Matt Carasiti Matthew Joseph Carasiti is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the sixth round as the 194th pick in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft , and made his Major League Baseball debut in 2018. He has played in MLB for the Rockies and Seattle Mariners , and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows .Early life Born in New Britain, Connecticut and raised in East Berlin, Connecticut , Carasiti graduated from Berlin High School , where he was a standout baseball pitcher. Carasiti was originally drafted out of high school by the Texas Rangers in the 36th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft . Carasiti declined the offer and accepted a baseball scholarship to St. John's University in Queens, New York . In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox . Carasiti helped St. John's win its record seventh 2012 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament with a 7-3 championship game victory against USF on May 27, 2012. Carasiti was named the Tournament Most Outstanding Player , earning the win in two of his team's four games.Professional career Colorado Rockies On June 5, 2012, Carasiti was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the sixth round as the 194th pick in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft . In 2016, most of which he pitched for the Hartford Yard Goats for whom he was 0-2 with a 2.31 ERA with a league-leading 29 saves, he was named a mid-season Eastern League All Star, a post-season All Star, and an MiLB.com Organization All Star. Carasiti was called up by the Rockies on August 12, 2016, making his MLB debut the same day pitching 2 innings in relief in the Rockies 10–6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies . On December 15 , 2016, Carasiti signed a minor league contract with the Rockies that included an invitation to 2017 spring training.In 2017 he was named a mid-season Pacific Coast League All Star. On June 26, 2017 , Carasiti was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Zac Rosscup . He had his contract purchased on November 6 , 2017, but was released on December 1 to pursue playing in Japan.On December 5 , 2017, Carasiti signed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball. He became a free agent following the 2018 season.Chicago Cubs (second stint) On January 2, 2019, Carasiti signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs. With the AAA Iowa Cubs in the Pacific Coast League he was 1-1 with one save and a 2.67 ERA in 16 relief appearances covering 27 innings. He was released on June 7 , 2019.Seattle Mariners On June 7, 2019, shortly following his release from the Cubs organization, Carasiti signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. On June 23 , his contract was selected. With the Mariners, he was 0-1 with a 4.66 ERA in 9.2 innings in which he struck out 10 batters in 11 games. With the Tacoma Raniers of the Pacific Coast League, he was 1-0 with a 4.96 ERA in 15 relief appearances in which he pitched 16.1 innings and struck out 17 batters. On September 8 , he was outrighted off the 40-man roster . He became a free agent following the 2019 season.San Francisco Giants On January 5, 2020, the Giants signed Carasiti to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Carasiti was released by the Giants in March 2020 after undergoing Tommy John surgery .
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