Carlos Contreras | |
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Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | January 8, 1991|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 21, 2014, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–1 |
Earned run average | 5.51 |
Strikeouts | 38 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Carlos Manuel Contreras (born January 8,1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds in 2014 and 2015.
The Cincinnati Reds added Contreras to their 40-man roster after the 2012 season. [1] He was named to appear in the 2013 All Star Futures Game. [2]
Contreras was called up to the Reds from the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos on June 21,2014, [3] and made his debut the same day against the Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth inning. In nine pitches he retired the side and recorded his first major league strikeout. [4] Contreras was released by the Reds on March 15,2016. [5]
On April 20,2017,Contreras signed with the Laredo Lemurs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. When the Lemurs folded before the season started he signed on with the Texas AirHogs. [6]
On June 28,2017,Contreras left the AirHogs to sign with the Vaqueros Unión Laguna of the Mexican Baseball League. [7] He was released on February 1,2018.
On June 17,2018,Contreras signed with the AirHogs. He was released on May 15,2019. Contreras later re-signed with the AirHogs on August 1,2019. In 2020,the team was not selected by the league to compete in the condensed season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contreras was not chosen by another team in the dispersal draft,and therefore became a free agent.
On February 18,2022,Contreras was signed by Parma Baseball. [8] He made 16 appearances for the team,recording a 1.09 ERA with 60 strikeouts and 3 saves across 33.0 innings pitched.
On April 6,2023,Contreras re–signed with Parma. [9] He pitched in 8 games for the club,logging a 1.20 ERA with 18 strikeouts across 15.0 innings of work.
On April 9,2024,Contreras signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. [10] He made only one appearance for Saltillo,logging a scoreless inning with one strikeout.
On April 26,2024,Contreras was traded to the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League. [11] In six appearances,he posted an inflated 15.43 ERA,giving up 8 earned runs in 4+2⁄3 innings. Contreras was released by the Rieleros on May 27. [12]
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