Matt Carson

Matthew Reese Carson was born on July 1, 1981 in Newport Beach, California.

The New York Yankees selected him in round five of the 2002 MLB Draft out of Brigham Young University. He played in their minor league system until 2008, reaching Triple-A. Carson signed a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics ahead of the 2009 season.

Oakland added him to the Major League roster as a September call-up late in the year. He was 6-for-21 (.286) with a home run and five RBI over ten games. Carson played 36 big league games for the Athletics in 2010, and spent all of 2011 in Triple-A. 

The Minnesota Twins signed Carson to a minor league deal for the 2012 campaign. He began the year in Triple-A with the Rochester Red Wings, going 4-for-5 with a double and a triple on Opening Day. Carson wound up hitting .282 with 14 home runs in 115 games for the Red Wings. This helped earn him a late season big league promotion in late August.

Carson had eight hits in his first five games with the Twins, which included a double and an RBI. However, his hot start didn't last. He went just 7-for-45 (.156) with no extra base hits after those initial five games. Minnesota removed him from the 40-man roster during the off-season. Carson signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians in free agency.

He spent two years in the Indians system, appearing in 20 big league games during the 2013 season. Carson returned to the Athletics system in 2015, but spent the whole year in Triple-A.