Fausto Carmona
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| Cleveland Indians — No. 55 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| April 15, 2006 for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Wins-Losses | 1-10 |
| ERA | 5.42 |
| Innings pitched | 74 2/3 |
| Strikeouts | 58 |
| Former teams | |
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Fausto C. Carmona (born December 7, 1983 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. Carmona made his major league debut with the Indians on April 15, 2006. He was initially used as a starting pitcher but later in the season was turned into a reliever.
He is known for his hard sinker and exhibiting good control of his pitches. He did not throw exceptionally hard when he first debuted in the minor leagues at age 18 but has since developed a fastball that can reach 97 mph. He also throws a slider and a changeup.
Carmona was the first non-rehab start player and full-time roster member of the Lake County Captains to play a game in the big leagues.
[edit] Role of Indians closer
On July 20, 2006, the Indians all-time saves leader Bob Wickman was traded to the Atlanta Braves and Carmona was forced into the role of the team closer despite never recording a major league save.
In the span of seven days (from July 30 through August 5, 2006), Carmona recorded four losses and three blown saves for the Indians. All three blown saves came in dramatic fashion: a walk-off home run to David Ortiz against the Boston Red Sox, a walk-off double to Mark Loretta against the Red Sox, and a walk-off homer to Ivan Rodriguez against the Detroit Tigers.
Carmona lost the closer role soon after to Tom Mastny and is now a starter.
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- MLB.com player info page
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