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Carlos Carrasco

Mets Career team 2021 to 2023
Number #59
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 39
Height 6' 4"
Weight 224 lbs
Birth Place Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Born Mar 21, 1987

Key Insights

2026
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Carrasco goes to the changeup: 46.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.3% the rest of the time.

65 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Carrasco's sinker averages 90.8 mph, and has touched 92.6.

67 thrown, 27.2% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Carrasco releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

245 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Carrasco puts 67.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.4% when he is ahead.

56 located pitches behind, 73 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Carrasco's sinker moves 12.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

67 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Carrasco throws the cutter 26.7% of the time against left-handers and 4% against right-handers.

100 pitches to right-handers, 146 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 21, 1987
Birth Place Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Height 6' 4"
Weight 224 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R