Luke Christopher Carlin (born December 20, 1980) is an American Canadian former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cleveland Indians.
| Luke Carlin | |
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 Carlin with the Cleveland Indians | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: December 20, 1980 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 10, 2008, for the San Diego Padres | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 30, 2012, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .179 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 11 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Early life
editBorn in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, Carlin's family moved to Aylmer, Quebec when he was very young and he played baseball in the province of Quebec, notably for the Quebec Diamants of the Ligue de Baseball Elite du Quebec in 1999, before obtaining a scholarship from Northeastern University, where he played college baseball for the Huskies. In 2001, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1][2] He was named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2002 America East Tournament, in which the Huskies finished second.[3]
Professional career
editDetroit Tigers
editHe was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft and signed his first pro contract on June 18 of the same year and played for the Oneonta Tigers in the New York–Penn League before being released by the Tigers in March 2003.
San Diego Padres
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He signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres in April 2003 and played in their organization for six years with stops with the Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League (Low–A) and the Fort Wayne Wizards of the Midwest League (Single–A) in 2003, Fort Wayne and the Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League (High–A) in 2004, the Mobile Bay Bears of the Southern League (Double–A) in 2005, Mobile and the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (Triple–A) in 2006 and Portland in 2007 and 2008.
On May 10, 2008, Carlin made his MLB debut for the San Diego Padres. On May 16, 2008, he came through with his first MLB hit, which was a double against the Colorado Rockies. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks in January 2009.
Pittsburgh Pirates
editOn January 12, 2010, Carlin signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates with an invitation to spring training.
Cleveland Indians
editOn August 10, 2010, Carlin was traded to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. His contract was purchased by the Indians from Triple-A Columbus on September 23. Carlin was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus on October 31, removing him from the 40-man roster. Carlin refused his minor league assignment and subsequently filed for free agency. On November 29, 2010, Carlin signed a minor league contract with the Indians; his deal included a non-roster invitation to the Indians' 2011 spring training camp.[4]
Carlin began 2012 with Columbus, hitting .227 in 20 games with 10 RBI before he was called up to Cleveland on May 26 to replace Carlos Santana, who was placed on the 7-day DL.[5]
He was designated for assignment on June 12,[6] and sent to Triple A on June 15.[7]
Coaching career
editOn January 17, 2018, Carlin was named manager of the Lake County Captains, the Single–A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.[8]
Personal life
editCarlin is a Canadian citizen.[9] He is married to Kim Carlin (Lewis) and they share two daughters, Olivia and Evelyn.
References
edit- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "2001 Chatham As". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Tribe signs Carlin to Minor League deal". Cleveland Indians. MLB. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
- ^ Massie, Jim (May 26, 2012). "Carlin joins Cleveland in Chicago". Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ "Indians Acquire Rogers, Designate Carlin". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Outrighted To Triple-A: Luke Carlin". MLB Trade Rumors. June 15, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Luke Carlin to manage Captains in 2018 | Sports | news-herald.com". August 21, 2019. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Will Votto join Tip O'Neill club?". Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. December 6, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
External links
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- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)