Carlos Alberto Zambrano, nicknamed "Big Z" or "El Toro", is a retired Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012 for the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins. Zambrano, who stands 6 feet 4 inches and weighs 275 pounds, was signed by the Cubs as a free agent in 1997 and made his debut in 2001. After being used in both starting and relief duties, he enjoyed his first full season as a starter in 2003, finishing with a 13?11 record, 168 strikeouts and a 3.11 ERA. The controversial pitcher is known as one of the best hitting pitchers of recent times. He is a switch-hitter and has a career .238 batting average with 24 home runs, 71 RBIs and a slugging percentage of .396. The 23 home runs are the most ever by a Cubs pitcher, as well as also being the active leader in home runs hit by a pitcher. He also tied with Ferguson Jenkins for the club record for home runs by a pitcher in a single season, hitting six in 2006. Zambrano has been called on to pinch hit 20 times in his career and has won a Silver Slugger Award three times for his hitting. 

June 1st, 1981 in Puerto Cabello (Age 42)