Education
At Brigham Young University, he majored in mechanical engineering and was named to the Mountain West Conference All-Tournament Team in his freshman season, also the event"s inaugural year.
At Brigham Young University, he majored in mechanical engineering and was named to the Mountain West Conference All-Tournament Team in his freshman season, also the event"s inaugural year.
He is 6 feet 2 inches (188 m) and weighs 200 pounds (91 kg). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians. New York Yankees Carson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft.
He began his minor league career in with the Staten Island Yankees, hitting.203 in 48 games.
He spent the next season with the Battle Creek Yankees, hitting.259 with 11 home runs and 100 strikeouts in 119 games. In 2004, he played for the Battle Creek Yankees and Tampa Yankees, hitting a combined.271 with 15 home runs and 111 strikeouts in 132.
Carson split the 2005 season between Tampa and the Trenton Thunder, batting.238 with nine home runs in 112 games. In 2006, he played for those two teams again, hitting.248 with ten home runs in 69 games.
He spent all of 2007 with Trenton, hitting.248 with 16 home runs, and in 2008 he played for Trenton and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, hitting.285 with 15 home runs in 111 games.
Oakland Athletics The Dodgers traded him back to the Athletics on May 8, 2015. Carson was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. He was released on June 20.
Tampa Bay Rays He was purchased by the Tampa Bay Rays from the Athletics on August 1, 2011 and briefly played with the Durham Bulls, where he hit.250 in 22 games.
After the 2011 season, he elected free agency. Minnesota Twins Cleveland Indians After signing with the Cleveland Indians on November 19, 2012, Carson went on to appear in 20 games for Cleveland, collecting seven hits, including one homer, in 11 at-bats.
After the season, Carson was non-tendered by the Indians, making him a free agent. He was re-signed to a minor league deal on December 13, 2013.
Los Angeles Dodgers In January 2015, he signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, that included an invitation to major league spring training.
He was assigned to the American Automobile Association Oklahoma City Dodgers.