D. J. Carrasco

**D. J. Carrasco**

Chicago White Sox — No. 53
Pitcher
Born: April 12, 1977 (1977-04-12) (age 31) Safford, Arizona
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 2, 2003 for the Kansas City Royals
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	14-15
Earned run average	4.81
Strikeouts	128
Teams
Kansas City Royals (2003-2005)

Daniel J. "D. J." Carrasco (born April 12, 1977 in Safford, Arizona) is a pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization. Carrasco's only major league experience came pitching for the Kansas City Royals from 2003-2005.

Carrasco was drafted in the 26th round of the 1997 amateur draft by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not pitch a minor league game for them. He played in the Cleveland Indians organization in 1998 and in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization from 1999-2002. Carrasco spent all of 2003 in the majors for the Royals and was up and down with the Royals from 2004-2005. Carrasco pitched 3 games in Japan for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in 2006. Carrasco pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks Triple-A affiliate, the Tucson Sidewinders in 2007. On January 11, 2008, Carrasco signed a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training with the Chicago White Sox.

He has an MLB career ERA of 4.82, and attended Pima Community College.

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