Manny Delcarmen | |||
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Delcarmen with the Boston Red Sox
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Bridgeport Bluefish – No. 17 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Boston, Massachusetts |
February 16, 1982 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 26, 2005, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 11–8 | ||
Earned run average | 3.97 | ||
Strikeouts | 249 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Manuel "Manny" Delcarmen (born February 16, 1982) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has been called "The Pride of Hyde Park".
Delcarmen is a native of the Hyde Park section of Boston, Massachusetts and a graduate of West Roxbury High School.
Delcarmen was a second-round draft pick by Boston in 2000; he was the first draftee from a Boston public high school in 34 years, and made his debut with the Red Sox on July 27, 2005.
Beginning the season at Double-A Portland, he posted a 4-4 record with three saves and a 3.23 ERA in 31 games. After a promotion to Triple-A Pawtucket, he struck out 12 with a 3.00 ERA over nine innings.
In 2005, Delcarmen was called up to the major leagues for 10 games. He pitched 9 innings with a 3.00 ERA and 9 strikeouts.
After starting the 2006 season in Pawtucket, Delcarmen was recalled to the major leagues on April 22, 2006. On June 11, Delcarmen got his first major league win, pitching two innings against the Texas Rangers.
Delcarmen was on the Red Sox roster off and on during the 2007 season. He was recalled from Triple A Pawtucket on June 17, 2007 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 an inning and one-third of scoreless relief, recording his first major league save. He finished the 2007 season with 44 innings in the majors and a 2.05 ERA. In the 2007 playoffs he had 4 1/3 IP, and allowed 4 earned runs and was part of the 2007 World Champions.