Carson Tucker

American baseball player

Baseball player

Carson Tucker

Free agent
Shortstop
Born: (2002-01-24) January 24, 2002 (age 23)
Phoenix, Arizona

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Medals

Men's baseball
Representing  United States
U-12 Baseball World Cup
|  2013 Taipei | Team

Carson Wesley Tucker (born January 24, 2002) is an American professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent. He was selected 23rd overall by the Cleveland Indians in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.

## Amateur career

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Tucker attended Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he played baseball.[1] In 92 games at Mountain Pointe during his high school career, he hit .390 with five home runs and 68 runs batted in.[2] In 2013 and 2014, he was selected for U-12 United States national baseball team.[3] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Texas.[4]

## Professional career

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Tucker was selected by the Cleveland Indians with the 23rd overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[5][6][7] Tucker signed with the Indians on June 26 for a $2 million bonus.[8] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Indians, but appeared in only six games due to a hand injury.[10] He was assigned to the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Low-A Carolina League to begin the 2022 season.[11] In early May, he was placed on the injured list with a right forearm strain.[12] Over 38 games, he hit .137 with one home run, nine RBI, and five doubles.[13]

Tucker returned to Lynchburg in 2023, playing in 29 games and batting .200/.296/.263 with one home run, five RBI, and two stolen bases.[14] He did not appear in a game for the Guardians organization in 2024. Tucker was released by Cleveland on July 3, 2024.[15]

## Personal life

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Tucker's brother, Cole, plays for the Los Angeles Angels.[16][17]

## References

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1. ^ Alvira, Zach (March 19, 2020). "Virus muddles Mountain Pointe baseball's national stage". Ahwatukee Foothills News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
2. ^ Lewis, Ryan. "Indians select shortstop Carson Tucker, pitcher Tanner Burns on first night of 2020 draft". The Repository. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
3. ^ "Forty-One USA Baseball Alumni Selected in the 2020 MLB Draft". USA Baseball. June 12, 2020. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
4. ^ "Carson Tucker motivated by brother's success". Baseball Prospect Journal. January 3, 2020. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
5. ^ Obert, Richard. "Mountain Pointe shortstop Carson Tucker taken by Indians with 23rd overall MLB draft pick". azcentral. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
6. ^ "Cleveland Indians take high school SS Carson Tucker in first round: MLB draft". cleveland. June 11, 2020. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
7. ^ "Indians select INF Carson Tucker 23rd overall in the first round of the 2020 MLB Draft". mlb.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
8. ^ "Cleveland Indians sign No. 1 pick Carson Tucker, No. 2 Logan Allen, No. 5 Mason Hickman". cleveland. June 27, 2020. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
9. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". mlb.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
10. ^ "Cleveland Indians' minor leaguers return to play in 2021 after pandemic shutdown". April 29, 2021. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
11. ^ "Lynchburg Hillcats Announce 2022 Roster". Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
12. ^ "Guardians' Carson Tucker: Shut down with forearm strain". May 9, 2022. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
13. ^ "Carson Tucker Stats, Fantasy & News". Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
14. ^ "Carson Tucker - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
15. ^ Krispinsky, Chad (July 3, 2024). "Guardians release former first round draft pick". WKBN.
16. ^ Obert, Richard. "Mountain Pointe's Carson Tucker hopes to follow brother Cole's path to MLB". azcentral. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
17. ^ "Pirates' Tucker helps brother prep for next step". mlb.com. May 22, 2020. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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2020 Major League Baseball draft first round selections

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* Heston Kjerstad
* Max Meyer
* Asa Lacy
* Austin Martin
* Emerson Hancock
* Nick Gonzales
* Robert Hassell III
* Zac Veen
* Reid Detmers
* Garrett Crochet
* Austin Hendrick
* Patrick Bailey
* Justin Foscue
* Mick Abel
* Ed Howard
* Nick Yorke
* Bryce Jarvis
* Pete Crow-Armstrong
* Garrett Mitchell
* Jordan Walker
* Cade Cavalli
* Carson Tucker
* Nick Bitsko
* Jared Shuster
* Tyler Soderstrom
* Aaron Sabato
* Austin Wells
* Bobby Miller

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Cleveland Guardians first-round draft picks

* 1965: Fosse
* 1966: Curtis
* 1967: Heidemann
* 1968: Weaver
* 1969: McGrew
* 1970: Dunning
* 1971: Sloan
* 1972: Manning
* 1973: Tufts
* 1974: Brennan
* 1975: Cerone
* 1976: Glass
* 1977: Compton
* 1978: Lansford
* 1979: Bohnet
* 1980: Gruber
* 1981: Alpert
* 1982: M. Snyder
* 1983: Clark
* 1984: C. Snyder
* 1985: Pohel
* 1986: Swindell
* 1987: None
* 1988: Lewis, Nagy, Mutis
* 1989: Murray
* 1990: Costo, Hence
* 1991: Ramirez
* 1992: Shuey
* 1993: Kirkreit
* 1994: Wright
* 1995: D. Miller
* 1996: Peoples
* 1997: Drew, Fitzgerald
* 1998: Sabathia
* 1999: None
* 2000: Smith, Thompson
* 2001: Denham, Horne, Martin, Conroy
* 2002: Guthrie, Whitney, Schilling
* 2003: Aubrey, B. Snyder, A. Miller
* 2004: Sowers
* 2005: Crowe, Drennen
* 2006: Huff
* 2007: Mills
* 2008: Chisenhall
* 2009: White
* 2010: Pomeranz
* 2011: Lindor
* 2012: Naquin
* 2013: Frazier
* 2014: Zimmer, Sheffield
* 2015: Aiken
* 2016: Benson
* 2017: None
* 2018: Naylor, Hankins
* 2019: Espino
* 2020: Tucker
* 2021: Williams
* 2022: DeLauter
* 2023: Velazquez
* 2024: Bazzana

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*[Glass]: Tim Glass
*[Compton]: Bruce Compton
*[Lansford]: Phil Lansford
*[Alpert]: George Alpert
*[M. Snyder]: Mark Snyder
*[Pohel]: Mike Pohel
*[Hence]: Sam Hence
*[Peoples]: Danny People
*[Fitzgerald]: Jason Fitzgerald
*[Smith]: Corey Smith
*[Denham]: Dan Denham
*[Horne]: Alan Horne
*[Conroy]: Mike Conroy
*[Whitney]: Whitney
*[Schilling]: Micah Schilling
*[Drennen]: John Drennan
*[Mills]: Beau Mills