Born in Caracas, Carrasquel began his professional baseball career in at the age of 17 with the Cervecería Caracas team where, he hit the first home run in Venezuelan Professional Baseball League history.
Carrasquel was born in Caracas. Carrasquel began his professional baseball career in at the age of 17 with the Cervecería Caracas team. He hit the first home run in Venezuelan Professional Baseball League history.