On December 15, 2003, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners for first baseman Greg Colbrunn. McCracken did not get much playing time with Seattle, however, and on June 9 he was released. Two days later, he re-signed with the D-Backs and batted .288 in 55 games. He became a free agent after the season and re-signed with Arizona. McCracken struggled with a .237 batting average in 2005, becoming a free agent after the season. On February 14, 2006, he signed with the Cincinnati Reds, but was released on July 6. The Minnesota Twins, after signing him to a minor league contract on July 21, announced at the end of the 2006 season that they would not re-sign McCracken after he had played for their Triple-A affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings. He was not picked up by another team, and signed on to play with the independent Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League. After one season in independent ball, McCracken played for the Dominican Winter Baseball League in late 2007 and retired. Post-playing career He joined the front office of the Diamondbacks in 2011, and moved to the Houston Astros in 2012. McCracken joined the Miami Marlins staff in a player development role in December 2017. In January 2019, he joined the Durham Bulls as a third-base coach in a return to the city where he attended college. Personal life Quinton married Maggie Moskal on January 29, 2005. The couple have a son Isaiah Cicero McCracken born July 7, 2009. Maggie McCracken is a cast member of VH1's Baseball Wives. The first episode aired November 30, 2011. References External links 1970 births Living people African-American baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Arizona Diamondbacks players Baseball players from North Carolina Bend Rockies players Bridgeport Bluefish players Central Valley Rockies players Cincinnati Reds players Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Duke Blue Devils baseball players Duke Blue Devils football players Durham Bulls players Edmonton Trappers players Major League Baseball center fielders Minnesota Twins players New Haven Ravens players People from Southport, North Carolina Rochester Red Wings players Seattle Mariners players Sportspeople from Wilmington, North Carolina Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Tucson Sidewinders players Leones del Escogido players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople