Manuel Delcarmen (born February 16, 1982), nicknamed The Pride of Hyde Park,[1] is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

[2] Delcarmen is a native of the Hyde Park section of Boston, Massachusetts, and a graduate of West Roxbury High School.

Beginning the season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, he posted a 4–4 record with three saves and a 3.23 earned run average (ERA) in 31 games.

Delcarmen's professional career was on the fast track with a mid-90s fastball and a great curveball, until he injured his throwing arm while pitching in a Florida State League game, requiring Tommy John surgery in May 2003.

On June 11, Delcarmen got his first major league win, pitching two innings of relief against the Texas Rangers.

On July 23, Delcarmen finished out a 6–2 Red Sox victory over Cleveland with 1+1⁄3 innings of scoreless relief, recording his first major league save.

In the 2007 playoffs, he had 4+1⁄3 innings pitched, allowing four earned runs, and was a member of the 2007 World Series championship team.

Overall, Delcarmen spent parts of six seasons with the Red Sox, appearing in 289 games while compiling an 11–6 record with three saves and 243 strikeouts in 284+1⁄3 innings pitched.

[13][14] Delcarmen appeared in nine games for the Rockies during the 2010 season, pitching 8+1⁄3 innings while giving up six earned runs (6.48 ERA) and striking out six.

[15] In 18 appearances for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, he posted a 2-2 record and 5.14 ERA with 23 strikeouts across 28 innings of work.

On December 2, 2013, Delcarmen signed a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training, with the Washington Nationals.

On April 4, 2017, Delcarmen signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.