Carlos Silva

Carlos Silva (born April 23, 1979) is a former Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies (2002–2003), Minnesota Twins (2004–2007), Seattle Mariners (2008–2009), and the Chicago Cubs (2010).

Professional career

Philadelphia Phillies

Silva signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1996. He made his Major League debut in 2002, pitching the entire season out of the bullpen. Silva appeared in 68 games for the Phillies, going 5-0 with a 3.21 ERA and 41 strikeouts. In 2003, he went 3-1 despite an ERA of 4.43 in 62 games and 1 start.

Minnesota Twins

In December 2003, the Twins acquired Silva from Philadelphia along with Nick Punto and Bobby Korecky in exchange for Eric Milton, who had been a staple of the Minnesota rotation since 1998.

With the Twins, Silva made a successful conversion from reliever to starter, in one of the biggest surprises in the 2004 season. He posted a 14–8 mark in 203 innings pitched and finished second in the rotation behind Cy Young winner Johan Santana. In 2005 he induced more double plays (34) than any other pitcher in the majors. In 2005, he set the record for fewest walks allowed per 9 innings in the modern era with an average of .43 BB/9 innings. On May 20, 2005, Silva set a record since 1957 for the fewest pitches thrown (74) in a nine-inning complete game.

Carlos Silva (cyclist)

Carlos Alberto Silva Silva (born July 4, 1974 in Caquetá) is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.

Career

References

Carlos Silva (hurdler)

Carlos Alberto da Silva (born 8 June 1974) is a retired Portuguese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.

He finished fourth at the 1998 European Championships. He also competed at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics, the 1995 World Championships, the 1996 Olympic Games, the 1999 World Championships and the 2002 European Championships without reaching the final. His personal best time was 48.77 seconds, achieved in August 1999 in Zürich.

During the indoor season he competed in the 400 metres. He finished fifth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships and at the 1998 European Indoor Championships. His personal best time was 46.11 seconds, achieved in May 1996 in Lisboa.

References

Carlos Silva (disambiguation)

Carlos Silva (born 1979) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher.

Carlos Silva may also refer to:

See also

Carlos Silva (Portuguese footballer)

Carlos Silva (25 January 1902 – ??) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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