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Quentin quite the HBP target, but not the leader

By Adam Berry Despite all that’s been said in the wake of Thursday night’s melee between the Padres and Dodgers, Carlos Quentin still isn’t the career leader in number of times hit by a pitch. He’s just inside the top 50 all-time, sure, and he’s been plunked 116 times, the seventh-highest total among active players.

From: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130413&content_id=44730524&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

Greinke breaks collarbone in brawl after HBP

By ESPN.com news services Padres slugger Carlos Quentin rushed the mound and wrestled Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke to the ground after getting hit by a pitch Thursday night, leading to a benches-clearing brawl between the teams that left Greinke with a broken left collarbone.

From: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/9162800/san-diego-padres-los-angeles-dodgers-brawl-zack-greinke-hits-carlos-quentin-pitch