Spanish Play-by-Play Announcer (Radio)
Yiky Quintana returns for his 23rd full season as the Marlins¡¯ Spanish play-by-play announcer. Besides radio, Quintana serves as the main sports anchor/producer for WJAN41 Am¨¦rica Teve in Miami.
Quintana has more than 30 years of broadcasting experience. He began his career as a journalist writing for several Cuban national sports magazines and newspapers. Over the airwaves, Quintana served as a commentator and play-by-play announcer for the providence of Las Villas¡¯ radio network. He worked for TV Cubana (1980-1993) as a sports commentator and play-by-play announcer for several national and international championships including baseball, volleyball, basketball, and boxing.
After acquiring political asylum from the Venezuelan Republic, Quintana worked as sports analyst and play-by-play announcer for Cadena Super Suave as well as serving as the official play-by-play announcer for the ¡°Tigres de Aragua¡±, of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
Quintana was selected by fans as the Most Popular Sports Commentator as well as one of the 10 Most Popular Artists in Cuba. He is also a member of the National Cuban Hall of Fame (Class of 2007) for his contributions to the sports journalism field and was named the Miami Life Awards Sports Broadcaster of the Year in 2008 & 2009. He was awarded the Premio Revista Carteles XXVIII edition as the ¡°Best Sports Announcer in 2016.
Quintana received his bachelor¡¯s degree in Physical Education and Sports, with a specialization in baseball, from Instituto Superior de Cultura F¨ªsica. Quintana also served as pitching coach for several baseball national championships in Cuba. Yiki and his wife, Lizet, reside in Miami, Fla.