Carlos Carrasco is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on March 21, 1987 in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela. After being traded from Philadelphia Phillies, he made his MLB debut in 2009 with the Cleveland Indians.
He was suspended for 8 games in 2013 after hitting In 2013 he was suspended 8 games for hitting Kevin Youkilis with a pitch. on a pitch.
Carlos Luis Carrasco (born March 21, 1987), nicknamed “Cookie”, is a Venezuelan-born American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Carrasco was signed as an undrafted free agent on November 25, 2003, by the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2006, Carrasco spent the entire season at the Single-A level with the Lakewood BlueClaws, compiling a 2.26 ERA in 159 ⁄3 innings pitched. He split time in 2007 between the Single-A Clearwater Threshers and the Double-A Reading Phillies. Carrasco compiled a 2.84 ERA in 69 ⁄3 innings pitched at Clearwater and a 4.86 ERA in 70 ⁄3 innings pitched with Reading. Carrasco threw his first no-hitter on August 21, 2007. He was on the World roster of the 2006, 2007, and 2008 All-Star Futures Games.
He was born in Venezuela and raised there.
