Carmen Cali

Carmen Cali
Cali pitching for the Minnesota Twins on August 26, 2007.
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 73
Relief pitcher
Bats: Left Throws: Left
debut
September 8, 2004, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Win-Loss	0-1
Earned run average	6.55
Strikeouts	27
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2004-2005) Minnesota Twins (2007)

Carmen Salvatore Cali (born on November 2, 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Cali graduated in 1997 from Naples (Fla.) High School after lettering and starring four years in both football and baseball. He went on to graduate, and letter in baseball, at Florida Atlantic University.

He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 2000 MLB Draft and made his minor league debut with the New Jersey Cardinals. He continued through the Cards minor league system, playing with the Peoria Chiefs, Potomac Cannons, Palm Beach Cardinals and Memphis Redbirds.

Cali made his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on September 8, 2004 against the San Diego Padres, working 2/3 of an inning and giving up three runs. He appeared in 10 games for the Cards that September and another six in 2005.

He spent the whole 2006 season in the minors and went on to sign a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins on December 7, 2006. He spent the season splitting time between the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings and the Twins, appearing in 24 games in the Majors with a record of 0-1 and a 4.71 ERA.

After spending 2008 back in the minors, he became a free agent and signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference