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Carson Smith (baseball), Smith
Carson Smith may refer to: * Carson Smith (baseball) Carson Donald Smith (born October 19, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox. Listed at and , he both bats and throws right-handed. Ama ... (born 1989), American professional baseball pitcher * Carson Smith (musician) (1931–1997), American jazz musician and double-bassist * Carson Smith (politician) (born 1960s), American politician; Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives * Carson McCullers (born Lula Carson Smith; 1917–1967), American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet {{hndis, Smith, Carson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Smith (baseball)
Carson Donald Smith (born October 19, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox. Listed at and , he both bats and throws right-handed. Amateur career Smith attended Midland Christian High School in Midland, Texas. He then enrolled at Grayson County College, where he began his college baseball career. After Smith's freshman year, he transferred to Texas State University, where he played for the Texas State Bobcats baseball team. He was named Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore and a junior, and a second team All-American by Louisville Slugger as a junior. Professional career Minor League Baseball The Seattle Mariners selected Smith in the eighth round of the 2011 MLB Draft, with the 243rd overall pick. Smith pitched for the High Desert Mavericks of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2012, and the Jackson Generals of the Double-A Southern League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Smith (musician)
Carson Raymond Smith (January 9, 1931, San Francisco – November 2, 1997, Las Vegas) was an American jazz double-bassist. Carson is the older brother of jazz musician and composer Putter Smith. Smith's early work was in West Coast jazz, playing with Gerry Mulligan (1952–53), Chet Baker (1953–55), Russ Freeman (1955–56), and Chico Hamilton (1955–57). Smith also recorded with Clifford Brown (1954), Dick Twardzik (1954), and Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1956). In 1959, he toured with Stan Kenton, then recorded with Charlie Barnet in 1960. In 1962, he moved to Los Angeles, playing with Charlie Teagarden (1962) and Lionel Hampton (1963). He toured Japan with Georgie Auld in 1964. Later in the 1960s, he played with Buddy Rich, Arno Marsh, and Carl Fontana. He held a longtime residency at the Four Queens Hotel in Las Vegas, where he accompanied visiting musicians such as Art Farmer, Lew Tabackin, Zoot Sims, and Chet Baker. He died of cancer in Las Vegas at the age o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Smith (politician)
Carson Henry Smith Jr. (born ) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, having been initially elected in 2018. He has represented the 16th district (which includes all of Pender County and parts of Columbus County) since 2019. Smith previously served as sheriff of Pender County, from 2002 until 2018. In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ..., Smith was appointed as interim Emergency Management Director of Pender County after the sudden resignation of Chuck Tear (who had held the post for three months at the time of his resignation). Smith had previously served as Emergency Management Director for the county prior to his first term as sheriff in 2002. Electoral history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |