Darrell David Carpenter (born July 15, 1985) is an American former

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. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

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, and Texas Rangers.

High school and college

Carpenter attended

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and then

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(WVU), where he played

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for the

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team, from 2004 to 2006. While at WVU, Carpenter was a

catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...

. In 2004, he batted .235 in 81

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; in 2005, Carpenter posted a .282 average in 110 at bats; and in 2006, he hit .316 with 38

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(RBI) in 187 at bats.

Professional career

St. Louis Cardinals

The

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selected Carpenter in the 12th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft. He played for the

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in 2006, hitting .189 in 37 games. In 2007, Carpenter batted .220 for the

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and

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. He both caught and pitched in 2008: catching for the

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and

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(hitting .215 in 65 at bats); and pitching for the

and

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(posting a 1.84

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(ERA) in 15

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appearances, while

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17 batters in

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). For the 2009 season, Carpenter converted to pitching full-time and went 5–3 with a 4.28 ERA in 52 relief appearances for the River Bandits, striking out 77 batters in innings. In 2010, he began the season with the

Houston Astros

On August 19, 2010, Carpenter was traded to the

for

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. Carpenter finished the season with the

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and went a combined 6–4 with a 2.51 ERA in 55 games, finishing 49 and

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20.

Carpenter split the 2011 season between the major and minor leagues. In MiLB, he went a combined 0–1, with 14 saves and a 1.91 ERA in 33 games for the

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and

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, while striking out 38 batters in 33 innings pitched. Carpenter made his big league debut with the Astros, on June 30, 2011. In his rookie campaign, Carpenter posted a 1–3

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, with a 2.93 ERA, in innings pitched, while posting 29 strikeouts across 34 games.

Toronto Blue Jays

Carpenter was traded to the

on July 20, 2012, along with

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, and

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, for

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, David Rollins,

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, Carlos Pérez, and a

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(

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). Carpenter was assigned to the Las Vegas 51s. Carpenter was called up to the Jays on August 10 after

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was placed on the disabled list. On the same day, Carpenter appeared in a game, becoming the 32nd pitcher used by the Jays in the 2012 season (a club record at the time), but was optioned back to Las Vegas after the game to make room for Mike McCoy. Carpenter was recalled to the Blue Jays active roster on September 7 after the Las Vegas 51s season ended. David Carpenter on August 10, 2012

Boston Red Sox

On October 21, 2012, Carpenter was traded to the Red Sox for infielder

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, after Avilés had been the agreed-upon compensation for the Red Sox signing incumbent Blue Jays

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John Farrell to fill that role for them. A player cannot in actuality be traded directly for a manager – he must be traded for another player – which explains why the Blue Jays sent Carpenter to Boston. On November 20, he was designated for assignment, along with four other players.

Atlanta Braves

The

claimed Carpenter on waivers on November 30, 2012. He was optioned to the Triple-A

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on March 26. He was recalled on April 20, then optioned back to Gwinnett on April 22. He was recalled again on April 30. Carpenter ended up making his Braves debut on May 10, giving up 2 runs in 2.1 innings against the Giants. Carpenter spent the rest of the year in the Braves bullpen, where in 56 appearances, he was 4–1 with a 1.78 ERA and 12 holds, striking out 74 in innings. Carpenter was the losing pitcher in Game 4 of the 2013 National League Divisional Series (NLDS), during which he gave up a two-run

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that would win the game for the

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, ending the Braves' postseason run. Carpenter began 2014 with Atlanta as their setup man. On June 17, he was fined an undisclosed amount for throwing at

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, on June 12. The incident started after Dickerson hit catcher

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twice in one at-bat, once on a foul tip and once with on the backswing of the bat. Carpenter then hit Dickerson on the hip with a fastball. He was also placed on the disabled list that day, and was replaced by

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. In 34 appearances before the stint on the disabled list, Carpenter was 4–1 with a 4.23 ERA, 10 holds, and 35 strikeouts.

New York Yankees

The Braves traded Carpenter and

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to the

for

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, on January 1, 2015. On June 3, Carpenter was designated for assignment by the Yankees. He appeared in 22 games for the Yankees with a 4.82 ERA.

Washington Nationals

On June 11, 2015, Carpenter was traded to the

in exchange for

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. He pitched in eight games for Washington, then missed the rest of the season due to right shoulder inflammation. He became a free agent after the season.

Atlanta Braves (Second Stint)

On November 24, 2015, Carpenter signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves. He was invited to spring training, and released on March 5, 2016.

Tampa Bay Rays

On March 11, 2016, Carpenter signed a minor league deal with the

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. He was released on March 30.

Bridgeport Bluefish

On April 7, 2016, Carpenter signed with the

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of the

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Los Angeles Angels

On May 13, 2016, Carpenter signed a minor league deal with the

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. He was released on June 28, 2016.

Bridgeport Bluefish (Second Stint)

Carpenter returned to Bridgeport to finish out the 2016 season.

Tampa Bay Rays (Second Stint)

Carpenter signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on January 30, 2017. He was released on April 4, 2017.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On July 21, 2017, Carpenter signed a minor league deal with the

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. He became a free agent after the season.

Texas Rangers

On February 5, 2019, Carpenter signed a minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers. He was assigned to the

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, on April 12. On May 31, Carpenter‘s contract was selected by the big league team and he was added to the major league roster. On June 8, Carpenter was designated for assignment. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to Nashville, on June 10. On August 13, the Rangers selected Carpenter's contract. On August 19, he was again designated for assignment. On August 21, Carpenter was outrighted to Nashville. He elected free agency after the season.

Cincinnati Reds

On December 16, 2019, Carpenter signed a minor league deal with the

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

. He was released on September 16, 2020. On April 9, 2021, Carpenter, a free agent at the time, was suspended by Minor League Baseball for one year for a violation of its Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

References

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