| Sam Carlson | |
| Team: | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Number: | 83 |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 3 December 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Savage, Minnesota |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Samuel Carlson (born December 3, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
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]
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 Single–A Modesto Nuts, with whom he started 19 games and went 6-4 with a 4.77 ERA and 112 strikeouts over 100 innings.[14]
In 2022, Carlson made 16 appearances (11 starts) for Modesto, recording a 4.61 ERA with 60 strikeouts across innings of work.[15] In 2023, he spent the year with the High–A Everett AquaSox, for whom he pitched in 39 games and logged a 5.25 ERA with 61 strikeouts and 6 saves. Carlson elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.[16]
On January 3, 2024, Carlson signed a major league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.[17]