Cal Quantrill

Cal Quantrill

Cal Quantrill: A Brief Biography

Cal Quantrill
Cal Quantrill Image Source: Getty Images

Cal Paul Quantrill was first drafted by the San Diego Padres with the 8th overall pick in the MLB draft of 2016. The veteran pitcher has careers with the San Diego Padres and the Cleveland Indians/ Guardians in his career so far. He was traded by the Cleveland Guardians on November 17, 2023, to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Kody Huff.

Cal Quantrill hails from Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, and made his MLB debut with the San Diego Padres on May 1, 2019. He has since then evolved into one of the most aggressive baseball players in recent times. He is notable for his athleticism on the field and his pitching styles, notably his sliders. He has been reliable to his teams as a mid-rotation starter during his games. With 427 strikeouts in 570.2 innings pitched in his career so far, he still has to further develop himself as a pitcher. Nevertheless, the Colorado Rockies in the 2024 season might help him to become a solid threat to his opponents.

Cal Quantrill's Personal Information

NameCal Paul Quantrill
Age28 years old (as of February 2024)
DOBFebruary 10, 1995
NationalityCanadian
Mother NameAlyson Quantrill
Father namePaul Quantrill
ProfessionBaseball Player
Net Worth$5 million (approximately)
Height6’3” (190 cm)
Weight195 lbs (88 kg)
EducationTrinity College School, Stanford University
Relationship StatusMarried to Eastin Quantrill

Cal Quantrill's Early Life

Cal Quantrill was born and raised in Port Hope, Ontario Canada. He enrolled at Trinity College School in Point Hope, where he played varsity baseball, hockey and volleyball for the school team. During his high school career, he became a four time letterman in baseball. He also was a letterman in volleyball and hockey. Quantrill was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2013 MLB draft but he declined it and decided to commit to Stanford University to play collegiate baseball for the Stanford Cardinal.

With the Stanford Cardinal, Quantrill was notable for 98 strikeouts in 110 ⅔ innings pitched as a freshman. He continued his sophomore year with an ERA of 1.93 in 18 ⅔ innings pitched before being sidelined because of an arm injury. He had to undergo Tommy John surgery, thereby missing the 2016 collegiate baseball season. However, the San Diego Padres drafted him with the 8th overall pick in the 2016 MLB draft and he started his professional career with MiLB.

Throughout Cal Quantrill’s career in the MiLB, he represented teams like Fort Wayne TinCaps (High-A), Tri-City Dust Devils, AZL Padres (Rookie), San Antonio Missions (Double-A), Lake Elsinore Storm (Single-A) and El Paso Chihuahuas (Triple-A). He finally arrived in the MLB with the San Diego Padres on May 1, 2019.

Cal Quantrill's Personal Life

Cal Quantrill, in his personal life, has his parents, former MLB player Paul John Quantrill as his father and Alyson Quantrill as his mother. He is also married to his wife Eastin Quantrill.

Quantrill has involved himself in philanthropic activities like his fellow MLB players. He has teamed up with Letters to Foster Children, a non-profit organization since 2020, through which he and his wife send letters to over 40,000 children in foster care. Named, “Letters of Love,” he has also asked his fans and followers to join him in sending letters with positive messages or drawings to foster children. He believes that his efforts will be a win for him even if it manages to make one child smile.

Cal Quantrill's Family Background

Cal Quantrill’s family has his father Paul John Quantrill and his mother Alyson Quantrill.

Paul John Quantrill is the father of Cal Quantrill. He is a former MLB relief pitcher and has played for 14 seasons with teams like the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres and Florida Marlins. He also became an All-Star in 2001. Moreover, he was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010. Paul Quantrill currently serves as a special assistant to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Alyson Quantrill is the mother of Cal Quantrill. In an interview to Sportsnet, she stated that she was on a vacation in a sailboat with her friends when she heard about her son’s MLB debut. She flew to Atlanta to watch the game. And was quite nervous watching her son pitch. However, she is happy that it all turned out well in the end.

Besides his parents, as per online sources, Cal Quantrill also has two siblings. However, no information is available regarding them in the public domain.

Cal Quantrill's Wife

Cal Quantrill
Cal Quantrill Image Source: Instagram @ashtonashby43

Cal Quantrill is married to his wife Eastin Quantrill. Previously known as Eastin Ashby, as per online sources, she is a former collegiate basketball and cross-country athlete at Emerson College. She is presently a business entrepreneur. She also majors in journalism.

While Cal Quantrill and Eastin Quantrill have kept their relationship timeline private, the couple became husband and wife on January 10, 2022. Since then, she has been partnering with her husband in their charity work with Letters to Foster Children.

She is the daughter of Andy Ashby, former pitcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The couple met when they were six or seven at the Dodgers Daycare. Their fathers played together, which means they share a lot in common.

Cal Quantrill's Kids

Cal Quantrill and his wife Eastin Quantrill do not have any children as of yet.

Cal Quantrill's Social Media

Cal Quantrill has an active social media presence. He is active on Instagram as @cal_quantrill47 and it has 65 posts and 11.8K followers in it. He uses this account to keep his followers updated on his professional baseball career as well as his personal life with his friends and family members.

Quantrill is also active on X as @cal_quantrill47 with 6,726 followers in it. In this account, Quantrill tweets information about his baseball career as well as other information from the world of MLB. However, he hasn’t tweeted anything since May 2022.

Cal Quantrill's Net Worth

Cal Quantrill, as per online sources, has an estimated net worth of approximately $5 million as of February 2024. He has achieved this net worth through his baseball career over the last 5 years.

Quantrill net worth in 2023, as per online sources was estimated to be around $3 million approximately. While his net worth before this, is not presently available in the public domain, it can be said that his net worth will increase in the future.

Cal Quantrill as a Brand Ambassador

There is presently no information available in the public domain about Cal Quantrill being the brand ambassador or endorsing any brands in his career yet.

Cal Quantrill's Investments

There is presently no information available in any public domain about the investments made by Cal Quantrill in his career.

Cal Quantrill's Career Stats

Throughout the last 5 seasons, Cal has showcased his skills as a starting pitcher for the teams he has played.

This is a summary of his career season stats so far, presented in a table format:

Categories Career Regular Season Stats
Wins 35
Losses 23
Earned Run Average (ERA)3.83
Games 132
Games Started 94
Saves 1
Innings Pitched 570.2
Strikeouts 427
Walks Plus Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)1.26

Source: mlb.com

Cal Quantrill's Achievements

Cal Quantrill has not yet made any significant achievements in his MLB career. However, during his MiLB career, he was a Mid Season All-Star with the Lake Elsinore Storm in 2017 and Mid Season All-Star with the San Antonio Missions in 2018.

Furthermore, Quantrill has also received prominence on an international level. He won a silver medal for Team Canada at the 2012 18U Baseball World Championship in Seoul, South Korea.

Cal Quantrill's Contract

Cal Quantrill is all set to earn $6,550,000 from the 2024 MLB season. He signed a 1 year contract worth $6,550,000 with the Colorado Rockies and avoided arbitration for the 3rd time on January 10, 2024. This was his 3rd arbitration contract. He is set to begin his unrestricted free agency in 2026.

Regarding Cal Quantrill’s contract history, he first signed a contract with the San Diego Padres on June 13, 2016, and received $3,963,045 as a signing bonus. The team bought his contract on May 1, 2019. He next signed a 1 year $571,800 contract with the team on March 5, 2020. However, Quantrill was traded by the San Diego Padres on August 31, 2020, to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Matt Waldron, Mike Clevinger, and Greg Allen.

Cal Quantrill then signed a 1-year contract worth $586,200 with the Cleveland Indians on March 1, 2021. Next, he signed a 1-year contract worth $2.51 million with the team and avoided arbitration on March 22, 2022. He then signed a 1 year contract worth $5.55 million with the team and avoided arbitration for the second time on January 13, 2023. He was Designated for assignment by the Cleveland Guardians on November 13, 2023, and then traded on November 17, 2023, to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Kody Huff. Quantrill then signed his recent contract.

Cal Quantrill's Diet

Cal Quantrill has not revealed the diet plan that he follows in his baseball career to the public domain.

Cal Quantrill's House

Cal Quantrill has not provided details about his house to protect the privacy of his family. However, he hails from Point Hope, Ontario Canada.

Cal Quantrill's Cars

There is presently no information available in the public domain about the cars that Cal Quantrill owns.

FAQ's On Cal Quantrill

 A. Cal Quantrill is 28 years old as of February 2024.

A. Cal Quantrill stands at 6’3” (190 cm) in height and weighs 195 lbs (88 kg).

 A. Cal Quantrill will represent the Colorado Rockies in 2024. He was previously a member of the San Diego Padres and the Cleveland Indians/Guardians.

 A. Cal Quantrill has pitched 570.2 innings and achieved 427 strikeouts in his career so far. 

A. Cal Quantrill will wear jersey # 47 for the Colorado Rockies. He wore jersey # 40 for the San Diego Padres and jerseys # 38 and # 47 for the Cleveland Indians/Guardians. 

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