Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Carlos Carrasco was born March 21, 1987, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Carrasco was born in 1987 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. By age 10 he was playing baseball, initially as a third baseman. He was discovered by a baseball scout in Venezuela at age 16, and threw for Sal Agostinelli, international scouting director for the Philadelphia Phillies, demonstrating a 91 mph (146 km/h) fastball. At a young age, Carrasco learned to throw left-handed, in addition to his natural right-handed delivery, but he does not consider himself ambidextrous.

In the fifth inning of a July 7, 2017, game against the Detroit Tigers, Carrasco pitched an immaculate inning, striking out the side on the minimum nine pitches. He became only the second pitcher in Indians history to do so, following Justin Masterson in 2014, and the 84th in Major League history. Carrasco struck out 14 Minnesota Twins batters on September 28, in a 5–2 game to give Cleveland their 100th win of the season. For the 2017 season, Carrasco was 18–6 with a 3.29 ERA, striking out 226 in 200 innings.

Carrasco began the 2022 season with a 4 - 1 record in his first eight appearances for the Mets.

On July 30, 2022, he earned his 100th career win after a 4-0 shutout against the Miami Marlins.

Carrasco signed with the Cleveland Guardians for the 2024 season.