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Carl Anthony Pavano, born on January 8, 1976 New Britain, Connecticut is an Major League Baseball starting pitcher, for the New York Yankees. Pavano throws a powerful sinker, and he complements it with a heavy fastball, a slider and a changeup. As a fielder, his motion leaves him vulnerable to bunts and in poor position to field the ball or cover first base.

Pavano was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 13th round of the 1994 amateur draft. On November 1997, he was sent to Montreal along with pitcher Tony Armas, Jr. in the same trade that brought Pedro Martinez to Boston. Pavano debuted with the Expos in 1998, and was traded to the Marlins in the middle of the 2002 season.

Despite having often been plagued by injuries, Pavano became an important part of the Marlins' starting rotation. Pavano had a highly successful postseason in 2003 for the eventual World Series Champions. He started Game 4 of the Series against the Yankees, holding New York to one run over eight innings in a game the Marlins would go on to win, 4-3, in extra-innings.

Pavano followed up his playoff exploits with his best season to-date in 2004, posting an 18-8 record and a 3.00 ERA. He became a free agent following the season and on December 11, 2004, signed a four-year contract worth about $39 million with the New York Yankees.

In a seven-year career with Montreal and Florida, Pavano has compiled a 57-58 record with 617 strikeouts and a 4.21 ERA in 937.2 innings. At bat, he is a .142 hitter with two home runs and 14 RBI in 161 games.

Trivia

Pavano gave up Mark McGwire's 70th home run in 1998, a record that was broken in 2001 by the 73 home runs hit by Barry Bonds.

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