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Cleveland Indians: Carrasco the heartbeat of the Tribe

Carlos “Cookie” Carrasco, was given the nickname by fellow teammate and backup catcher Roberto Perez, after he was caught snacking on cookies and milk on a plane.

Married and a father of 4 children, Carlos signed a 4-year extension worth $22 million in April 2015 that also includes club options for 2019 and 2020 with the Cleveland Indians. He has a career 4.08 ERA and has 520 strikeouts to go along with his 33-38 overall win-lose total. Most would say that the Cleveland Indians got a great deal on the extension but Carlos had a motive to get a deal signed- his family.