Robert N. Carson (born January 23, 1989) is an American former

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who is currently the pitching coach for the

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of the

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. He played in

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for the

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Career

New York Mets

The

drafted Carson in the 14th round of the

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out of Hattiesburg High School. He started the 2012 season with the Class-AA

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of the Eastern League. The Mets first promoted him to the majors on April 24, but he didn't make an appearance before he was sent back to Binghamton. On May 17, Carson was recalled back to New York, and

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was designated for assignment. Carson made his major league debut on May 18, 2012, when he pitched a scoreless inning of relief against the

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in a 14–5 Mets loss. Carson started the 2013 season with the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s, and was called up by the Mets on April 21 when

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was designated for assignment. In June 2013, Carson was sent down again to Triple-A Las Vegas. In parts of two seasons with the Mets, he pitched in 31 games with a 6.82 ERA.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Carson was claimed off waivers by the

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on October 17, 2013. He pitched in 14 games for the AAA

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and was 0–1 with a 10.34 ERA. The Angels released him on May 10, 2014.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Carson signed a minor league deal with the

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on May 17, 2014, and was assigned to the AA

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. He had a 2.12 ERA in 11 appearances for the Lookouts and was then promoted to the AAA

Albuquerque Isotopes The Albuquerque Isotopes are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. They play home games at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at an el ...

, where he was 2–5 with a 5.41 ERA in 18 appearances. He remained with the Dodgers and received a non-roster invite to Major League spring training for 2015. That spring training invitation was rescinded when Carson received a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy by testing positive for a drug of abuse. He was released by the Dodgers in June.

Bridgeport Bluefish

Carson signed with the

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on June 16, 2015. He became a free agent after the 2015 season.

Acereros de Monclova

He signed with the

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of the

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for the 2016 season. He was released on May 9, 2016.

Bridgeport Bluefish

Carson signed with the

of the

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on May 18.

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs

Carson was traded to the

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of the Atlantic League on May 26. He became a free agent after the 2017 season.

York Revolution

On April 4, 2018, Carson signed with the

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of the

. He became a free agent following the 2018 season, but later re-signed with the Revolution on May 7, 2019. He became a free agent after the 2019 season.

Lexington Legends

On February 26, 2021, Carson signed with the

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of the

. He became a free agent following the season.

Coaching career

On April 4, 2022, Carson was hired by the

of the

to serve as the pitching coach.

References

External links

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