| Luke Carlin | |
|---|---|
 Carlin with the Cleveland Indians | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: (1980-12-20)December 20, 1980 (age 44) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 10, 2008, for the San Diego Padres | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 30, 2012, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .179 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 11 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Luke Christopher Carlin (born December 20, 1980) is anAmerican Canadian former professionalbaseballcatcher. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theSan Diego Padres,Arizona Diamondbacks, andCleveland Indians.
Born inSilver Spring, Maryland, United States, Carlin's family moved toAylmer, Quebec when he was very young and he played baseball in the province of Quebec, notably for theQuebec Diamants of theLigue de Baseball Elite du Quebec in 1999, before obtaining a scholarship fromNortheastern University, where he playedcollege baseball for theHuskies. In 2001, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theChatham A's of theCape Cod Baseball League.[1][2] He was named to the All-Tournament Team at the2002 America East Tournament, in which the Huskies finished second.[3]
Carlin was drafted by theDetroit Tigers in the 10th round, with the 290th overall selection, of the2002 Major League Baseball draft and signed his first pro contract on June 18 of the same year and played for theOneonta Tigers in theNew York–Penn League before being released by the Tigers on March 28, 2003.
Carlin signed with theSan Diego Padres on April 29, 2003 and played in their organization for six years with stops with theEugene Emeralds of theNorthwest League (Low–A) and theFort Wayne Wizards of theMidwest League (Single–A) in 2003, Fort Wayne and theLake Elsinore Storm of theCalifornia League (High–A) in 2004, theMobile Bay Bears of theSouthern League (Double–A) in 2005, Mobile and thePortland Beavers of thePacific Coast League (Triple–A) in 2006 and Portland in 2007 and 2008.
On May 10,2008, Carlin made his MLB debut for theSan Diego Padres. On May 16, 2008, he came through with his first MLBhit, which was adouble against theColorado Rockies. Carlin became a free agent at the end of the season.
On January 11, 2009, Carlin signed a minor league contract with theArizona Diamondbacks. He was recalled to the active roster on June 23, and ultimately played in 10 games for the team, going 3-for-18 (.167) with 1 RBI and 3 stolen bases.[4] On December 3, Carlin was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-AReno Aces.[5]
On January 12, 2010, Carlin signed a minor league contract with thePittsburgh Pirates that included an invitation to spring training.[6] In 63 appearances for the Triple–AIndianapolis Indians, he batted .239/.331/.317 with two home runs, 23 RBI, and five stolen bases.
On August 10, 2010, Carlin was traded to theCleveland Indians in exchange for aplayer to be named later.[7] His contract was purchased by the Indians from Triple-A Columbus on September 23. Carlin was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–AColumbus Clippers on October 31.[8] Carlin refused his minor league assignment and subsequently filed for free agency.
On November 29, 2010, Carlin re–signed with Cleveland on a minor league contract that included a non–roster invitation to the Indians' 2011 spring training camp.[9] He played in 63 games for Columbus, batting .213/.364/.335 with five home runs and 27 RBI.[10]
Carlin began 2012 with Columbus, hitting .227 in 20 games with 10 RBI before he was called up to Cleveland on May 26 to replaceCarlos Santana, who was placed on the 7-day DL.[11] He wasdesignated for assignment on June 12,[12] and sent to Triple–A on June 15.[13] Carlin elected free agency on October 11.[14]
On November 13, 2012, Carlin signed a minor league contract with theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim.[15] He played in 77 games for the Triple-ASalt Lake Bees in 2013, hitting .230/.339/.312 with four home runs, 29 RBI, and six stolen bases. Carlin elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2013.
On January 24, 2014, Carlin signed a minor league contract with theCleveland Indians.[16] In 61 games for the Triple-AColumbus Clippers, he slashed .217/.330/.370 with five home runs and 23 RBI.
On January 22, 2015, Carlin signed a minor league contract with theOakland Athletics. In 34 games for the Triple-ANashville Sounds, he batted .146/.315/.214 with no home runs and 11 RBI. Carlin was released by the Athletics organization on July 1.[17]
On July 17, 2015, Carlin signed a minor league contract with theChicago Cubs.[18] In 21 games for the Triple-AIowa Cubs, he slashed .182/.318/.273 with two home runs and one stolen base. Carlin elected free agency following the season on November 6.
On February 6, 2016, Carlin signed a minor league contract with theDetroit Tigers organization. He was released prior to the start of the season on March 31.[19]
On January 17, 2018, Carlin was named manager of theLake County Captains, the Single–A affiliate of theCleveland Indians.[20]
Carlin is aCanadian citizen.[21] He is married to Kim Carlin (Lewis) and they share two daughters, Olivia and Evelyn.
