Carlos Manuel Navas (born August 13, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He signed with the Oakland Athletics organization in 2010 as an international free agent.
| Carlos Navas | |
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| Free agent | |
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| Born: (1992-08-13) August 13, 1992 (age 29) Puerto Cabello, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Navas signed with the Oakland Athletics organization on May 26, 2010, as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut with the DSL Athletics, posting a 1.66 ERA in 13 appearances. He only played in 1 game for the team the following year, and registered a 4–5 record and 1.38 ERA in 14 games with the team in 2012. In 2013, Navas played for the AZL Athletics, recording a 1–2 record and 4.83 ERA in 12 games. He returned to the team the next season, pitching to a 6–5 record and 3.30 ERA in 13 games, 11 of them starts. In 2015, Navas split the season between the Single-A Beloit Snappers and the High-A Stockton Ports, accumulating a 3–2 record and 2.79 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 67.2 innings of work. For the 2016 season, Navas played with Stockton and the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, posting a cumulative 3–7 record and 3.92 ERA in 44 appearances. He split the 2017 season between Stockton and the Double-A Midland RockHounds, pitching to a 6–4 record and 2.55 ERA with 76 strikeouts in 70.2 innings pitched.[2] On November 6, 2017, he elected free agency.
On March 22, 2018, Navas signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds organization.[3] He spent the year with the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, posting a 4–3 record and 3.19 ERA in 39 appearances. He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.
On January 24, 2019, Navas signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants that included an invitation to Spring Training.[4] He failed to make the club out of spring and was assigned to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels. Navas split the 2019 season with Richmond and the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, accumulating a 2–7 record and 3.40 ERA in 35 games. Navas did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He elected free agency on November 2, 2020.
On February 11, 2021, Navas signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization that included an invitation to spring training. Navas struggled to an 8.51 ERA in 21 appearances with the Triple-A Reno Aces and was released by the organization on July 15.[6]
On July 22, 2021, Navas signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization.[7]
Navas was selected as a member of the Venezuela national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
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