Carmen Mlodzinski

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45+2⁄3 innings, going 3–6 with a 5.52 ERA and 21 walks and 43 strikeouts over 19 games (seven starts). [5] As a sophomore in 2019, he was the Gamecocks' opening day starter. [6] However, during his third start of the year, he suffered a foot injury and missed the remainder of the 2019 season. [7] That summer, he returned from the injury, playing for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League and pitching to a 1.83 ERA and 43 strikeouts as opposed to five walks over 34+1⁄3 innings. [8] [9] [10] Mlodzinski entered his redshirt sophomore season in 2020 as a top prospect for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. [11] He pitched to a 2.84 ERA over four starts before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]

Professional career

Mlodzinski was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 31st overall pick of the draft. [13] He signed with the Pirates on July 2, 2020, for a $2.05 million bonus. [14] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic. [15]

Mlodzinski made his professional debut in 2021 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A East. [16] He was placed on the injured list on July 12 with a shoulder injury, and was activated on August 14. [17] He returned to the injured list once again on September 9, but was activated only one week later. [18] Over 14 starts with Greensboro, Mlodzinski went 2–3 with a 3.93 ERA and 64 strikeouts over 50+1⁄3 innings. [19] Following the end of Greensboro's season, he was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A East, with whom he pitched two innings. [20] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas after the season. [21] He was assigned to the Altoona Curve of the Double-A Eastern League for the 2022 season. [22] In early May, he was placed on the injured list due to a shoulder injury but was activated a week later. [23] Over 27 games (22 starts), he went 6–8 with a 4.78 ERA and 111 strikeouts over 105+1⁄3 innings. [24]

To open the 2023 season, he was assigned to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League. [25] In 19 games for Indianapolis, he registered a 3.16 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 1 save in 25+2⁄3 innings pitched. On June 16, 2023, Mlodzinski was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time after Rob Zastryzny was placed on the injured list. [26]

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Carmen Mlodzinski
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1999-02-19) February 19, 1999 (age 25)
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 16, 2023, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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