Joel Carreño

Joel Fernando Carreño Decena

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6'0", Weight 190 lb.

• Debut August 23, 2011
• Final Game September 28, 2012
• Born March 7, 1987 in San Cristobal, San Cristobal, D.R.

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Biographical Information

Joel Carreño pitched in 22 games for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Carreño was signed by scout Hilario Soriano for the Jays in 2004 and began his career in 2005, pitching for the DSL Blue Jays. That year, he went 2-14 with a 4.15 ERA in 30 innings. Returning to the same team in 2006, he was 8-3 with a 1.53 ERA in 15 starts, striking out 86 batters in 82 1/3 innings. In 2007, he pitched for the GCL Blue Jays, going 6-4 with a 2.62 ERA in 12 starts. With the Auburn Doubledays in 2008, Carreño went 5-5 with a 3.42 ERA in 15 games (13 starts), striking out 85 batters in 76 1/3 innings. He split 2009 between the Doubledays and Lansing Lugnuts, going a combined 3-4 with a 3.28 ERA in 16 starts. With the Dunedin Blue Jays in 2010, he went 9-6 with a 3.73 ERA in 27 games (25 starts). He struck out 173 batters in 137 2/3 innings and was added to the Blue Jays' 40 man roster after the season.

Joel spent 2011 with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the AA Eastern League, where he went 7-9, 3.41 in 24 games (23 starts). He struck out 152 batters in 134 2/3 innings and was an All-Star. He was called up to the Blue Jays in late August and made his debut in relief on August 23, facing the Kansas City Royals. In 3 1/3 innings, he gave up 4 hits but no runs and struck out 2 while walking none, finishing the game. The Jays were trailing 6-0 when he entered, and scored 4 times while he was in, but fell short in their comeback, losing 6-4. He earned his first major league victory on September 11th against the Baltimore Orioles; he pitched a scoreless top of the 8th inning with the score tied at 5 and got the win when the Jays pushed across the eventual winning run in the bottom of the frame. Joel pitched 11 games in 2011, then 11 more in 2012, finishing with a 1-2 record, 4.06 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings. He was outrighted off the 40 man at the end of the latter season and last spotted in organized baseball as a part of the New York Mets organization in 2014.

Related Sites

• Joel Carreno on mlb.com