Esmailin Manuel Caridad (born October 28, 1983) is a Dominican former professional right-handed

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, in

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for the

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and in the Korea Baseball Organization for the Samsung Lions.

Career

Guangdong Leopards

He spent the majority of the 2006 season in the Guangdong Leopards.

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

He spent the majority of the 2007 season in the

's Carp Dominican Academy in the Dominican Republic. That season, he made two scoreless relief appearances for the Carp in Japan's

Chicago Cubs

The following season, Caridad signed with the Chicago Cubs and was assigned to A-Advanced

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. In the middle of June, Caridad was promoted to Double-A

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. In 28 appearances that year (27 starts), Caridad went 13–7 with a 3.73 ERA while striking out 88 over 152 innings. Caridad began the 2009 season with Triple-A

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. On August 10, Caridad was called up to the major-league team, replacing Jeff Stevens. He made his debut that day, pitching 5.1 innings in relief of

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, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) while striking out 4. He was optioned back to Iowa when

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was activated from the disabled list, but was recalled in September when the rosters expanded. In 14 appearances, Caridad went 1–0 with a 1.40 ERA while striking out 17 over 19.1 innings. Caridad made the Opening Day roster for Chicago, but was placed on the disabled list on April 14 with a right forearm strain. Caridad was activated on May 8, and Jeff Gray, who was recalled when Caridad went on the disabled list, was optioned to Iowa. However, Caridad was placed on the disabled list on May 19 with a right elbow strain. On September 7, Caridad was transferred to the 60-day disabled list, ending his season. In 8 appearances, Caridad went 0–1 with an 11.25 ERA, while striking out 4 in 4 innings. Caridad spent the next 3 seasons (minus a 5-game stint with Tennessee in 2011) with Iowa, until he was released on July 18, 2013. In 86 appearances with Iowa since 2011 (2 starts), Caridad went 7–9 with a 4.95 ERA and 4 saves, while striking out 119 in 393 innings.

Samsung Lions

Caridad signed with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization after his release, and won the

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with the club.

Tigres de Quintana Roo

On March 28, 2016, Caridad signed with the

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of the

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Vaqueros Laguna

He was traded to the

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on June 10, 2016. Caridad was released on May 29, 2017.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caridad, Esmailin 1983 births Living people Acereros de Monclova players Águilas de Mexicali players Arizona League Cubs players Broncos de Reynosa players Chicago Cubs players Daytona Cubs players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Japan Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in South Korea Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Republic expatriates in China Expatriate baseball players in China Hiroshima Toyo Carp players Iowa Cubs players KBO League pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball pitchers Mesa Solar Sox players Mexican League baseball pitchers Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Rojos del Águila de Veracruz players Samsung Lions players Tennessee Smokies players Tigres de Quintana Roo players Tigres del Licey players Vaqueros Laguna players Vaqueros Unión Laguna players Yaquis de Obregón players