M inn esota ▁State ▁University ▁Mo or head ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Carlos ▁Luis ▁Car ras co ▁( born ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ), ▁nick named ▁" Cookie ", ▁is ▁a ▁Venez uel an - born ▁American ▁professional ▁baseball ▁pitch er ▁for ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians ▁of ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁( ML B ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Carlos ▁Luis ▁Car ras co ▁was ▁born ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁in ▁Bar quis im eto , ▁Venezuela . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies ▁Car ras co ▁was ▁signed ▁as ▁an ▁und raft ed ▁free ▁agent ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁by ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Car ras co ▁spent ▁the ▁entire ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁Single - A ▁level ▁with ▁the ▁Lake wood ▁Blue Cla ws , ▁compiling ▁a ▁ 2 . 2 6 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed . ▁He ▁split ▁time ▁in ▁ ▁between ▁the ▁Single - A ▁Clear water ▁Th resh ers ▁and ▁the ▁Double - A ▁Reading ▁Phill ies . ▁Car ras co ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 2 . 8 4 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed ▁at ▁Clear water ▁and ▁a ▁ 4 . 8 6 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed ▁with ▁Reading . ▁Car ras co ▁threw ▁his ▁first ▁no - h itter ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0