Sam Carlson

Samuel Carlson (born December 3, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization.

For the skier, see Sammy Carlson.
Sam Carlson
Seattle Mariners – No. 55
Pitcher
Born: (1998-12-03) December 3, 1998
Savage, Minnesota
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Amateur career

Carlson attended Burnsville High School in Burnsville, Minnesota.[1] During his senior year, Carlson had a jump in velocity, going from the 88–92 range to 93–97.[2] He posted a 0.93 ERA (9th in state and 2nd on Burnsville) and 53 strikeouts (28th in state) over 34 innings, and was named Minnesota Mr. Baseball.[3] He committed to the University of Florida to play college baseball.[4]

Professional career

Carlson was selected in the second round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft by the Seattle Mariners.[5][6][7][8] He signed with the Mariners for $2 million.[9] He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Mariners, pitching only three innings before being shut down due to minor elbow discomfort.[10]

Heading into the 2018 season, Carlson was named Seattle's third ranked prospect and the top pitching prospect in the organization, but had elbow discomfort return during the Mariners mini-camp in February and was shut down again. He was given a PRP injection and eventually started rehabbing, but a setback in his rehab forced him to undergo Tommy John surgery on July 2, causing him to miss the rest of 2018 and all of the 2019 season.[11][12] Carlson returned healthy in 2020, but did not play a game after the minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] For the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Modesto Nuts, with whom he started 19 games and went 6-4 with a 4.77 ERA and 112 strikeouts over 100 innings.[14]

References
  1. "This local high school pitcher is the best prospect since Joe Mauer". Twincities.com. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. "SAM CARLSON CLIMBING UP DRAFT BOARDS". Baseballamerica.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. Kassondra Burtis (27 June 2017). "Burnsville's Sam Carlson named Mr. Baseball". MN Baseball Hub | High School Boys' Baseball News, Scores & Standings. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. Writer, Christopher Thomas, Minnesota Blizzard Staff (28 December 2015). "Sam Carlson commits to the Florida Gators". Minnesota Blizzard Baseball. Retrieved 5 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Burnsville H.S. Pitcher A Prospect For The Pros". Minnesota.cbslocal.com. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. http://www.gomn.com/news/burnsville-ace-slated-go-first-round-mlb-draft/
  7. "MLB.com 2017 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball.
  8. "Burnsville's Sam Carlson is Elite MLB Draft Prospect". Kstp.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. "Second-round pick Carlson signs with Mariners". MLB.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  10. "Mariners pitcher Sam Carlson wondered if he'd ever throw again. Now, he's a spring training inspiration". The Seattle Times. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  11. Divish, Ryan (July 3, 2018). "Elbow surgery ends the season for Mariners' top pitching prospect Sam Carlson". Seattle Times. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  12. Greg Johns (July 3, 2018). "Mariners' No. 3 prospect Carlson has TJ surgery". MLB.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  13. "Mariners' Sam Carlson, forgotten 2nd-rounder, is on familiar prospect path". 710 ESPN Seattle. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  14. "Parker Doubles Down the Ports". OurSports Central. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.


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