Joel Fernando Carreño Decena (born March 7, 1987) is a pitcher

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

 for the Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....

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Career

Carreño began his professional career in 2006, pitching for the DSL Blue Jays. That year, he went 8-3 with a 1.53 ERA in 15 starts, striking out 86 batters in 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

Auburn Doubledays

The Auburn Doubledays are a minor league baseball team in Auburn, New York, USA, that is owned and operated by Auburn Community Baseball. They are a member of the Short-Season Class A New York-Penn League and have been a farm team of the Houston Astros , the Toronto Blue Jays , and Washington...

 in 2008, He went 5-5 with a 3.42 ERA in 15 games (13 starts), striking out 85 batters in innings.

Carreño split 2009 between the Doubledays and Lansing Lugnuts

Lansing Lugnuts

The Lansing Lugnuts are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays, that plays in the Midwest League.The Midwest League came to Lansing, Michigan in 1996. The franchise began in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1955; after two seasons it moved to Waterloo, Iowa, where it...

, 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 innings.

The Blue Jays promoted Carreño to the majors for the first time on August 19, 2011. He made his debut on August 23, 2011 pitching 3.1 innings without giving up a run against the Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...

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