Carson Spiers

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109+1⁄3innings pitched, all as a relief pitcher. [3]

Professional career

The Reds signed Spiers as a free agent after he went unselected in the shortened 2020 MLB draft. [4] However, he did not play in a game due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] Spiers made his professional debut in 2021, spending the year split between the Single–A Daytona Tortugas and High–A Dayton Dragons. In 25 total games (20 starts), he registered an 8–4 record and 3.55 ERA with 130 strikeouts across 111+2⁄3 innings of work. [6]

In 2022, Spiers split the season between Double–A and the Triple–A Louisville Bats. In 27 games (23 starts) between the two affiliates, he posted a 4–6 record and 5.33 ERA with 105 strikeouts across 121+2⁄3 innings pitched. [7] After alternating as a starting pitcher and relief pitcher early in his career, Spiers became a full-time relief pitcher with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double-A Southern League in 2023. [8]

On September 1, 2023, the Reds promoted Spiers to the major leagues as a COVID-19 substitute. [9] He made his MLB debut on September 3. [3] In two starts for the Reds, he allowed seven runs on ten hits and five walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings pitched. On September 10, the Reds returned Spiers to the minor leagues. [10] On September 14, the Reds selected Spiers to the 40-man roster and promoted him to the major leagues. [11] In 4 total appearances for Cincinnati, he logged a 6.92 ERA with 12 strikeouts across 13.0 innings pitched.

Spiers was optioned to Triple–A Louisville to begin the 2024 season. [12]

Personal life

Spiers' uncle, Bill Spiers, played baseball for Clemson and in the major leagues. [1] His father, Michael, and grandfather, Bud, also played baseball for the Clemson Tigers, while his cousin, Will, was the punter for their American football team. [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Spiers poised to thrive as Clemson's closer". Goupstate.com. February 21, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Former Clemson Tigers baseball player makes MLB debut". Foxcarolina.com. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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  5. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Carson Spiers - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Carson Spiers Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Díaz struggles in 'dadgum competitor' Spiers' debut". MLB.com.
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Carson Spiers
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Spiers with the Dayton Dragons in 2021
Cincinnati Reds – No. 68
Pitcher
Born: (1997-11-11) November 11, 1997 (age 27)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 2023, for the Cincinnati Reds
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