Carlos Javier Muñiz (born March 12, 1981) is an American former

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. Muñiz made his major league debut on September 25, . He threw 1.1 innings and gave up 2

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s. Muñiz was called up to the Mets on May 27, , to replace injured pitcher Matt Wise in the

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. He was then sent back down to the

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, which was the Mets Triple-A affiliate prior to 2009. He was then recalled on June 25 when Claudio Vargas was designated for assignment.

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