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CARL EDWARDS JR.

• Recorded his first career save, September minor league notes
1, 2016 vs. San Francisco, tossing a perfect FRONT OFFICE
ninth …Also earned a save in the season • Has pitched in parts of seven seasons at the
finale, October 2 at Cincinnati. minor-league level, going 22-13 with a 2.35 ERA
(88 ER/333.1 IP) and 425 strikeouts in 130 games,
• Earned his first career win, April 21, 2017 including 49 starts.
at Cincinnati with a scoreless 10th inning.
• Pitched for the United Stats during the 2015 All-
• Was one of only four active MLB players drafted Star Futures Game.
and signed in the 48th round or later to appear
in a MLB game in 2018 (also Efren Navarro, Vidal • Made six starts with the Mesa Solar Sox in the MANAGER & STAFF
Nuño and Jarrod Dyson) 2014 Arizona Fall League and went 1-0 with
a 1.80 ERA (3 ER/15.0 IP) to earn Rising Star
• He was the first to play for the Cubs after honors.
being drafted and signed in the 48th
round or later since Justin Speier in 1998 • Combined to go 8-2 with a 1.86 ERA (24 ER/116.1
(55th round, 1995). IP) over 24 starts between Single-A Hickory of
the Rangers organization and High-A Daytona of
• Has been traded twice in his career.
the Cubs in 2013.
• Acquired by the Chicago Cubs along with • Was named a South Atlantic League CARL EDWARDS JR.
INF Mike Olt, RHP Justin Grimm and RHP Mid-Season All-Star with Hickory, and
Neil Ramirez from the Texas Rangers in was named an MiLB.com Staff Choice for
exchange for RHP Matt Garza on July 22, Best Starting Pitcher and Baseball America
2013.
Minor League All-Star with Daytona.
• Traded from Chicago to the San Diego
Padres along with International Bonus transactions
Pool Money in exchange for LHP Brad • Selected by the Texas Rangers in the 48th round
Wieck on July 31, 2019. SEASON IN REVIEW
of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft; signed by
• Has made four trips to the injured list throughout Chris Kemp.
his career.
• Acquired by the Chicago Cubs with with INF Mike
• Missed over a month in 2018, from Olt, RHP Neil Ramirez (as a player to be named
May 30 to July 6, with right shoulder later) and RHP Justin Grimm from the Texas
inflammation.
Rangers in exchange for RHP Matt Garza on July
• Made a pair of trips in 2019…Suffered a 22, 2013.
left thoracic spine strain and was on the • On Chicago’s disabled list (right shoulder PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
injured list from June 10 to July 19, and inflammation) from May 30 to July 6, 2018;
then missed from August 13 until the final included an injury rehabilitation assignment with
day of the regular season with a right Iowa (AAA).
shoulder strain.
• On Chicago’s injured list (left thoracic spine
• Pitched in just five games in 2020 strain) from June 13 to July 19, 2019; included an
suffering a right forearm strain on August injury rehabilitation assignment with Iowa (AAA).
7 and missing the remainder of the • Acquired by the San Diego Padres from the BRAVES HISTORY
season.
Chicago Cubs in exchange for LHP Brad Wieck
on July 31, 2019.
• On San Diego’s injured list (strained right
shoulder) from August 13 to September 30, 2019.
• Signed by the Seattle Mariners to a one-year
major league contract on December 4, 2019.
• On Seattle’s injured list (right forearm strain) from OPPONENTS
August 7 through the end of the 2020 season.
• Signed by the Atlanta Braves to a minor-league
contract on January 28, 2021.

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