Marcos Carvajal
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays — No. -- | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 6, 2005 for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through July 21, 2006) |
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| Record | 0-2 |
| ERA | 5.09 |
| Strikeouts | 47 |
| Teams | |
Marcos Carvajal [car-va-HAL] (born August 19, 1984, in Bolívar, Venezuela) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Carvajal bats and throws right-handed. He made his major league debut on April 6, 2005, with the Colorado Rockies. After the 2005 season, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners for catcher Yorvit Torrealba. In April of 2006, the Mariners traded him to Tampa Bay for minor league pitcher Jose De La Cruz.
A highly-touted prospect in the Dodgers and Brewers minor league systems, Carvajal was picked up by the Rockies in the Rule 5 draft in December 2004. Then, in the 2005 spring training he posted a 1-0 record with a 4.97 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 12.2 innings. He was included on the Opening Day Roster. At age twenty, Carvajal became the youngest player to appear in a game for the Rockies. He pitched a perfect inning in his major league debut.
Career Statistics
| W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
| 0 | 2 | 5.09 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 52 | 30 | 8 | 21 | 47 |
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- ESPN (profile and daily update)
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
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