Dylan Carlson (baseball)


Dylan James Carlson is an American professional baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Career

Carlson attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California where he played baseball under his father, Jeff. As a senior, he batted.407 with nine home runs and 40 RBIs in 36 games along with pitching to a 6-0 record with a 1.44 ERA. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round, 33rd overall, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He rescinded his college commitment to California State University-Fullerton and agreed to a signing bonus of $1.35 mil., which was $550,500 under the slot value.
Carlson made his professional debut that same year with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals, batting.251 with three home runs and 22 RBIs in 50 games. Carlson spent 2017 with the Peoria Chiefs where he slashed.240/.342/.347 with seven home runs and 42 RBIs in 115 games. He began the 2018 season with Peoria, and after batting.234 with two home runs and nine RBIs in 13 games, was promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals. Carlson finished the year with Palm Beach, slashing.247/.345/.386 with nine home runs and 53 RBIs in 99 games.
Carlson began the 2019 season with the Springfield Cardinals. He was named a Texas League All-Star and participated in the Home Run Derby. In June, he represented the Cardinals in the 2019 All-Star Futures Game alongside Nolan Gorman. After slashing.281/.364/.518 with 21 home runs, 59 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases over 108 games with Springfield, he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds in August. Following his promotion, Carlson was named the Texas League Player of the Year. Over 126 games between Palm Beach and Springfield, Carlson slashed.292/.372/.542 with 26 home runs, 68 RBIs, and twenty stolen bases. He was originally selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs following the season, but it was later announced he would not be participating.