Marcos Carvajal

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**Marcos Carvajal**

Florida Marlins — No. 50
Relief Pitcher
Born: August 19, 1984 (1984-08-19) (age 23) Bolívar, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 6, 2005 for the Colorado Rockies
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	0-2
Earned Run Average	5.21
Strikeouts	49
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2005) Florida Marlins (2007)

Marcos Carvajal [car-va-HAL] (born August 19, 1984, in Bolívar, Venezuela) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays in the Florida Marlins organization.

Carvajal was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2000.

On May 3, 2004, for the Single-A Columbus Catfish, he combined with starter Chuck Tiffany for a 7 inning no-hitter. Tiffany pitched the first 5 innings followed by Carvajal, who pitched the final 2 innings.

He was selected in the Rule 5 draft by the Milwaukee Brewers on December 13, 2004. On that same day, the Colorado Rockies acquired him for cash or a player to be named later.

He made his major league debut on April 6, 2005, with the Colorado Rockies. He became the youngest player in Rockies history at 20 years and 230 days old, beating Jamey Wright's previous record of 21 years and 191 days old. He spent the whole 2005 season with the Rockies because he was a Rule 5 Draft choice; if he had been taken off the roster, the Dodgers would have had the right to claim him back.

On December 7, 2005, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners for catcher Yorvit Torrealba. On April 6, 2006, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for minor league pitcher Jose De La Cruz. He would then spend the whole 2006 season with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, posting a 3.86 ERA in 72.1 innings.

On February 16, 2007, he was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets. He began the year for the Double-A Binghamton Mets. He was converted to a starter by the Binghamton Mets.

On September 7, 2007, the Mets designated him for assignment and on September 12, he was claimed off waivers by the Florida Marlins.[1]