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FRONT OFFICE carl

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
Full Name: Carl Fleming Edwards
MANAGER & STAFF Height: 6-3 Weight: 170
Throws: Right
Bats: Right
DOB: September 3, 1991
Opening Day Age: 29
Resides: Irmo, SC
Born: Newberry, SC
MLB Debut: September 7, 2015 MLB Service Time: 4.098
Acquired: Signed to a minor-league contract, January 28, 2021
CARL EDWARDS JR. 2020 CAREER HIGHS
Contract Status: Signed through 2021
NON-ROSTER INVITEE

• Made Seattle’s Opening Day roster and pitched
to a 1.93 ERA (1 ER/4.2 IP) with six strikeouts over
five games. Most Innings Pitched
2.0, 5x, last: 7/25/18, CHI vs. ARI
SEASON IN REVIEW major league notes Most Runs
• Was placed on the 10-day injured list with a
right forearm strain on August 7 and missed the
remainder of the season.
5, 8/13/16, CHI vs. STL
5, 8/13/16, CHI vs. STL
• Awards: World Series Champion (2016). Most Earned Runs
• Was a member of the Chicago Cubs Most Hits Allowed
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT • Went 0-1 and allowed two runs in 2.2 Most Home Runs Allowed
World Series roster in 2016…Pitched the
3, 4x, last: 5/16/18, CHI at ATL
first two outs of the decisive 10th inning
of Game 7 before LH Mike Montgomery
got the final out.
2, 9/17/16, CHI vs. MIL
innings in his three games during the 2016
4, 8/13/16, CHI vs. STL
World Series. Most Walks
• Has pitched in 15 total postseason games Most Strikeouts
BRAVES HISTORY • Has gone 9-8 with a 3.54 ERA (71 ER/180.2 IP) in 5, 7/31/16, CHI vs. SEA
in his career, combining to go 1-2 with a
6.55 ERA (8 ER/11.0 IP).
Longest winning streak
199 major league appearances over six seasons,
fanning 242 and saving three games. 4 games, 9/15/17-5/15/18
Longest losing streak
• Was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 2011,
traded to the Cubs in 2013 and debuted 3 games, 7/21-9/5/17
with Chicago in 2015…Has pitched for
OPPONENTS the Cubs (2015-19), Padres (2019) and • In 2017, led all major league relievers with
Mariners (2020).
just 3.93 hits allowed per 9.0 innings…
• Since he debuted in 2015, ranks second in the
majors with a .156 (97-for-263) average against Marked the best single-season mark
him. for a Cubs reliever in franchise history,
• Only Josh Hader (.144) has a lower surpassing Carlos Marmol’s 4.12 hits
allowed per 9.0 IP in 2008.
opponents average in that time. • Was recalled by Chicago, on 9/7/15, and made
MISCELLANEOUS 110 2021 ATLANTA BRAVES MEDIA GUIDE his major-league debut that night at St. Louis…
Pitched a scoreless inning of relief in the win.