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Carl Pavano

New York Yankees — No. 45
Pitcher
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 23, 1998 for the Montreal Expos
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2005)
Record     61-64
ERA     4.27
Strikeouts     673
Teams

    Carl Anthony Pavano, born on January 8, 1976 in New Britain, Connecticut into an Italian-American family, is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees. Pavano throws a powerful sinker along with a heavy fastball, a slider, and a changeup.

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    [edit] Early career

    Pavano was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 13th round of the 1994 amateur draft. In November 1997, he was sent to Montreal, along with pitcher Tony Armas, Jr., in a trade that brought Pedro Martinez to Boston. Pavano debuted with the Expos in 1998 and was traded to the Florida Marlins in the middle of the 2002 season.

    [edit] World Series performance

    Despite having been plagued by injuries, Pavano became an important part of Florida's starting rotation and had a highly successful postseason in 2003 for the World Series-Champion Marlins. He started Game 4 of the Series against the Yankees, holding New York to one run over eight innings in a game the Marlins would go on to win, 4-3, in extra innings.

    In a seven-year career with Montreal and Florida, Pavano has compiled a 57-58 record with 617 strikeouts and a 4.21 ERA in 937.2 innings. At bat, he is a .142 hitter with two home runs and 14 RBI in 161 games.

    [edit] As a Yankee

    Pavano followed up his playoff exploits with his best season to date in 2004, posting an 18-8 record and a 3.00 ERA. He became a free agent following the season and went on to his Carl-palooza tour before landing a four-year contract worth $39.95 million with the New York Yankees on December 11, 2004. He then fired his agent, Scott Shapiro for not getting the $40 million contract that was promised to him. [citation needed]

    In 2005, Pavano began the season with quality starts in seven of his first 10 appearances, compiling a 4-2 record and a 3.69 ERA. However, in June of that year, he injured his right shoulder and went on the disabled list. Pavano made 17 starts and finished 4-6 with a 4.77 ERA. The Yankees expected him to be healthy for the 2006 season, but Pavano began the season on the disabled list after bruising his buttocks in a spring training game. He did not pitch at all in the majors in 2006, making only minor league rehab starts. On August 15, 2006, he broke two ribs in an automobile accident. However, he didn't tell the Yankees until Monday Aug. 28, the day they informed him that they planned for him to come off the disabled list to pitch on Thursday. He is scheduled to return to the Yankees rotation for the 2007 season, though Yankees' GM Brian Cashman himself has said that he cannot be counted on.[citation needed]

    [edit] Trivia

    • In 1998, Pavano gave up Mark McGwire's record-setting 70th home run. McGwire's record was later broken by Barry Bonds, who hit 73 home runs in 2001.
    • Dated actress Alyssa Milano.
    • Over his first two season with the Yankees, Pavano made $17,000,000 while pitching 100 innings. Pavano was therefore paid $170,000 per inning.

    [edit] External links

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