Giovanni Carrara

Infobox MLB player
name=Giovanni Carrara

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position=Relief Pitcher
team=Danesi Nettuno (Italy)
number=28
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1968|3|4
birthplace=Anzoátegui State, Venezuela
debutdate=July 29
debutyear=1995
debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
statyear=2007
stat1label=Record
stat1value=29-18
stat2label=Strikeouts
stat2value=338
stat3label=Earned run average
stat3value=4.69
formerteams=
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|1995-by|1996)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1996-by|1997)
*Seibu Lions (Japan) (by|1998)
*Colorado Rockies (by|2000)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2001-by|2002)
*Seattle Mariners (by|2003)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2004-by|2006)

Giovanni Carrara [car-RAH-ra] (born March 4, 1968 in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who most recently pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Carrara bats and throws right-handed. He has established himself as a valuable middle relief man.

A failed starter converted to an effective long reliever, Carrara is a 90-92 MPH fireballer. He also throws a couple of breaking balls: a deceptive slow curve, as his off-speed pitch, and a hard one that is somewhere between a slider and cut fastball. He controls the running game as well, with a good move to both first base and second, and a quick delivery to the plate.

On August 15, by|2001, Carrara combined with fellow Venezuelan pitchers Omar Daal, Kelvim Escobar, and Freddy García to win their respective starts: Carrara, of the Dodgers, facing Montreal, 13-1; Daal, in a Phillies victory over the Brewers, 8-6; Escobar, of the Blue Jays, over Oakland, 5-2, and García, of Seattle, against the Red Sox, 6-2. This marked the first time in Major League history that four pitchers coming from Venezuela have recorded a winning game in their respective starts in the same day.

On August 26, by|2006, Carrara was designated for assignment by the Dodgers. He was called up in September 2006 when rosters expanded and used sparingly after re-joining the big league club. The Dodgers chose not to re-sign Carrara in the offseason.

On May 4, by|2007, Giovanni Carrara was signed by the Danesi Nettuno of the Italian Baseball League.

ee also

* Players from Venezuela in "MLB"

External links

* [http://www.retrosheet.org/ Retrosheet] - 2001 box scores
* [http://www.nettunobaseball.net/Roster.htm Italian Team]