Charlie Manning

Charlie Manning
Free agent
Relief pitcher
Born: March 31, 1979 (1979-03-31) (age 32) Winter Haven, Florida
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 24, 2008 for the Washington Nationals
Career statistics (through 2010 season)
Win–loss record	1-3
Earned run average	5.14
Strikeouts	37
Teams
Washington Nationals (2008)

Charles Nelson Manning (born March 31, 1979 in Winter Haven, Florida) is a professional baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent. He played part of the 2008 season in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals. He went to the University of Tampa and is listed with a height of 6'2 and weight of 180 pounds. Manning throws and bats left-handed.

Manning was selected in the 9th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Yankees. On July 31, 2003, Manning was traded to the Cincinnati Reds with Brandon Claussen for Aaron Boone. The Yankees re-acquired him on June 18, 2004, for Gabe White. Manning was a 2006 Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star. He spent the 2007 season with Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton.

Manning became a minor league free agent after the 2007 season and signed with the Washington Nationals. On May 23, 2008, the Nationals called Manning up from Triple-A Columbus.

On October 15, 2008, Manning was picked up on waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was acquired for use in spot relief situations against left-handed hitters,^[1] but did not make the Cardinals roster. In 2009, he pitched for the Memphis Redbirds, the Cardinals' top farm team. He became a free agent again after the season, and has not pitched professionally since.

References

1. ^ "Cards claim lefty Manning off waivers: Former Nationals reliever adding to Spring Training mix". MLB.com. 2008-10-15. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081015&content_id=3623204&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Manning, Charlie
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	March 31, 1979
Place of birth	Winter Haven, Florida
Date of death
Place of death