Marcos José Carvajal (; August 19, 1984 – January 24, 2018) was a

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who played for the

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and

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. Listed at 6' 4", , 175 lb. , Carvajal batted and threw right-handed.Marcos Carvajal MLB Statistics and History
''Baseball Reference''. Retrieved on January 27, 2018.

Career

Carvajal was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the

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in . On May 3, , for the Single-A Columbus Catfish,Marcos Carvajal MiLB Statistics and History
''Baseball Reference''. Retrieved on January 27, 2018. Carvajal combined with starter Chuck Tiffany for a seven-inning

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. Tiffany pitched the first five innings followed by Carvajal, who threw the final two innings. He then was selected in the

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by the

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on December 13, 2004. On that same day, the

acquired him for cash or a player to be named later. Carvajal made his major league debut on April 6, , with the

, as he became the youngest player in Rockies history at 20 years and 230 days old, beating

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's previous record of 21 years and 191 days old. He then spent the whole 2005 season with the Rockies because he was a Rule 5 draft choice; if he had been taken off the roster, the Dodgers would have had the right to claim him back. On December 7, 2005, Carvajal was traded to the

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for

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. On April 6, , he was sent to the

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in exchange for a minor leaguer. He would then spend the whole 2006 season with the Double-A

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, posting a 3.86

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in 72.1 innings. On February 16, , Carvajal was claimed off waivers by the

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. He began the year for the Double-A

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, where he was converted to a starter. On September 7, 2007, the Mets designated him for assignment and on September 12, and he was claimed off waivers by the

. He was released by the Marlins on July 6, . After that Carvajal pitched until 2011 in the Minors, Italian Baseball,

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, and the Venezuelan Winter League.

Death

Carvajal died on January 24, 2018, in Ciudad Bolívar at the age of 33 of

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due to medicine

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References

*''The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia'' – Gary Gillette, Peter Gammons, Pete Palmer. Publisher: Sterling Publishing, 2005. Format: Paperback, 1824pp. Language: English.

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