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#0 Carson Matthews, IF

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Position: IF
Date of Birth: 01/27/2000
Height: 5' 10"   Weight: 185 lbs
College Experience: San Diego State University
Bats: R
Throws: R
Resides: San Clemente, California

Biography:

Carson Matthews enters his first season with the Windy City ThunderBolts and third as a professional in 2023. He signed as a free agent on January 9, 2023. Carson's pro career began in 2021, when he was signed by the Los Angeles Angels as an undrafted free agent out of San Diego State University. In two seasons with the Angels, he played primarily with Class A Inland Empire and appeared in three games at the Double-A level. Overall, he hit .222 with a .313 on-base percentage. He hit three home runs and stole eight bases in 55 career games.

Matthews played for three colleges, including Brigham Young University, where he hit .250 over 33 games. He moved on to Saddleback Community College and batted .395 with an OPS of 1.117 as a sophomore. On his final collegiate stop, he played in nine games for San Diego State in 2021 and slugged .483 with seven RBIs. Carson attended Capistrano Valley Christian High School in San Juan Capistrano, California.

Career Statistics »

Year League Club GP AVG AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB SO
2022 California Inland Empire 29 .181 83 15 14 3 0 2 6 12 2 31
2021 Low-A West Inland Empire 23 .253 95 24 15 6 0 1 11 8 6 32
2021 Double-A South Rocket City 3 .273 11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Thunderbolts »
0 Jonathan Waite C
8 Matt Morgan C
15 Peyton Isaacson C
2 Brynn Martinez IF
0 Carson Matthews IF
6 Jake Boone IF
0 Jordan Hovey IF
0 Junior Martina IF
0 Will Riley IF
34 Bren Spillane OF
0 Chris Baker OF
19 Dan Robinson OF
0 Jordan Wiley OF
0 Paul Coumoulos OF
0 Willie Carter OF
0 Adrien Reese P
0 Antonio Saldana P
43 Austin Marozas P
0 Brendan Smith P
0 Cole Bellair P
28 Daniel Kight P
20 Garrett Christman P
0 Henry Omana P
0 Ian McMahon P
22 Justin Miller P
14 Kenny Mathews P
29 Layne Schnitz-Paxton P
0 Sebastian Selway P
0 Taylor Sugg P
0 Daryl Myers IF
0 Cal Djuraskovic P
0 Stetson Woods P

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