Carson Roccaforte | |
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Kansas City Royals | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Beaumont, Texas | March 29, 2002|
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Carson Anthony Roccaforte (born March 29,2002) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Roccaforte played college baseball at Louisiana. He had a career year in 2022 batting .374,with 16 home runs,along with 68 RBI,and 25 stolen bases. He was one of just three NCAA Division I players to reach 15 plus homers and 25 plus steals. [1] For his performance on the year he was named First Team All Sun-Belt,and named First Team NCAA Division I South All-Region. [2] Roccaforte would take a slight step down in the 2023 season having a .318 batting average with eight home runs,and 55 RBI,along with a program record 26 doubles. [3] Roccaforte finished his career with a .325 batting average,with 28 home runs,and 145 RBI's. [4]
Roccaforte was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the second round with the 66th overall selection of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. [5] [6] On July 25,2023,Roccaforte signed with the Royals for a $897,500 signing bonus. [7]
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