Carlos Manuel Contreras (born January 8, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds in 2014 and 2015.
Carlos Contreras | |
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Saraperos de Saltillo – No. 40 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | January 8, 1991|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 21, 2014, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–1 |
Earned run average | 5.51 |
Strikeouts | 38 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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The Cincinnati Reds added Contreras to their 40-man roster after the 2012 season.[1] He was named to appear in the 2013 All Star Futures Game.[2]
Contreras was called up to the Reds from the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos on June 21, 2014,[3] and made his debut the same day against the Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth inning. In nine pitches he retired the side and recorded his first major league strikeout.[4] Contreras was released by the Reds on March 15, 2016.[5]
On April 20, 2017, Contreras signed with the Laredo Lemurs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. When the Lemurs folded before the season started he signed on with the Texas AirHogs.[6]
On June 28, 2017, Contreras left the AirHogs to sign with the Vaqueros Unión Laguna of the Mexican Baseball League.[7] He was released on February 1, 2018.
On June 17, 2018, Contreras signed with the AirHogs. He was released on May 15, 2019. Contreras later re-signed with the AirHogs on August 1, 2019. In 2020, the team was not selected by the league to compete in the condensed season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contreras was not chosen by another team in the dispersal draft, and therefore became a free agent.
On February 18, 2022, Contreras was signed by Parma Baseball.[8] He made 16 appearances for the team, recording a 1.09 ERA with 60 strikeouts and 3 saves across 33.0 innings pitched.
On April 6, 2023, Contreras re–signed with Parma.[9] He pitched in 8 games for the club, logging a 1.20 ERA with 18 strikeouts across 15.0 innings of work.
On April 9, 2024, Contreras signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League.[10]