Carlos Rafael Gutiérrez (born September 22, 1986) is a Puerto Rican-American former professional baseball relief pitcher.

right-hander was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the first round (27th overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft as a compensation pick from the Los Angeles Angels after signing Twins free agent Torii Hunter.

Gutierrez pitched one inning of Puerto Rico's 7-0 victory over Panama in round one of the World Baseball Classic.

[2] He spent the first half of 2009 with the Fort Myers Miracle, where he went 2-3 with a 1.32 earned run average over ten starts (one relief appearance) to earn a Florida State League All star selection, however, he did not participate due to his recent promotion to the double A New Britain Rock Cats.

[3] He appeared in 32 games with New Britain with 122 innings pitched and went 5-8 with a 4.57 ERA before being promoted to Triple-A in September 2010.