The Art of Pitching

Art grew up in Fontana, CA and played his college career at HIU from 2015-2018. He recorded the schools first W in school history and was a part of the historic World Series run in 2017. Art has coached HS, Junior college, D2, scouted professionally working for teams in the LMB and LMP and is now the Pitching Coach at CSUSB

Brandon Quintero's pitching career began at Sonora High School, where he was a two-year varsity starter, going 8-1 as a junior. He earned First Team All-Conference honors in both 2011 and 2012, ranked top 5 in Orange County in wins in 2011, and still holds the school record for strikeouts in a seven-inning game with 15.

At Cal State Los Angeles, Quintero became a three-year starter, throwing 200 innings and striking out 215 batters over his career. He posted back-to-back top-5 national rankings in strikeouts per nine innings — 12.7 in 2014 and 11.7 in 2015 — and left CSULA as the highest draft pick the program had produced since 2004.

The Chicago White Sox selected Quintero in the 16th round of the 2015 MLB Draft. In his first professional season, he helped lead his team to the Arizona League Championship, topping the roster in both wins and strikeouts, and advanced as high as High-A.

From 2017 on, Quintero built a career in the Mexican Baseball League at the AAA level with Aguascalientes, and in 2018 was selected to the Mexican National Team for the Pan-American Olympic qualifiers. He sharpened his craft internationally as well, posting a 1.20 ERA over 19 innings in the 2020 Venezuelan Winter League — ranking among the league's top 3 relievers.

Back in Mexico for the 2021 season, Quintero was again among the league's top 3 relievers in ERA, finishing with a 1.20 mark over 28 innings. He went on to pitch three more professional seasons from 2022–2026, closing out a Mexican League career ERA around 4.00. He still holds Aguascalientes' franchise records for WHIP, ERA, and holds among relievers.