Giovanni Carrara
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| Free Agent — No. 54 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| July 29, 1995 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Record | 29-18 |
| Strikeouts | 338 |
| Earned run average | 4.69 |
| Former teams | |
Giovanni Carrara [car-RAH-ra] (born March 4, 1968 in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who most recently pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Carrara bats and throws right handed. He has established himself as a valuable middle relief man.
Failed starter converted to an effective long reliever, Carrara is a 90-92 MPH fireballer. He also throws a couple of breaking balls: a deceptive slow curve, as his off-speed pitch, and a hard one that is somewhere between a slider and cut fastball. He controls the running game as well, with a good move to both first base and second, and a quick delivery to the plate. On August 26, 2006, Carrara was designated for assignment by the Dodgers. He was called up in September 2006 when rosters expanded and used sparingly after re-joining the big club. The Dodgers chose not to re-sign Carrara in the off season, and he is not currently on any major or minor league roster.
[edit] Fact
- On August 15, 2001, Carrara combined with fellow Venezuelan pitchers Omar Daal, Kelvim Escobar and Freddy García to win their respective starts: Carrara, of the Dodgers, facing Montreal, 13-1; Daal, in a Phillies victory over the Brewers, 8-6; Escobar, of the Blue Jays, over Oakland, 5-2, and García, of Seattle, against the Red Sox, 6-2. This marked the first time in major league history that four pitchers coming from Venezuela have recorded a winning game in their respective starts in the same day.
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
- ESPN - profile and daily updates
- Baseball Reference - statistics and analysis
- Retrosheet - 2001 box scores
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