Carlos Pascual

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Carlos Alberto (Lus) Pascual (born March 13, 1931 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The 5'6", 165 lb. right-hander was signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent before the 1949 season, and he played for the Senators in 1950. Nicknamed "Little Patato", he is the older brother of All-Star pitcher Camilo Pascual.

Pascual started two games for Washington towards the end of the season. At 19 years of age, he was the third-youngest player to appear in an American League game in 1950. He won his first start (September 24), defeating the Philadelphia Athletics at Griffith Stadium, 3-1. He lost his second start (September 28), by a score of 4-3 to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

His two-game career totals were 2 complete games, 17 innings pitched, 12 hits allowed, 3 strikeouts, 8 bases on balls, a 1-1 record, and a 2.12 ERA.