• In 1992, Carlos topped the Florida State League in hits (157), doubles (30), home runs (30), slugging percentage (.579), on-base percentage (.402) and RBIs (100). No one in the league had reached the century mark in runs driven home since 1984.
• On July 6, 1996 Carlos became the 29th player in MLB history to hit a ball out of Tiger Stadium.
• When Roger Clemens joined the Blue Jays in 1997, Carlos volunteered to surrender his #21 jersey, the Rocket's number in Boston. Appreciative of the gesture, Clemens responded by giving Carlos a $20,000 Rolex.
• In the winter of 1999, Carlos traveled through Europe with Shawn Green and another close friend.
• In 1999, Carlos joined Fred McGriff and Joe Carter as the only Blue Jays to post three consecutive 30+ home run seasons.
• In July of 2002, Carlos broke Tony Fernandez's franchise record of 403 consecutive games played. His streak was snapped several weeks later—at 432—when a sore back landed him on the DL.
• In 2002, Carlos became the first Blue Jay in franchise history to post at least 30 HR is six straight seasons, and drive in at least 100 runs in five straight seasons.
• In 2005, Carlos became the 9th major leaguer to hit 30 or more homers in nine straight seasons.
• Carlos belted his 400th home run—a grand slam—in a memorable 8-7 comeback win against the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006.
• Carlos won the Roberto Clemente Award and Thurman Munson Award in 2006 for his community service efforts.
• In 2006, Carlos became just the fourth player in history to record 10 straight 30-homer seasons. The first three were Jimmie Foxx, Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa.
• Carlos waited longer than any other active player—1,170 games—to play in his first postseason contest.
• Carlos is the fifth American Leaguer to hit four homers in a game. The others were Lou Gehrig, Rocky Colavito, Pat Seerey and Mike Cameron. Fifteen players in all have slugged four in a game, but only six have done it in consecutive at bats.
• Carlos is Toronto's all-time leader in doubles, home runs, RBIs and slugging percentage.
• Carlos enjoys yoga. He takes classes in Toronto a couple of times a week.
• Carlos's commitment to those less fortunate is heartfelt and significant. His Extrabases Foundation assists charitable causes dedicated to improving the lives of children in Puerto Rico and North America. In Toronto, he has refurbished a pair of rundown playing fields, and regularly visits local schools to encourage kids to work hard.
• In April of 2001, Carlos joined singer Ricky Martin and boxer Felix Trinidad to protest the U.S. Navy's use of Vieques, an island off the coast of Puerto Rico, as a bomb-testing site. The trio took out full-page ads in the New York Times and Washington Post asking for the manuevers to stop.
• Carlos uses a 35-inch, 34-ounce bat, one of the biggest pieces of lumber in baseball.
  
  

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