Manuel Delcarmen (born February 16,1982),nicknamed The Pride of Hyde Park, [1] is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2005 through 2010 for the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies;he was a member of Boston's 2007 World Series championship team. He later served as an assistant coach with Fisher College in Boston during the 2022 season. [2]
Delcarmen is a native of the Hyde Park section of Boston,Massachusetts,and a graduate of West Roxbury High School. [3] [4]
Delcarmen was a second-round pick by Boston in the 2000 Major League Baseball draft;he was the first draftee from a Boston public high school in 34 years. Beginning the season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs,he posted a 4–4 record with three saves and a 3.23 earned run average (ERA) in 31 games. After a promotion to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox,he struck out 12 batters over nine innings with a 3.00 ERA.
Delcarmen's professional career was on the fast track with a mid-90s fastball and a great curveball,until he injured his throwing arm while pitching in a Florida State League game,requiring Tommy John surgery in May 2003. [5] He returned to the mound a year later. [6] Post-surgery,Delcarmen's fastball may have actually gained velocity,as he topped out in the high 90s. Delcarmen had decent control,with a decent changeup and a very good curve which he used as his out pitch. [7]
In 2005,Delcarmen was called up to the major leagues for 10 games. He made his debut with the Red Sox on July 26,2005. [8] During the regular season,he pitched a total of nine innings with a 3.00 ERA and nine strikeouts.
After starting the 2006 season in Pawtucket,Delcarmen was recalled to the major leagues on April 22. On June 11,Delcarmen got his first major league win,pitching two innings of relief against the Texas Rangers. [9]
Delcarmen was off and on the Boston roster during the 2007 season. He was recalled from Pawtucket on June 17,when relief pitcher Brendan Donnelly was placed on the disabled list. On July 23,Delcarmen finished out a 6–2 Red Sox victory over Cleveland with
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In September 2021, Delcarmen joined the coaching staff of Fisher College in Boston as an assistant baseball coach. [26] He did not return for the 2023 season. [27]