Carson Tucker
| Carson Tucker | |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: January 24, 2002 Phoenix, Arizona | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Carson Wesley Tucker (born January 24, 2002) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Cleveland Indians organization. He was selected 23rd overall by the Indians in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.
Career
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 RBIs.[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]
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 $2MM bonus.
Personal
Tucker's brother, Cole Tucker, plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates.[8][9]
References
- ^ Editor, Zach Alvira, AFN Sports. "Virus muddles Mountain Pointe baseball's national stage". Ahwatukee Foothills News.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lewis, Ryan. "Indians select shortstop Carson Tucker, pitcher Tanner Burns on first night of 2020 draft". The Repository.
- ^ "Forty-One USA Baseball Alumni Selected in the 2020 MLB Draft". USA Baseball. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Carson Tucker motivated by brother's success". Baseball Prospect Journal. January 3, 2020.
- ^ Obert, Richard. "Mountain Pointe shortstop Carson Tucker taken by Indians with 23rd overall MLB draft pick". azcentral.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians take high school SS Carson Tucker in first round: MLB draft". cleveland. June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Indians select INF Carson Tucker 23rd overall in the first round of the 2020 MLB Draft". MLB.com.
- ^ Obert, Richard. "Mountain Pointe's Carson Tucker hopes to follow brother Cole's path to MLB". azcentral.
- ^ "Pirates' Tucker helps brother prep for next step". MLB.com.