Juan Carlos Pulido Valera (born August 5, 1971) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins in 1994 and between 2003 and 2004. He batted and threw left-handed. Career Signed at 18 in 1989 by Minnesota, the hard-throwing Pulido was a bright prospect in the Twins' system, but a 1995 arm injury ruined his chances as a starter. After spending one season with the Twins in 1994, he spent the next decade in the minor leagues, as well as with the Orix BlueWave, before spending two more seasons with the Twins in 2003 and 2004. In a three-season career, Pulido posted a 3–8 record with 47 strikeouts and a 5.98 ERA in innings. He had a successful career in Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional), playing for Navegantes del Magallanes, Tigres de Aragua and Cardenales de Lara. Lifetime, he had a 68–51 record, with a 3.08 ERA, in 234 appearances. In 2007, he did not play in any Summer League, instead coaching for the Texas Rangers Single-A team in the minor leagues. He was released by Cardenales in Venezuela, and rehired by his original team, Magallanes. See also List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela External links Simply-Baseball-Notebook.com: Carlos Pulido's Amazing Journey. 1971 births Living people Acereros de Monclova players Cardenales de Lara players Guerreros de Oaxaca players Gulf Coast Twins players Iowa Cubs players Kenosha Twins players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Mercuries Tigers players Mexican League baseball pitchers Minnesota Twins players Navegantes del Magallanes players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Norfolk Tides players Orix BlueWave players Orlando Cubs players Orlando Sun Rays players Ottawa Lynx players People from Caracas Portland Beavers players Rochester Red Wings players Salt Lake Buzz players Somerset Patriots players Tiburones de La Guaira players Tigres de Aragua players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Canada Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Japan Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Visalia Oaks players