Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Matt Carasiti was born July 23, 1991, in East Berlin, Connecticut. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

On June 5, 2012, Carasiti was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the sixth round as the 194th pick in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.

In 2016, most of which he pitched for the Hartford Yard Goats for whom he was 0-2 with a 2.31 ERA with a league-leading 29 saves, he was named a mid-season Eastern League All-Star, a post-season All-Star, and a MiLB.com Organization All-Star.

Carasiti was called up by the Rockies on August 12, 2016, making his MLB debut the same day pitching 2 innings in relief in the Rockies 10–6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. On December 15, 2016, Carasiti signed a minor league contract with the Rockies that included an invitation to 2017 spring training.

On June 7, 2019, shortly following his release from the Cubs organization, Carasiti signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. On June 23, his contract was selected. With the Mariners, he was 0-1 with a 4.66 ERA in 9.2 innings in which he struck out 10 batters in 11 games (5 starts).

On December 21, 2022, Carasiti signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies.  He was assigned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes to begin the 2023 season, for whom he made 16 appearances and logged a 4.00 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 18.0 innings of work. On May 21, the Rockies selected Carasiti's contract to the active roster.