill announced that he would retire at the end of the event. Quantrill served as a coach for
Team Canada during the
World Baseball Classics in
2009,
2013, and
2017. On June 19, 2010, Quantrill was inducted, along with former Blue Jay
Roberto Alomar, into the
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in
St. Marys, Ontario. ==Accomplishments==