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The Pirates acquired Quinones from the Mariners during the 1989 season with the hope that he would fill the hole at shortstop that had plagued them for years, but released him a few months later. Quinones had an outstanding arm and the ability to make spectacular plays, but showed himself to be an inconsistent player and unstable person. In 1988 he was the subject of controversy when he left the Mariners without consulting the team to attend the funeral of a relative in(N-h)h)h)Puerto Rico. He also demonstrated an unwillingness to play with a series of minor injuries that failed to reveal anything on X-ray examinations. Quinones started his career with the Red Sox and, despite being billed as Boston's shortstop of the future, was traded to the Mariners in 1986 for Spike Owen and soon-to-be playoff hero Dave Henderson. (TF/CR)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 17, 1986: The Red Sox trade highly touted SS Rey Quinones, Mike Brown, and P Mike Trujillo to the Mariners for SS Spike Owen, OF Dave Henderson and John Christenson. » August 7, 1988: Darnell Coles, Alvin Davis, Jim Presley, Jay Buhner, and Rey Quinones all hit sacrifice flies in a 12–7 win over Oakland, giving the Mariners a American League record. » June 8, 1989: The Pirates send 16 batters to the plate in the 1st and taking a 10–0 lead (Pittsburgh's best inning since September, 1942) on eight hits, two for extra bases (Rey Quinones' double and Barry Bonds' 3-run homer) The Bucs leave the bases loaded. Announcer Jim Rooker crows that if the Pirates lose this game he'll walk back to Pittsburgh. Von Hayes answers Rooker with a 2-run homer in the 1st, another in the 3rd, Steve Jeltz goes deep in the 4th and 6th innings, one from each side of the plate, and score after six is 11–10. The Phils explode for five in the 8th to make the final, 15–11. Rooker did not make good on his promise until after the season, when he will conduct a charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.