Lorenzo Quintana #81

Cuban backstop was signed by the Astros as a nondrafted free agent on Oct. 5, 2017...signed by Astros scout Charlie Gonzalez...Is currently signed to a minor league contract for the 2020 season...has been invited to Major League Spring Training in each of the last two years (2019, 20).

2019

Batted .299 (83x278) with 16 doubles, one triple, 17 homers, 56 RBI and an .889 OPS (.342 OBP/.547 SLG) in 74 combined games between Triple A Round Rock (31g) and Double A Corpus Christi (43g)...was named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star...began the season at Corpus Christi, before receiving his first promotion to Triple A on May 26...moved back to Double A in June, before receiving a promotion to Round Rock on Aug. 1...during his final Triple A stint, hit .304 (21x69) with four doubles, four homers, 13 RBI and an .887 OPS in 20 games.

2018

Debuted stateside for Double A Corpus Christi, hitting .254 (62x244) with 19 doubles, 11 home runs, 42 RBI and a .799 OPS in 70 games, including 67 starts behind the plate...hit seven of his 11 home runs on the season against NW Arkansas, which included a three-homer and a two-homer game...recorded that threehomer game on July 9 vs. NW Arkansas, going 3x3 with two hit by pitches, six RBI and five runs scored...named the Texas League Player of the Week for that week (July 9-15)...played in two postseason games for the Hooks, going 1x7 with a homer and four RBI.