on september 14, 1999 quinn became just the third player in mlb history to hit two home runs in his major league debut, joining bob nieman (1951) and bert campaneris (1964). in quinn became the royals regular leftfielder. he hit .294 with 20 home runs, earning him the sporting news american league rookie player of the year and a spot on the 2000 topps all-star rookie team. quinn split the season between right field, left field, and designated hitter. his production at the plate dropped to 17 homers and a .269 average. quinn opened the 2002 season on the dl with one of the more bizarre sports injuries: a broken rib caused by "kung-fu fighting" with his brother in san diego. by quinn only appeared in 23 games for the royals and hit just .237 in what would be his final year in the majors.