Not to be confused with the former professional baseball pitchers Cris Carpenter, who played in MLB from 1988 to 1996 with the St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers, or Chris Carpenter, who played in MLB from 1997 to 2012 with the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals.
Carpenter was called up to the majors for the first time with the Cubs on June 14,2011.[5] He made his debut that day against the Milwaukee Brewers,pitching two-thirds of an inning with one strikeout.
Boston Red Sox
Carpenter was dealt to the Boston Red Sox on February 21,2012,as compensation for the Cubs hiring then-Boston General Manager Theo Epstein.[6] He made eight appearances for Boston,but struggled to a 9.00 ERA with two strikeouts over six innings of work.
Carpenter was designated for assignment on January 22,2013,to clear roster space for the newly-signed Mike Napoli.[7] He made 34 appearances split between the Low-A Lowell Spinners and Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox,accumulating an 0-2 record and 4.62 ERA with 54 strikeouts across 50+2⁄3 innings pitched.[8]
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
On December 17, 2013, the Red Sox sold Carpenter's contract to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball.[9] Carpenter made 32 relief appearances for the Swallows in 2014, compiling a 1-2 record and 4.73 ERA with 27 strikeouts and three saves across 32+1⁄3 innings pitched.
Cincinnati Reds
On March 3, 2015, Carpenter signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.[10] After struggling to a 16.20 ERA with nine strikeouts in six appearances for the Triple-A Louisville Bats, Carpenter was released by the Reds organization on April 28.
Personal
In 2013, Carpenter proposed to girlfriend, Sarah French on the Love Lock Bridge in Paris, France. The two met while Carpenter was pitching for the Boston Red Sox and French was covering the Red Sox Centennial as a reporter.
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