Jose Gregorio Quijada is a 6′, 175 left-handed pitcher from Caripito, VZ. Turning 23 today, Quijada was born on this date in 1995. He signed with the Miami Marlins through free agency on September 9th, 2013.
In 2014, Quijada went 5-5 with a 2.91 ERA over 16 appearances, including eight starts for the rookie-level Dominican Summer League’s DSL Marlins. He struck out 66 in 74 1/3 innings, with a 1.238 WHIP to his credit. A left pectoralis strain limited Quijada to eight games for the Gulf Coast League Marlins in 2015, and held batters to one hit and one walk over eight innings while striking out seven.