Carlos Torres (baseball)
| Carlos Torres | |
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| New York Mets – No. 52 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 22, 1982 Santa Cruz, California |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| July 22, 2009 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Career statistics (through 2012 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 6–6 |
| Earned run average | 5.97 |
| Strikeouts | 77 |
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Carlos Ephriam Torres (born October 22, 1982) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball.
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Career[edit]
College[edit]
Torres first began his collegiate career at San Jose State University, pitching in 20 games, (starting seven) in 2003. He transferred to Kansas State University in 2004, pitching in 16 games, (15 starts), compiling an ERA of 4.12.
Chicago White Sox[edit]
Torres was drafted in the 15th round, 449th overall, in the 2004 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox. He worked his way up through the White Sox minor league system, before making his Major League debut on July 22, 2009 vs. the Tampa Bay Rays .[1] Prior to his call-up Torres had posted an 8-4 record with a 2.20 ERA with the White Sox' Triple-A affiliate, the Charlotte Knights. Making the start originally pencilled in for John Danks, who had a blister problem on his index finger, Torres pitched six strong innings, giving up three runs on two homers and striking out three to record a quality start. On September 3, Torres picked up his first major league victory by defeating Ryan Dempster and the Chicago Cubs 5-0 in a make-up game at Wrigley Field.
Yomiuri Giants[edit]
The Yomiuri Giants signed Torres to a contact on November 9, 2010.[2] After the season, the Giants opted not to exercise his option for 2012.
Colorado Rockies[edit]
On December 20, 2011, Torres signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies. On August 12, 2012, Torres got his first career base hit, an RBI single off George Kontos of the San Francisco Giants.
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External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Living people
- 1982 births
- Chicago White Sox players
- Colorado Rockies players
- New York Mets players
- Yomiuri Giants players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from California
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- People from Santa Cruz, California
- Kansas State Wildcats baseball players
- San Jose State Spartans baseball players
- Bristol White Sox players
- Great Falls White Sox players
- Kannapolis Intimidators players
- Winston-Salem Warthogs players
- Birmingham Barons players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Las Vegas 51s players