Riley Quick

Riley Quick
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher
Born: (2004-04-29) April 29, 2004 (age 22)
Trussville, Alabama, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Riley Wayne Quick (born April 29, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization.

Amateur career

Quick attended Hewitt-Trussville High School in Trussville, Alabama, where he played football and baseball. He was rated a four-star prospect as an offensive lineman and declined offers from Auburn University and Mississippi State University to play football. As a senior in 2022, Quick had a 13–1 record with a 0.92 ERA and 130 strikeouts over 83+2⁄3 innings and was named Alabama Mr. Baseball. After graduating, he enrolled at the University of Alabama to play college baseball.

As a freshman at Alabama in 2023, Quick made 16 relief appearances and went 1–1 with a 3.68 ERA. In 2024, he started and pitched three innings in his season debut before undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery. Quick returned to play in 2025 and began the season in Alabama's starting rotation on an innings limit. Over 14 starts, he went 8–3 with a 3.92 ERA and seventy strikeouts over 62 innings.

Professional career

Quick was selected by the Minnesota Twins with the 36th overall pick in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with Minnesota for a $2.69 million bonus on July 24, 2025.

Quick made his professional debut in 2026 with the Single-A Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. He made three starts and allowed one hit, no runs, and struck out 13 batters across eight innings before being promoted to the High-A Cedar Rapids Kernels. Quick started 11 games for Cedar Rapids, pitching to a 0–2 record, a 4.14 ERA and 61 strikeouts across 41+1⁄3 innings and was then promoted to the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge in July. Over nine starts with Wichita, he went 0–3 with a 6.68 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 32+1⁄3 innings.

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, Ben (February 15, 2022). "Hewitt-Trussville 4-star football prospect Riley Quick turns sole focus to baseball career". AL.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Thomas, Ben (June 26, 2022). "Alabama baseball signee Riley Quick was 'very close' to playing football at Auburn". AL.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ Leach, Matthew (July 20, 2025). "Twins land a highly recruited football lineman ... in MLB Draft?". MLB.com. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Ben (June 12, 2022). "Alabama signee, Hewitt-Trussville RHP Riley Quick named ASWA's Mr. Baseball". AL.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ Baranovsky, Adam; Hampton, Cade (February 21, 2024). "Alabama baseball wins two games but loses a player to injury for the season". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ Miller, Will (February 17, 2025). "Riley Quick's Road Back: Alabama Pitcher Envisions Big Season with Return to Mound". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ Smarr, Emilee (May 31, 2025). "Now that the season is over, which Alabama baseball players can look toward 2025 MLB Draft?". tuscaloosanews.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ Inabinett, Mark (July 13, 2025). "Minnesota Twins choose Alabama pitcher on first night of MLB draft". al.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Draft Signings: Schoolcraft, Watson, Russell, Quick, Flemming, Root". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Twins' Top 2 Draft picks Houston, Quick shine in first full pro seasons". MLB.com. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Twins Promote Riley Quick To High-A". Baseball America. April 27, 2026. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  12. ↑ Stohs, Seth (July 11, 2026). "Twins Minor League Report (7/10): That's a Riley Quick Promotion". Twins Daily. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Riley Quick Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 15, 2026.