Carson Seymour
| Carson Seymour | |
|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants – No. 77 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 16, 1998 Poway, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 29, 2025, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics (through June 29, 2025) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 0.00 |
| Strikeouts | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Carson James Seymour (born December 16, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Amateur
Seymour attended Great Oak High School in Temecula, California and played college baseball at Dartmouth College and Kansas State University. In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]
New York Mets
Seymour was drafted by the New York Mets in the sixth round, with the 172nd overall selection, of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Florida Complex League Mets and pitched 2022 with the St. Lucie Mets and Brooklyn Cyclones.
San Francisco Giants
On August 2, 2022 the Mets traded Seymour, J. D. Davis, Thomas Szapucki, and Nick Zwack to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Darin Ruf.[3] He started his Giants career with the Eugene Emeralds. In 2023, he pitched for the Richmond Flying Squirrels.[4]
Seymour spent the 2024 campaign with the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats, making 29 appearances (28 starts) and posting a 7–10 record and 4.82 ERA with 132 strikeouts across 134+1⁄3 innings pitched. Following the season, the Giants added Seymour to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[5]
Seymour was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to begin the 2025 season.[6] In 15 starts for the River Cats, he compiled a 3-8 record and 3.89 ERA with 83 strikeouts over 74 innings of work. On June 27, 2025, Seymour was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7][8] He made his MLB debut on June 29.
Personal life
Seymour married Sydney Campbell in 2024.[9]
References
- ^ "#38 Carson Seymour - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Seymour, Kokoska Selected on Second Day of 2021 MLB Draft". Great Bend Post. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Giants trade Ruf to Mets for J.D. Davis, 3 prospects". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Richmond, Melanie Martinez-Lopez (2023-05-18). "Squirrels' pitcher Seymour draws inspiration from dad and others". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Pavlovic, Alex (November 19, 2024). "Giants add two pitchers to 40-man, protect them from Rule 5 Draft". NBC Sports Bay Area. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ "Giants send rotation hopefuls Seymour and Ragsdale to minor-league camp". sfchronicle.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ Guardado, Maria (June 27, 2025). "Giants call up No. 20 prospect Seymour for debut, option Hjelle". MLB.com. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ "Giants option P Sean Hjelle to minors, recall P Carson Seymour". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ Avila, Nick (June 27, 2025). "How Giants prospect Carson Seymour has interesting connection to 'Ted Lasso'". NBC Sports Bay Area. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)